Film: Crossing the Avalon Wilderness Reserve of Newfoundland and Labrador
This film tells the story of my approximate 120 kilometre hiking and canoeing trip across Newfoundland’s Avalon Wilderness Reserve. It was an adventure I tackled two summer’s ago after several months of preparation. Check out My Quest for the Century Club…. of Trekking and Exploring . Before this, the longest I had been in the wild consecutively was 4 days spent traversing the Avalon Peninsula’s Hawke Hills. During that particular trip I only travelled 30 kilometres. Not only was this my first long distance trek, but it was also a solo endeavour that tested my mental and physical capacities. I believe that experiencing hardships on our own in an isolated setting helps us grow as more independent and self-reliant individuals. When you are left to your own devices and have no one to turn to you stretch in your ability to overcome adversity, fear and discomforts. I faced all kinds of these situations…