15 Reasons You Should Visit The Torngat Mountains National Park
The Torngat Mountains National Park, located in Northern Labrador, is an unforgettable experience. Visit Tourism Nunatsiavut for more info. Pictures by Geoff Goodyear.
1. Spend a night under the stars in your tent.
2. Sit around the campfire telling stories with new friends.
The Torngat Mountains National Park attracts adventurers from around the world, along with researchers and many local Inuit. Don't be surprised to find every out in the evenings rubbing elbows around the fire.
3. See where inuksuit wave to passing iceburgs.
Inuksuit...yeah? You've never seen the plural of 'inukshuk' before?
4. See some of the huge Arctic char in one of the many brooks and rivers.
Sorry, no fishing in the park, but if you're lucky it might be on the menu back at base camp.
5. See a local stone carver demonstrate his craft...
6. ...or pick up a souvenir.
www.torngatartsandcrafts.com for more Inuit art
7. You can watch the northern lights right from your tent at night...
8. ...and take in breathtaking views in the day.
(seriously breathtaking)
9. Share a few jokes with some local Inuit youth.
10. Taste some of the wild blue berries that grow almost everywhere!
11. Did we mention the breathtaking views?
because they're pretty breathtaking!
12. Check out Canada's tallest mountains east of the Rockies.
13. Get up close with some wildlife.
14. But not TOO close!
(All visitors are assigned bear monitors whenever they leave the basecamp, to keep both the visitors and the bears safe)
15. Share a memory with new friends you will never forget.
