Presentation: Four Women Hike Newfoundland’s Long Traverse

Please join us on Wednesday May 21 for a presentation: Four Women, Two Tents, and a Week of Rain, Wind and Fog. In September, 2013, Beth Smith and three companions set out to hike The Long Traverse- a backpacker’s dream hike in Newfoundland’s 446,080-acre Gros Morne National Park. This is a land of high water soaked tundra, formidable mountain ranges, winding fiords, 1000-foot cliffs and waterfalls, expansive coastal views, and frequent and intense rain and fog. Map-and-compass skills are a must, since there is only an occasional cairn to suggest a trail, and there are meandering caribou paths that tempt you away from your plotted course. Along the way this group tested their mettle in constant inclement weather and shared the hilarity of melding the wills of four alpha women, all the while avoiding the companionship of the local bear population and an unwanted helicopter rescue. Please join us at the Bangor Public Library. The presentation beings at 7pm. For more information download a flyer (235 B PDF) or contact Gerry Sawyer All events are free and open to the public.