Forillon National Park of Canada lies at the outer tip of the Gaspesie peninsula, in eastern Quebec. It is a mountainous region that extends into the Gulf of the St Lawrence. This park, established in 1970, has a coastline framed by soaring limestone cliffs, pebbles beaches and rocks carved by the sea. The geography of Forillon didn't allow farming on good quality soil everywhere. But at Anse au Griffon, it was possible, especially along the inland axis formed by the valley -the portage-.
Today, after all the inhabitants were expropriated, this green valley is probabbly the best place in eastern Quebec where to watch and photograph the black bears.
I have spent a week in Forillon in early June 2008. Then I went to Gaspesie National Park. I stayed there a week for hiking in the Chic-Chocs mountains. Some sections of the park are accessible only by backpacking. The trail that crosses the park from east to west is part of the Appalachian trail, an extension of the celebrated American Appalachian trail. Gaspesie National Park and surroundings have also a reputation as an excellent place for viewing moose.