So Much Beauty Everywhere!

There are signs that this is a harsh place in the winter, like these posts with reflectors that are put along the highways in places to show the snowplows where the road is. The fact that they are about 10 feet tall is stark warning.

There are plenty of gray skies now. We woke up to cold mist. Bud said the weather report he found said the clouds might be breaking up later in the day so we did some chores in the morning.

Come late morning when it was still cool and gray we decided to go out anyway because we have only a few days in each place and we want to see it. I used my All Trails App again and found a trail quite close that looked inviting. You parked in a wide place on a back road. This sign made it very clear that it was okay to go up someone’s driveway to reach the trail. The people here are as welcoming as we’d been told.

It was a nice path through the hills and trees. The weeds and bushes were heavy with mist and Bud and I were wet to our thighs. Matey was just plain soaked!

When we popped out at the first overlook we knew it was worth it.

We got to the top of the first camel’s hump and the clouds were starting to break up to the north. This was getting pretty.

It was clear from the state of the path that most people turned back there, but the trail went on and so did we.

We were glad we did.

The views were amazing in every direction.

I love the color of the ocean as it breaks against the rocks.

By time we got back to the truck it was getting downright sunny so we decided to do another trail.

We drove about 15 miles to the town of St. Anthony and out past their cemetery to Fisherman’s Point Municipal Park.

We walked their nicely groomed trails.

They had benches here and there so you could sit and watch for whales and icebergs.

Or just sit and look.

There was a great cliff to the south side.

We did not take the trail to the right which led to the 746 steps that took you to the top;

but some folks did.

Instead we continued the loop around the park.

There is harsh weather here,

and an inhospitable shoreline,

and beauty all around.

Even though we saw no whales or icebergs it was a rewarding day.