Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
Brisay Brisay is a special spot on the Trans-Taiga. There's a generating station, a few lookout points, a few roads branch off...there's even a hydro Quebec settlement(not open to the public). One of the reason's Brisay is important is that for some people it's the end of the road. The last ~90 km beyond Brisay …
Interlude. During my stay at Mirage, I went for a leisurely walk. Mirage is next to La Grande River, which is a big part of the hydro complex.(see my earlier post(part 6) for one of the dams) This is something that is distinct in Northern Quebec: Mighty rivers. It's easy to see why the area …
Rest If you read my previous post, you'll know I had harrowing yet awe filled stormy night on the Taiga. I was low on sleep, and the following morning was still stormy. I headed out down the road, knowing that Mirage Outfitters was only 50 km down the road...at km 358. Taking a rain day …
Under the Shadow of Mighty Wings. As my first day of Taiga driving came to a close, I began looking for a place to spend the night. The last official camping spot was at km 203, but I still had a ton of day left at that point so I continued on. It was getting …
The first 300km. I struggle with telling the wonder of driving this road. It isn't captured in one picture. It isn't captured in 5...but here they are anyway. Although the signs slowly disappeared, there was still plenty of arrow signs to let you know what direction the road went. There were plenty of chances to …
After the signs and fanfare for entering the James Bay Road, the entrance to the Trans-Taiga is a little disappointing. There are no Trans-Taiga signs...just some beat up direction signs pointing to some dams. I actually was expecting more... After stopping for this picture, I cleaned some bugs off the windshield, and was just about …
Baie James James Bay was a real highlight, mostly just because it's JAMES BAY! If you get really technical, it counts as Arctic Ocean. (it was very mildly salty...I tasted it) The scenery isn't spectacular, and the waves are mild, but it does have an east coast feel to it...which was different after so many …
La-Grande 1 What would a trip to the Taiga be without mention of the hydro dams? This entire trip wouldn't be possible without them. Both the James Bay Road and the Trans-Taiga were built specifically to facilitate the hydro projects. In fact, the Trans-Taiga was only built shortly before I was born. In the world …
The middle of nowhere. This trip was filled with long distances with no services. From the entrance to the James Bay Road, the average distance between gas stations is more than 400km. With all my research before the trip, I had kind of gotten used to seeing these numbers...it can almost seem normal until you …
This post is just a bunch of photos from the James Bay Road.
The Narrow Twisty Road 