Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
Fin The pictures of the end do seem a bit anti-climactic. There's a gate barring the way. But really, from what I can see on the map, you can only drive a wee bit further even if the gate is open. Maybe half a kilometre. But seriously, Caniapiscau is mind blowing. It was a perfect …
So I had reached the end of the road.(see part 17) I got out of the Jeep and wandered around. Very quickly the bugs started swarming. I grabbed my camera and put on my jacket. I snapped a few pictures, but was getting destroyed by bugs. The swarm was getting so bad that I could …
Caniapiscau. The end of the road is out of this world. After miles and miles of boreal forest, punctuated by some small lakes and massive rivers, the Caniapiscau reservoir is hard to fully take in. This is the largest body of water in all of Quebec. There are many contours to the shape of the …
Past Brisay, the last 90km are where the adventure truly begins. The road is much narrower, and it gets quite rough. Not the kind of rough that you need high clearance for...but intead, the kind of rough that rattles everything. You could drive a car on this, but I would be seriously worried about shredding …
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 …
The Narrow Twisty Road 