Cape Ray, NF

Table Mountain


We are very thankful to Curtis Baggs for his trip up to the top of Table Mountain.



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  1. Wind Warning road sign - July 2000.
    Courtesy Curtis Baggs.

  2. Southeast winds at Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  3. View from the Trans Canada Highway looking south towards the broad flat slopes of Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  4. The trail to ascend Table Mountain is barely visible in the distance - July 2000.
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  5. This trail leads the way to the top of Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  6. On the trail to Table Mountain, looking back towards my starting point - July 2000.
    It took me about an hour and a half to hike from my car to this point on the trail.
    Courtesy Curtis Baggs.

  7. We reached a fairly level section of road and saw the broad even top of the aptly named Table Mountain - July 2000.
    Courtesy Curtis Baggs.

  8. This picture offers a magnificent panorama as seen from the top of Table Mountain - July 2000.
    Directly below, in plain sight is the Trans Canada Highway, Big Pond's south end, Red Rocks Road as it follows Bear Cove Brook through a valley and beyond that, open waters of Cabot Strait/Gulf of St. Lawrence. That mountain to our right with a wavy pattern in its forested slopes is Sugarloaf.
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  9. A sharper view of the local area from atop Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  10. A zoom allows a somewhat closer image of the rock formation - July 2000.
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  11. The communications tower is one of two that exist on Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  12. This view from the tooth/claw rock offered an excellent vantage point on Big Pond, the Trans Canada Highway and the ocean beyond - July 2000.
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  13. A general view across the Codroy Valley to the north - July 2000.
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  14. Three brooks (below) all run into the north end of Big Pond - July 2000.
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  15. One of the communications towers on Table Mountain - July 2000.
    Note the small section of Cape Ray Point in the distance.
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  16. View of the trail about 20 minutes into my walk of decent towards the Trans Canada Highway - July 2000.
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  17. Another view while on the trail descending from Table Mountain - July 2000.
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  18. The match stick sized posts that cross this valley are in actual fact, unwired TELEPHONE POLES - July 2000.
    While there are also several small posts which follow the road up here, the telephone poles take a longer route.
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  19. View on the trail just before it makes its turn and you continue down a steep slope - July 2000.
    You can also catch a glimpse of the posts that I mentioned.
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  20. This view allows you to see exactly how steep the trail is towards the end of the trek - July 2000.
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  21. The farther down you go the larger and more lush the vegetation becomes - July 2000.
    The slope of Table Mountain becomes rather imposing as you near the bottom of the valley and the largest Twin Hill is also visible.
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  22. This view of the Twin Hill indicates we are getting near the end of the hike - July 2000.
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  23. The reason for the name of Twin Hills, should be obvious from this perspective - July 2000.
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Updated: October 14, 2004