Before heading to Berry Hill Campground to set up our tent and site, we stopped at Green Point Geological Site to see what it was all about.

The vertical layers of rocks we saw at the point were formed at the bottom of the ocean almost 500 million years ago! The layers of shale and limestone were pushed up to the surface.

The Story in Stone
The rocks of Gros Morne National Park and adjacent parts of western Newfoundland are world-renowned for the light they shed on the geological evolution of ancient mountain belts. The geology of the park illustrates the concept of plate tectonics, one of the most important ideas in modern science.
This is one of the main reasons why Gros Morne National Park has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization). ~ Parks Canada

It’s recommended to visit the site during low tide and to be cautious of falling rocks. For anyone interested in geology, plate tectonics or witnessing the fossil boundary between the Cambrian and Ordovician periods, this place is worth a visit. Very fascinating, and one of the few, if only, places on earth you could see such an occurrence.