Gaspesie National Park has an Adirondack feel to it with forests and round topped mountains. We first scout an accessible waterfall. The hike is easy but Wells leaves the camera gear in the truck. With the bright sun it’s not the right light for photographing waterfalls. The viewpoint for the falls is disappointing where water plunges down into a narrow cataract yet only the top portion of the falls is visible. The scouting trip determines that even in great light this is not a waterfall to photograph. There is no way to reach a better vantage point. We retrace our steps back to the truck and head to our next hike.
This park does not appear to be bilingual. There are park programs every day but only in French. In the parking lot over 95 percent of the cars have Quebec plates and seldom do we hear English spoken.
We head out for a peak that has a 360 degree view. The trail is not steep yet uphill the whole way. Wells is loaded down with equipment. On the trail the common greeting of bonjour is uttered by all. We encounter a couple with a baby less than a year old and we attempt to connect with no luck. At the top we see them again and their baby successful connects with us and we with him. The three of them are from Paris and are on a holiday to Eastern Canada.
Once back to the truck we are tired and head back to the campground. The campground is located 8 miles off the beaten track at the end of a gravel road. The road climbs over 1,500 feet then drops a bit into the campground on the lake.
Seeing North America 