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