Day 132- Sunday August 12, 2918, 80% Forest and 8% farming, That's New Brunswick.

That's an eye catcher for sure. That means when we traveled today from Quebec, we saw mostly trees , some rocks along the cuts in the roads, and no MOOSE. There were dozens of signs telling us to beware of the Moose.They do appear more in the evening, night and morning. So we were quite sure we would not see one, but we kept looking in swamps, willow cover and among the alders. Nary a one.

Those were some of the Moose signs warning us of the danger. There was one at least every   3-4 miles or so.  We went by Grand Falls, which  we had seen some years ago, and we may go back to see again. It is a tremendous falls and of course eventually enters into the St John River.

A good look at the St John River (no 's') It crosses Hwy 2 at Edmundston.

Part of one of the rock cuts on the road , of which there were many.

A little history of the geology of New Brunswick.

"New Brunswick's rock foundation was largely formed in the Palaeozoic era (544–250 million years ago). It was part of a geological formation extending from the southeastern US to Newfoundland. Much of the rock in northern and western New Brunswick was created through ocean deposits of the Ordovician period (510–441 million years ago). These rocks were folded, intruded with granites, and overlain with lavas which reflected sporadic volcanic activity throughout the Palaeozoic era. They contain the zinc-lead-copper deposits of the Bathurst to Newcastle area."

Many of the governmental units have names that are historically native peoples's names. The following were in this area along ago.

"The first settlers of New Brunswick were the Mi’kmaq, whose communities spread from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to the south coast of the Gaspé Peninsula, the Maliseet along the Saint John River valley and Passamaquoddy Bay along the St Croix River. From the early 16th century, they developed contacts with the Europeans and established a trade, which made them dependent on European technologies and victims of European diseases. The Mi’kmaq had long followed a pattern of seasonal migration from hunting grounds in the wooded uplands in winter to gatherings on the shore in summer for shellfishing and social congress. "

The scenery was terrific as most of the road was high above the terrain . The little bit of farmland was a picture in the surrounding forests.

One photo of the farmland surrounded by forest

At the border a big welcome.The visitor's Center was huge and well supplied.

More of New Brunswick from the road.

Tomorrow we will get into the hinterland some. Perhaps water kind of things.