I've Visited 60+ National Parks-and This Seldom-visited One Might Be the Most Scenic in North America

"The hike from Eclipse Bay was only six or seven miles, but with more than 40 pounds of camera gear strapped to my back, it felt especially strenuous. About a dozen of us from an Adventure Canada expedition cruise walked across spongy tundra and up one gnarly gneiss rock formation after another. There are no trails here; so few people make the trek to the Torngat Mountains National Park in northern Labrador, it doesn't make sense to carve scars into the pristine landscape."

"Trudging up our last hill, we finally reached the top to be rewarded with a gorgeous view: a huge, snowcapped mountain overlooking an equally massive glacier-fed lake, surrounded by flaming red tundra in all its autumnal beauty. A fast-moving river flowed from the lake through another gneiss canyon, cascading down, before spilling into the bay. I stood there, in disbelief that what I was witnessing was real."

"I didn't know much about Torngat Mountains National Park when I boarded Adventure Canada's Ocean Endeavour expedition ship a few days prior. I knew it was remote, seldom visited, and stunning. Adventure Canada CEO (and Edmunds' wife) Cedar Swan says Torngat is becoming a popular destination for those who have visited Alaska and other Canadian national parks, like Banff, and are seeking new, more remote adventures."

The hike from Eclipse Bay covered six or seven miles over spongy tundra and gneiss rock formations, made strenuous by heavy camera gear. Roughly a dozen expedition participants navigated without trails. Expedition leader Jason Edmunds carried a rifle and scanned for polar and black bears. The summit revealed a snowcapped mountain above a massive glacier-fed lake, encircled by flaming red autumn tundra and a fast-moving river cascading through a gneiss canyon into the bay. Adventure Canada CEO Cedar Swan notes growing interest from travelers seeking remoter alternatives to Alaska and Banff. Other operators mostly cruise fjords; Adventure Canada conducts landings for closer exploration. Fall foliage peaked along the Labrador coast.

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