A great Hike yesterday to a place I call Big Meadows in the Wreckhouse area. Granddaughter has been asking to go Fishing for sometime, so we purchased her a Fishing Rod of her own. The Hike must of took us close to two hours to reach the stream in the big valley. After a quick lesson on how to use the Spincast Rod she soon started landing her first Trout. Her squeals of delight echoed all through that valley. We kept a dozen of the Trout to fry up later on today and she must of caught and released Dozens more. Big Meadows is a Glacier carved valley with tall grass and a meandering stream blocked in one place by a Beaver dam. The sides of the mountains have Peridotite Rocks that have fallen all the way to the Valley floor and into the stream in places. The winds can blow down through this valley in excess of 200 KPH at times. Yesterday just a gentle breeze,just enough to keep the Flies away. Perfect!

Today in the Wreckhouse winds have exceeded 150 KPH and I'm wondering if anyone has attempted to run it? Hopefully not! A few days back my Granddaughter and i made a short walk to the little pond in the area on a calm morning. That place has such beauty when the winds are calm and hopefully our short walks will soon turn to longer hikes there.

A few shots from our little walk.



She had to test the light ice that formed on the pond throughout the night.

Still no Digital Warning Signage at the Wreckhouse 

Fierce winds blow truck off highway

Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009 | 2:02 PM NT

CBC News

Extremely high winds have prompted the RCMP to urge drivers, especially truckers, to stay off a section of the Trans-Canada Highway on the southwest coast of Newfoundland that is notorious for dangerous winds.CLICK FOR STORY LINK.

Today's accident happened at an area in the Wreckhouse region we call the "Starlight Mountain."

Once again luckily no one was hurt!