Saguenay Fjord National Park 2014

August 12: Day 2 of 3 day hike

A whale in the morning mist. One came right into our little bay to play. 

Morning mist. 

There were two other couples of hikers at the campsite... both sets slept through the whales and the cool fogscapes.

The kids listening for more whales.

Fogscape.

The inukshuk at the end of the point.

While the fog was pretty, it was frustrating not to be able to see the whales we could hear.

Stunning scenery. 

Bjorn hanging out on the inukshuk.

Breakfast on the rocks.

Peekaboo!

A mink.

Our tent site.

A little waterfall near the campsite.

Looking out over Anse a la Passe-Pierre.

Christopher would have liked to stay longer at this spot to play on the rocks.

Spruce grouse. We saw a group of these or more each day of our hike. 

Samantha on a little break. 

Christopher having a cheese curd break. (He was pretty obsessed with cheese curds!) 

Another day of spectacular views of the fjord. 

Alpine cranberries (aka lingonberries)

A reminder of the Quebec Hydro network.

Cap de la Boule. Here the hike turned inland a bit and followed a dirt road... not as nice in terms of scenery but a little easier to walk so we made some good time.

From time to time we could spot belugas out in the water.

Moving from the road back to the smaller trail. 

Water is heavy but along the trail there are few places to fill up, and the surface water must either be boiled or treated. Here Christopher watches with fascination as the water treatment tablet makes bubbles as it dissolves. 

In the distance we can see where the Saguenay River flows into the St. Lawrence River at Tadoussac.

Another rocky section of the trail as we near our second campsite.

The dining shelter at the campsite. 

Our water source for campsite 2 at Anse a la Boule.

Samantha picking wintergreen leaves for tea. 

The campsite at Anse a la Boule was more in the woods with less to explore so we had some time to play yahtzee.