Fjords are steep-walled, U-shaped, glacial-carved coastal valleys. Especially common along the rocky coasts of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, ...
Fjords are steep-walled, U-shaped, glacial-carved coastal valleys. Especially common along the rocky coasts of Norway, Iceland, Greenland, ...
Following a 24-hour delay due to rain and high winds, we climbed onto a crowded tour boat to Bonaventure Island National Park, off Perce, Qu...
On our last day at Forillon National Park, the winds had subsided and both Gaspe Bay and the Gulf of St. Lawrence were relatively calm. We ...
This morning, as yesterday's cold front pushed out to sea, bright, chilly sunshine bathed the tip of the Gaspe Peninsula and strong nort...
Greenland's massive ice sheet covers 80% of the island and sits in a topographic basin surrounded by highlands. Over 1500 miles long (n...
Back in the Eocene, some 50 million years ago (MYA), as mammals exploded in number and variety, the English Channel did not exist. England...
The northern gannets of North America breed in six large colonies along the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the coast of Newfoundland. Adults arri...
There are few terranes that illustrate the science of plate tectonics and continental drift better than Avalonia. This micro-continent form...
Gyrfalcons are the largest and most powerful falcons on our planet, inhabiting Arctic and Subarctic regions of the globe. Those that live n...
After lolling about the Caribbean for a week and then passing west of Bermuda, Hurricane Maria has been racing northward and is expected to ...
Despite its reputation for raw, rainy weather, Reykjavik basked in warm sunshine as we entered the capitol city this morning; stretching bet...
Iceland formed (and continues to form) from volcanism along the mid Atlantic Ridge and first emerged from the sea about 16 million years ago...
According to the Iceland Tourist Board, their beautiful country has over 10.000 waterfalls; from my experience this week, their claim is a g...
In one of our guidebooks, the author reports that there are 750,000 sheep in Iceland; after spending almost a week in this fabulous country ...
Heading along the north edge of the Vatnajukoll Glacier, which covers most of southeast Iceland, the Jokulsa a Fjollum River flows northward...
They say that the southeast coast of Iceland is beautiful; we'll have to take their word for it. After visiting the southern edge of the...
Most people who visit Iceland spend much of their time in Reykjavik and many sign up for guided tours in order to see the natural wonders fo...
On our first day in Iceland, still struggling to adjust to the time change, we took a drive through the southwest, Reykjanes peninsula and e...
Tomorrow, my wife and I will leave for Iceland, the Land of Fire & Ice. According to their Tourist Board, Iceland is about the size of ...
My wife and I flew out of St. John's this morning after a week on the magnificent island of Newfoundland. It is truly impossible to rel...