Episode 16: Trail Geology with Toon Pronk

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 discussed

• Basalts
• Gabro
• Felsic magma, rhyolite
• Feldspars
• Sedimentary

Types of landscape features we discussed

• Drumlins
• Moraines
• Esker
• Delta
• Caldera
• Accretionary terrain
• Tectonic plates

Products mentioned

• Hiking Trails of New Brunswick Book
• Waterfalls of New Brunswick Book

Trails mentioned

• Currie Mountain
• Walton Glen Gorge
• Grand Manan Island
• Flock of Sheep Trail (Grand Manan)
• Turtle Mountain
• Spednic Lake
• Killarney Lake
• Dragons Tooth on the Fundy Footpath (Seely Beach to Big Salmon River Section)
• Martin Head
• Chimney Rock
• Mount Sagamook
• Mount Carleton
• Fundy Trail Parkway
• Pangburn Beach (Fundy Trail Parkway)
• Kouchibouguac National Park
• Odell Park (Ledges on the Arboretum Woods Trail)
• Odell Park (Botatnical garden around the pond on the Arboretum Field Trail)
• Moss Glen Nature Trail
• Sussex Bluffs

Additional Resources

• Geology of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Book
• Four Billion Years and Counting - Canada's Geological Heritage Book
• The Last Billion Years - A Geological History of the Maritime Provinces of Canada Book
• Nova Scotia Pebbles Guide (free download)