Society & Culture
In this episode I do my first interview. I hike to the top of Currie Mountain near Fredericton and talk to Toon Pronk about the geology across the province and how it relates to hiking trails.Types of rock we discussedBasaltsGabroFelsic magma, rhyoliteFeldsparsSedimentaryTypes of landscape features we discussedDrumlinsMorainesEskerDeltaCalderaAccretionary terrainTectonic platesProducts mentionedHiking Trails of New Brunswick BookWaterfalls of New Brunswick BookTrails mentionedCurrie MountainWalton Glen GorgeGrand Manan IslandFlock of Sheep Trail (Grand Manan)Turtle MountainSpednic LakeKillarney LakeDragons Tooth on the Fundy Footpath (Seely Beach to Big Salmon River Section)Martin HeadChimney RockMount SagamookMount CarletonFundy Trail ParkwayPangburn Beach (Fundy Trail Parkway)Kouchibouguac National ParkOdell Park (Ledges on the Arboretum Woods Trail)Odell Park (Botatnical garden around the pond on the Arboretum Field Trail)Moss Glen Nature TrailSussex BluffsAdditional ResourcesGeology of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island BookFour Billion Years and Counting - Canada's Geological Heritage BookThe Last Billion Years - A Geological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada BookNova Scotia Pebbles Guide (free download)