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Newfoundland 2006

Harvard EPS Grad student field trip to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in September 2006

Ferry arrives in Port aux Basques, NL from North Sydney, NS Cape Ray Gneiss at Cape Ray Sunset over the Port-au-Port peninsula Lower cove Neoproterozoic carbonates and a large limestone mine in the background. Lower cove Here I befriended a thrombolite Three thrombolites on the Port-au-Port peninsula Hillary and Moeko More thrombolites at Campbell's Cove Sea cliffs at Campbell's Cove Trail into the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park A pitcher plant in the Tablelands Bonne Bay, on the west coast of Newfoundland, seen from the Tablelands The headwall of the glacial valley which we climbed Little grows in the ultramafic rocks in the Tablelands, although nearby hillsides are thickly forested Trail to Western Brook Pond in Gros Morne Tour boats into the fjord The cliffs rise up to 700m above the pond surface and plunge down another 180m. The entrace to the fjord of Western Brook Pond Jon and Frances in the background from left: Jon, Hillary, Frances, and Kate The headwall of the glacial valley at the tip of the Pond A morning view from our campground at Trout Brook Pond The road to Trout Brook Pond campground overlooks the pond and the Tablelands beyond. Pillow basalts, formed from submarine volcanism a walk on Ochre Hill in Terra Nova National Park Karin on Ochre Hill One of the sounds visible from Blue Hill in Terra Nova Our campground in the park was next to Newman Sound, winds from the sea up into the boreal forest. Morning and high tide on Newman Sound. Mistaken Point. While the weather was beautiful during our visit, it has been a treacherous area for shipwrecks. Frances and Maria A stream crossing on the path to Mistaken Point Hillary and Moeko The barren coastline of Mistaken Point, the southernmost part of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. The famous fossil beds of Mistaken Point. A "spindle" fossil. A finely preserved Ediacaran "spindle" Here you can see the density of fossils covering the beds at Mistaken Point. To the right of me and above my head are several "fronds" with visible holdfasts that probably secured them to the sea floor. a "frond" at Mistaken Point The Narrows at the entrance to St. John's harbor Here I am at the easternmost tip of Cape Spear, the easternmost part of North America. The old lighthouse at Cape Spear Sunset over the coastline at Cape Spear Two moose in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS Sunset on Cape Breton Island The classic coastline of Cape Breton Highlands Sunset over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Nova Scotia

All Photos : Newfoundland 2006