Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
This summer I set out to drive to the end of the Trans-Tiaga Road, which is one of, if not the most remote road in North America. At the Caniapiscau Reservoir at the end, it is 745km to Radisson, the closest town, and 306 km from the last gas station. A one of a kind …
The James Bay Road is paved, but generally quite rough, with lots of expansion bumps and frost heaves. It is also very remote. It is over 600km long and has a gas station near the middle and in Matagami and Radisson on either end. There are a few campgrounds and picnic areas along the way, …
New Life Along the James Bay road there was a large area that had been burned by a forest fire. Throughout the trip I would come across burned areas. Some seemed more recent...others were older. In some areas it seemed like life was taking a very long time to return. In others trees were springing …
This post is just a bunch of photos from the James Bay Road.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 Narrow Twisty Road 