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Cape Breton evokes deep memories and strong emotions for me as well as a deep appreciation for the beauty of my adopted island. My hopes are that you too might find the photos evocative - maybe a view you've not enjoyed before, or an 'Oh I've been there', or if from away that you may be encouraged to visit this fair isle so that you might come to love and breathe Cape Breton as I do. One word about place names that I use - some are completely local usage while others are from maps of Cape Breton that I've purchased over the years. I frequently post travel and other photos that are of interest to me - and hopefully you.

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Along The Boardwalk To Western Brook Pond - VII

I have shown the information sign above - first cropped to show the walk-in from the highway (route 430) parking area to the tour boat dock, then second to show the scale of the large ancient fjord that today comprises the amazing Western Brook Pond. What I have termed The Boardwalk to Western Brook Pond is called the Western Brook Pond Trail, and is a boardwalk across marshy areas and a graveled trail upon the small dry ridges. It is approximately a 3 kilometer (a little less than 2 miles) easy walk from the highway to the pond. The walk can be extended to go farther on around the shore to the left and up onto the highland. We did not do this but I wish now that we had done so.

The tour boat dock and access ramp.

The tour boat returning from its trip up to the end of the fjord. Again we now wish that we had taken this boat ride to enjoy the sheer mountain walls and plunging water falls as well.