The straight bit of the primal TLH east of Muskrat Falls where it descends to the valley with a milder climate and lush forest .
If I succeed with the preceding image it will be amazing . Edit PS Nope No such luck what gives - I had the BB code nicely pasted in and it showed in the content , even now as I edit this sentence .Fourth edit : I managed to get the BB code copied and pasted for TWO photos !!!! But they showed up below .
When I did it the Primal TLH road construction was still ongoing . There was a big motorhome with a retired couple in their 70's and 80s doing the trip and I had tea with them during a short rain shower .There was also a small Plymouth hatchback (with the VW engine like Your Horizon !) loaded with four retired Quebecois lads having a fun trip . We all made it to Happy Valley Goose Bay and caught the next day's run of the MV Robert Bond ferry, a two day trip to Lewisporte on the north coast of Newfoundland . The ferry ran south twice a week and I was lucky with the timing for the Wednesday sailing . It left the harbour north of Happy Valley after sunset and by breakfast time it was stopped at the port of Rigolet still at the outlet of Lake Melville . After that it entered the real ocean , with a goodly sea .
The pictures are showing a pretty convoluted trail . All of those kinks were removed later in the complete re-engineering of the road to its current paved state , In later trips I kept noticing a few gravel side roads at sharp angles which are obviously the remnants of the trail you and I followed. Anyone pining for gravel riding can still go in and explore those sections , although the first wooden bridges are now probably collapsed . or may have snowmobile trail s now .
Last edited by Sjoerd Bakker; 22 Feb 2023 at 18:50.
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