Waterton Lakes National Park was originally supposed to be on our fall itinerary. But a combination of circumstances, and especially the weather, caused us to include it in our wanderings at the end of June. We set off towards it with the risk of not finding a place to camp due to the long weekend and Canada Day holiday. … Read more “Waterton Lakes National Park in the province of Alberta”
We used to say that our biggest boss, by far, is the weather. It changed our travel plans many, many times. And so it was in the case of Lake Superior Provincial Park. We had planned to walk a few hiking trails in its territory, but the high temperatures and humidity literally drove us away. We are not fans … Read more “Pukaskwa National Park in Ontario”
After visiting the national and provincial parks of Quebec, we headed east again. Our destination was Kouchibouguac National Park. It was the seventh national park in Canada, out of a total of 37, located in the Provinces and Territories of Canada.
The name Kouchibouguac comes from the Mi’gmaq language and means “river of long tides”. It is the Kouchibouguac River, … Read more “Kouchibouguac National Park in the province of New Brunswick”
There are two Canadian national parks in the province of Quebec administered by the Canadian National Parks Administration. They are Forillon and La Mauricie, and we visited both. In addition to these two Canadian national parks, the province of Quebec also has its own provincial parks, which it also calls national parks. So the names can … Read more “National Parks of Canada and National Parks of Quebec in the province of Quebec”
While the province of Labrador has fulfilled its 21st-century task by covering its main roads, i.e., Highways 510 and 500, with high-quality asphalt in 2022, for a total length of 1,149 km, the province of Québec is still struggling with this task.
Therefore, upon arriving in Labrador City, we knew we had to drive the challenging Québec Hwy 389 from … Read more “Highway 389 in the province of Québec, Canada”
