Head of the Montreal River, good and bad

 As usual, blogger has tossed my photos on the page willy nilly



This lovely fish gave us two meals. M. caught four fish, kept two.

Gold mine beside our cabin



The dam where the Montreal River meets Lake Temiskimang

 
The river above the dam

View from the kitchen sink. That's the same river out there

View across to the island. Horseshoe Island Camp is completely boat access. We were on the "mainland" but that too is water access only as there are no roads beyond.

This big hill was behind our cabin. Do you see the fire tower?

The tailings pond for the gold mine was right beside the lake!

The beautiful lake (head of the Montreal River)



Driving in to the Government dock


Every time I looked to the left I could see that pile of rubble


Beautiful cliffs along the water







Comments

  1. JeanieJuly 19, 2021 at 6:41 PM

    Gorgeous territory, Karen. You were out in no man's land, weren't you? It's powerful.

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  2. Jenn JilksJuly 20, 2021 at 4:42 AM

    That's a trip!

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