On April 14 during the mildest spring in many years, IATNL Directors Paul Wylezol and Delano Pittman took advantage of a blue sky day to make the first spring trek of the new IATNL/Cabox Geopark Elephant Trail on the south side of Trout River Pond, which will be completed to the top of the Elephant’s back by early Summer 2021. The 10-hour 23-kilometer trek began approximately 2kms past Trout River Campground on Chimney Cove gravel access road, where an ATV trail makes a right angle intersection and follows the Gros Morne National Park boundary southeast to within 1 kilometer of the foot of the Elephant.
Aspiring Geoparks Attend CGN Workshop
On Wednesday, April 7, the Canadian Geoparks Network held its first Aspiring Geoparks Workshop for 2021. The 1-hour zoom event was organized by Pierre Verpaelst, CGN Aspiring Geoparks Liaison, and was focused on community engagement. Representatives from each of the five Canadian Global Geoparks gave a presentation to representatives from the six Canadian Aspiring Geoparks, including Cabox in Newfoundland and Labrador, Charlevoix in Quebec, Temiskaming, Rift Valley and Big Impact in Ontario, and Sea to Sky Fire and Ice in British Columbia.