Cape Breton Trail

On our full day in the Cheitcamp area, we drove the coastline called the Cape Breton Trail.  It was starkly beautiful, and almost eerily beautiful.  Take a look –

Pillar Rock Coast

You can see the road we drove on in the upper portion (left center) of this image.  We had to stop and then I saw this view which was hidden from our view due to the direction we were driving.  The day was not as sunny as the previous evening, but the cloud cover of this day only added a nice dimension to the scene.

Pillar Rock

This is just a close up of the 2 pillar rocks.  I’m not certain why the name of the location is singular when there are clearly 2 rocks, but, oh, well!  The rugged look of the rocks really illustrated how crashing against the coast in this area would destroy any fishing or sailing ship.

Looking Toward LaBloc

When I turned to look away from Pillar Rock, this is the view that was before me!  What a breathtaking sight!  A rugged shoreline is what I came to expect while exploring around the Atlantic Canada provinces.

Trout Brook Coast Drive

As we meandered down the drive along the Cape Breton Trail, this was the type of view and road we drove on.  What a wonderful sight.

Cape Breton Highlands Bog

One stop along the way was at a small bog.  There were a number of flowers in bloom that lined the wooden walkway through the bog.

Bog Pond

As we waked along the boardwalk on the bog, we would come across lovely ponds like this one.  I really loved the colors that we found in this ponds.  Too bad photos don’t come with sounds – the croaking frogs were really loud at times!

Halibut Head Coastline

The final stopping point for us on this drive was at Halibut Head.  I thought the coastline was really pretty, and not the typical rough craggy rocks.  It was a lovely break from what had become the “norm”!

Waterfall on Halibut Head

When I turned away from the coastline view (above), I noticed this small waterfall off in the distance.  It was a lovely way to end this exploring drive.

Enjoy!