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Virtual Tour of the
Trans-Taiga Road
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From Brisay it is 84 km to the dam and reservoir at
Caniapiscau. The road from
Brisay
to Caniapiscau is rougher and a 4-wheel drive vehicle is recommended
by Hydro Quebec.
The main reason for this is the very coarse gravel used for this road -
there's large rocks littering the road surface. However, I have heard
from people who have driven this road in ordinary passenger cars and
they say it is fine. You do have to keep your eyes open for the
larger rocks though. |
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Photo by Lester Kovac |
Km 666: End of the Trans-Taiga Road, 745 km from the nearest town.
This is the farthest you can get from a town on a road
anywhere in North America! This is the main
Caniapiscau reservoir dam, looking east. Here the
Caniapiscau River has been blocked and its flow diverted
west to the LaGrande River.
Caniapiscau reservoir and Duplanter water overflow structure.
No
services.
Explo-sylva Outfitter. (514) 254-6345, 1-800-267-9797. Website:
www.explo-sylva.com.
Open mid-June through mid-October (thaw period). No fuel. For lots more photos and
information about the
Caniapiscau
area, CLICK HERE. |
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Photo by Lester Kovac |
The same dam, from the
east side looking west. |
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Lac Duplanter, downstream of the dam. |
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Spillway in the dam. |
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The road goes east along
the base of the dam. |
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Panoramic view of the dry bed of the Caniapiscau River
below the dam. |
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Photo by Lester Kovac |
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THIS ENDS THE VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE TRANS-TAIGA ROAD For lots more photos and
information about the
Caniapiscau
area, CLICK HERE. |
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