Day 4 - Monday, June 20. Driving distance: 450 km.
After completing our Groulx Mountains backpack, we continued north on 389, away from the Monts Groulx. The road stays gravelled until the abandoned town of Gagnon, where it becomes very nicely paved as it courses north through very flat terrain.
Northeastern Manicouagan Arm
South to the Monts Groulx
Through trackless wilderness
Near fire lake, highway 389 turns back to gravel, which remains until we near the mining center of Mont Wright and the nearby town of Fermont. Immediately after this, we reach the Labrador Border.
After stopping for resupply in Labrador City, we drive west on beautiful new pavement on the Trans-Labrador Highway.
Eventually the pavement ends, and we continue more slowly eastward, eventually stopping to camp road-side about 30km west of Churchill Falls.
100+km to Churchill Falls
Day 5 - Tuesday, June 21. Driving distance: 790 km.
Tuesday morning we drove a few kilometres east on the Trans-Labrador, then stopped for a quick hike to Churchill Falls. We then continued to the town of Churchill Falls, where we stopped for a tour of the generating station.
Approaching town of Churchill Falls
Churchill Falls, Labrador
We drove east from Churchill Falls during the afternoon of June 21, destined for Happy Valley-Goose Bay. East of Churchill Falls, the Trans-Labrador is again gravel, and stays that way until about 80km west of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Long stretch of wilderness
Pristine highway-side Lake