Our friend from yesterday, Sharon and Cliff, were at the same campground, so we went together to see the Lighthouse and the breccia. Breccia are layers of chunky limestone pieces that contain fossils. Cow’s Head rock preserve is a complete record of deposition from Cambrian to the Ordovician period. It is one of the best opportunities in the world for learning about marine environment of that time. It was an impressive trail, but tricky to locate. There are arches, formed from eroding rock, right on coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Port aux Choix is a town well known [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 13th 2006 | 170 Views | [diary=74031]

Cow’s Head little Lighthouse, Kel climbed up.
Bob walking among the breccia at Cow’s Head
Breccia at Cow’s Head