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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.
Un-named Groulx Mountain
Industrial Traffic
Northeastern Manicouagan Arm
Hart Jaune River
South to the Monts Groulx
Abandoned town of Gagnon
After Gagnon, Pavement!
Northern Taiga
52 degrees north
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.
Fire Lake
Railroad companion
Mont Wright
Tailings Plain
Mont Wright Mine
Nfld and Labrador Border
After stopping for resupply in Labrador City, we drive west on beautiful new pavement on the Trans-Labrador Highway.
Labrador City
Newly-paved 500
Lac Emerillon
Un-named Lake and Hills
Back to Gravel on 500
Eventually the pavement ends, and we continue more slowly eastward, eventually stopping to camp road-side about 30km west of Churchill Falls.
Prepping for paving?
100+km to Churchill Falls
East past reservoir
Gravel Pit Campsite
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.
Churchill River Bridge
Approaching town of Churchill Falls
735 kV Line
Generating Station Sign
Churchill Falls, Labrador
Churchill Falls View
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
Major upgrades on 500
Heavy-duty Roadwork
Hardy cyclists
Pristine highway-side Lake
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