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Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
The Blackhead Path can barely be seen from the trailhead along Blackhead Road nearest the Cape Spear Lighthouse.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Jagged cliffs reach out into the Atlantic. Caution signs abound as people have lost their lives venturing too close to the water.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
A wood plank trail traverses some of the soggy, lichen-covered portions.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
A grassy clearing along the trail.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Looking back toward Cape Spear Lighthouse, the most eastern point in all of North America.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Glancing down at Cape Bay.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Murphy's Gulch provides a spectacular photo opportunity.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
A broad overview of Cape Bay in the foreground and Cape Spear Lighthouse in the distance.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
The Blackhead sign sits atop Hole in the Head Point as a ship navigates the choppy North Atlantic.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
The tree canopy covers portions of the trail.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Lichen-covered trails leading to the town of Blackhead, one of the oldest settlements in North America.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
The trail consists of rocky terrain throughout.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
Vegetation abounds along the trail.
Garric Baker
Photo Date:
06/23/2017
The trail ends at Blackhead Bay.