August 6-8, 2019, Appalachian explorer Lew Coty from Vermont, USA undertook a 3-day trek across the Bay of Islands north uplands in search of a St Gregory’s Arc hiking route from the southern end of the Gregory Mountains across the North Arm Hills to the IATNL basecamp at Stowbridges. He was joined during the first half of the trek by IATNL Chairperson Paul Wylezol who broke off midway to explore Lower Crabbs Brook.
Cabox Honours Newfoundland Geologist “Hank” Williams
On July 18, 2019, Cabox Aspiring Geopark honoured renowned Newfoundland Geologist Harold “Hank” Williams (1934-2010) by installing a large interpretative panel depicting his life and work at the Saltbox Restaurant and Information Center in Benoit’s Cove. Much of the information was taken from E. R. Ward Neale’s tribute to him at the 1994 Nuna Conference in his honour, in Grand Falls, NL.
UltramaTrex: “A Photographer’s Dream”
For one week in July 2019, long-distance hiker Geoff Rose of Ontario took on the challenges and rewards of Western Newfoundland’s UltramaTrex, a 6-8 day trek across the ultramafic sections of the four Bay of Islands Ophiolite Massifs, from Tablelands in the north, across the North Arm Hills, Bay of Islands, Blow Me Down Mountains and Lewis Hills to the south. “It was a photographer’s dream!” he said. “The UltramaTrex is a grand route. You experience many challenges and view a wonderful range of terrain, flora and fauna. … I loved the ultramafic sections (part of the earth’s mantle) for their surreal landscape.”