mike h
Adventurer
Just got back from a trip to the end of the James Bay Road in winter, interesting experience. Put up a series of webpages here:
http://www.purplelizard.com/james bay.htm
http://www.purplelizard.com/james bay.htm
James Bay Road, Northern Quebec
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mountainpete
Spamicus Eliminatus
Mike - I have only had a chance to scan through the pictures, but it looks like you had a great trip! I'm looking forward to sitting down and reading through it all later tonight. Well done!
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
Mike that is great.. I am sure you have seen the web site and trip (which I believe is semi similar - coming from this total outsider?)
http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/translabrador2005;jsessionid=1gcedelkn3.zebra_s
Also, I forwarded both the past one months ago, and now your current one, to my old man.. We are NYers originally (I went to UVM/Burlington VT) but he lives in Montreal now... He is very interested in pretty much all of the related issues, from Quebec Hydro to all of the above... We have been lusting after the idea of taking a very similar trip as well.. He has been I believe as far north as hudson bay by vehicle.. Also has done some neat exploring of the rural tundra and deforestation for mostly toilet paper from Manitoba...
http://imageevent.com/moosecreekmaple/translabrador2005;jsessionid=1gcedelkn3.zebra_s
Also, I forwarded both the past one months ago, and now your current one, to my old man.. We are NYers originally (I went to UVM/Burlington VT) but he lives in Montreal now... He is very interested in pretty much all of the related issues, from Quebec Hydro to all of the above... We have been lusting after the idea of taking a very similar trip as well.. He has been I believe as far north as hudson bay by vehicle.. Also has done some neat exploring of the rural tundra and deforestation for mostly toilet paper from Manitoba...
mike h
Adventurer
Andre,
I had not seen that link - gorgeous power wagon - we did essentially the same drive a few weeks earlier; we were back in the States on July 4, 2005. We drove the eastern shore of Labrador to Cartwright and ferried from there.
Thanks for the link, I need to spend some time looking at it. I dearly love the old Power Wagons!
m.
I had not seen that link - gorgeous power wagon - we did essentially the same drive a few weeks earlier; we were back in the States on July 4, 2005. We drove the eastern shore of Labrador to Cartwright and ferried from there.
Thanks for the link, I need to spend some time looking at it. I dearly love the old Power Wagons!
m.
S
Scenic WonderRunner
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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Mike.........AND....... "DCH"...........for sharing!
This is getting my adventure blood a flowin'...........!:safari-rig:
Great pics and stories!
...............:friday:
Thanks Mike.........AND....... "DCH"...........for sharing!
This is getting my adventure blood a flowin'...........!:safari-rig:
Great pics and stories!
...............:friday:
Rhode Trip
Adventurer
Thanks Mike. Is it possible to see a larger image of the map of the Route du Nord area? Looks like you were very lucky with the weather!
Rhode Trip
Adventurer
Thanks for the map info, Mike. I appreciate your comments about the Rupert river. That's the impetus for my planned trip this summer, to experience the Rupert before it is diverted. The power of those great northern rivers is amazing...you feel it in the air. I don't know if you got the chance to explore the Churchill river when you were in Labrador, but it is now an eerie place.
Above the falls:
These falls are 245 feet, higher than Niagara falls, but now just a trickle:
And here's the gorge that's left:
Gotta run those air conditioners, though, I guess.
Above the falls:
These falls are 245 feet, higher than Niagara falls, but now just a trickle:
And here's the gorge that's left:
Gotta run those air conditioners, though, I guess.
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
MIke I posted your link in a thread of his over on the 4BTswaps.com forums, which he also thought was pretty cool.. Here is the link, Paul is very nice, from my neighborhood originally (the Adirondacks/High Peaks area)...
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426
hey, that's where I am from!!!
great pictures. Almost makes me want to move back home....
We used to ride dirt bikes over there in the summer time.
You can ride for days without seeing anyone!
Christian
www.2aroundtheworld.com
www.pbase.com/2aroundtheworld
great pictures. Almost makes me want to move back home....
We used to ride dirt bikes over there in the summer time.
You can ride for days without seeing anyone!
Christian
www.2aroundtheworld.com
www.pbase.com/2aroundtheworld
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mike h
Adventurer
rhode trip - we didn't take the time to fully explore the churchill falls river, we stopped for a while along the road, but didn't explore deeper. Your photos make me want to return just to hike up that old riverbed.
When the Rupert goes dry like that it will be very interesting to walk the riverbed, not sure what I expect to find, but I'd like to hike along it. I'd rather it wasn't diverted at all, but I think Rupert's fate is in the hands of HydroQuebec now. Your photos of Churchill really show how different those bedrock river bottoms are, the vegetation cannot reclaim any of the banks after the water level drops, that's pure Canadian Shield.
m.
When the Rupert goes dry like that it will be very interesting to walk the riverbed, not sure what I expect to find, but I'd like to hike along it. I'd rather it wasn't diverted at all, but I think Rupert's fate is in the hands of HydroQuebec now. Your photos of Churchill really show how different those bedrock river bottoms are, the vegetation cannot reclaim any of the banks after the water level drops, that's pure Canadian Shield.
m.
Mike,
I just spent 30 minutes looking at your pictures. I love living in San Francisco but I miss the open space and the feeling of being alone that you get over there.
Like I said previously we used to take our motorcycles, pack up some gears and go off road on 2-3 days expeditions. You really need to spend quite some time over there because you can get lost very easily. There are so many dirt roads in the summer. We would get gas from the Indians communities...but sometimes we would have to put our bikes in the trailer/hotel rooms in order to keep them...gosh I miss that. I will always remember this one time in July, we had to stop and sleep in a remote fishing camp...because there was a snowstorm!!!
People always dream of the African Desert or the Australian Outback, but I often think that it's more adventurous to go up North in Canada.
You can be as remote as you want, there's no tourist and so much to explore.
let's try to keep it this way...
Also, I would like to point how people over there get by with ordinary cars...even minivan...the ambulance is not even 4x4. It makes me crazy sometimes when i see everyone in the Bay Area driving a SUV because they go to Lake Tahoe once a year...and yet they don't even know how to use it..
:roost:
Christian
www.2aroundtheworld
I just spent 30 minutes looking at your pictures. I love living in San Francisco but I miss the open space and the feeling of being alone that you get over there.
Like I said previously we used to take our motorcycles, pack up some gears and go off road on 2-3 days expeditions. You really need to spend quite some time over there because you can get lost very easily. There are so many dirt roads in the summer. We would get gas from the Indians communities...but sometimes we would have to put our bikes in the trailer/hotel rooms in order to keep them...gosh I miss that. I will always remember this one time in July, we had to stop and sleep in a remote fishing camp...because there was a snowstorm!!!
People always dream of the African Desert or the Australian Outback, but I often think that it's more adventurous to go up North in Canada.
You can be as remote as you want, there's no tourist and so much to explore.
let's try to keep it this way...
Also, I would like to point how people over there get by with ordinary cars...even minivan...the ambulance is not even 4x4. It makes me crazy sometimes when i see everyone in the Bay Area driving a SUV because they go to Lake Tahoe once a year...and yet they don't even know how to use it..
:roost:
Christian
www.2aroundtheworld
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mike h
Adventurer
2aroundtheworld said:
Agreed. Everyone ran Blizzacks or some dedicated winter tread, and we did not see a single modified 4x4. Very few Jeeps, but we did see several FJ Cruisers. Most commonly American full size crew cab pick-ups, followed by minivans. We saw a few new Mustangs and Chargers, as well as Scions and Versas. All completely stock.
I was looking for opportunities to return and do some trail-style 4-wheeling, but people I talked to said that didn't really exist. Graded road or no road. Similar to Maine, most of the lowlands are bogs, and nothing drives through a bog.
I considered taking our Subaru, and in hindsight it would have done just as well, if not better, than the Pathfinder. I prefer the Suby AWD on snow and ice, but chose the Pathy simply for the ground clearance in case we had to deal with deeper snow. We were really lucky with weather, and only had a few occasions where the snow was 8-12 inches deep, and I think the Suby would have ripped through that with no problems.
Given the gas situation, a VW Tdi with a touch of rally-prep would be ideal up there!
m.