General Information
Number of participants: 2 Number of days: 15 Water Level: Low at the top medium high at the bottom. Trip Dates: Two weeks at the end of September into the start of october Total KM: 410 Total Elevation drop: 1750ft Maps used: 1:50000 (23 A/12 west, 23 B/9, 23 B/10, 23 B/7, 23 B/2, 22 O/15 22 O/16, 22 O/8, 22 O/9, 22 O/1, 22 J/16, 22 J/9 22 J/8) Gauge: http://www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca/Suivihydro/graphique.asp?NoStation=072301 General weather: Average for end of September and early October. We had two nights well below zero, and some flurries. consistent rain on the river, which is normal for this river (the name Moisie is French for moldy). We were very lucky on the lakes and only got wind bound for half a day. Pace of trip: Pushed at the start through the lakes, relaxed on the river. Campsites: Mostly bush crash sites throughout the trip, we could always find a cozy mossy den. Lots of burn on the river so it made camping a little easier. We counted only 5 actual established sites on the river, most of which were in a poor state. Route overview: There three main approaches to the Moisie river. They are the Pekans river, the traditional lake approach and the Ashuanipi crossover approach. I have included a breif description of each. 1) Pekans river: The Pekans is the largest river right tributary of the moisie (and possible its largest). You access it from QC route 389 from Baie Comeau to Labrador City. It starts around 2000ft, joining the moisie around 1400ft. It is roughly 100km long and contains a variety of class 2-5 whitewater. The confluence falls are stunning, but a 1500m portage. Logistically this makes more sense with more people, as one could drive to the put in, then put the car on a cargo train to Sept Iles (roughly 450-500$). Below three people it becomes more expensive. Annotated maps for the Pekans approach: http://www.cartespleinair.org/Canot/07/PekansMoisieGoutier2019.pdf http://www.cartespleinair.org/Canot/07/PekansMoisieKovac.pdf 2) Traditional lake approach: Take the train from Sept Iles to the Lab city station (the train no longer runs to lab city, you are put off on the side of the highway) from there, organise a taxi (ideally pre arranged) to pick up you and your equipment and drop it off at Lac deux Miles. These lakes are less big than Ashuanipi, but are still very large. This option takes roughly the same time as the Ashuanipi crossover Annotated map for the traditional lake approach: http://www.cartespleinair.org/Canot/07/DeMilleMoisieGoutier2019.pdf 3) Lac Ashuanipi crossover approach: This is the most physical option. We chose this option because we could not enter Labrador during Covid (I mean we did, just not any cities). This route is great for the following people; those looking for adventure, those that have done the Pekans, and parties less than three. although it is the hardest physically it is the easiest logistically. take the train from Sept iles to station Orway, and off you go. Annotated map for the Ashuanipi crossover approach: http://www.cartespleinair.org/Canot/07/AshuanipiMoisieGoutier2019.pdf Lake Overview: Ashuanipi is a huge lake! It can get very big and windy very fast. We were very lucky we had dead calm and were able to take a big chunk out of it the first day. We planned a half day of being windbound. We could have been wind bound a full day, and could have made the time up on the River. That being said being windbound and slowed more than a couple of days it would start to get dicey. Crossover Overview: the portage is easy to find and follow, at the time of this writing it was very well flagged (thank you, thank you). It is wet and physically challenging. The creak is a drag (literally) Whitewater overview: This is probably one of the best class 3/4 multiday rivers in the world. Overall you want low at the top, high at the bottom. There are a variety of different styles of white water from creaky side channels to supper fun big water rapids. We had low water up at the top, and could have had a wee bit more (half a foot to a foot), and medium high at the bottom. The last days rapids were an incredible 650cms of huge waves, some pushing 12ft tall. It reminded us of high water Lunch Stop waves on the Ottawa River, for 6km. The Moisie floods easily, but can take water. During our last week we saw the river rise about 2ft. The upper section has a creaky vibe and has 3 class 5 rapids, the rest are no harder than 4+, but mostly class 2/3. The River changes to big water after the Pekan river confluence. From here down there are 4 class 5 rapids, all are easily portaged or creaked around. A note on Rapid Katchapahun. It needs very, very low water to be runnable, any amount of rain will likely boost it to an unrunable flow. The portage is a workout, but you have to earn your turns. Schedule: We planned on going for 16 days (plus an extra day of food) we cut it short because it was raining during the good hiking days. we would highly recommend bringing the same amount of food so you can hike. We hiked a lot in 2011 and it was incredible. Sept Iles: Great Town to Start an expedition in. It has everything that you would need, Walmart, Tims Ext. Hot Tip, Gino's has really good pizza, but Marcos in Baie Comeau is better. To sleep; there is a wide variety of hotels and motels, a thriving Tinder scene, the Walmart parking lot, and a quiet little park near the train station. The Train: Take it!!! it is so beautiful out there, never once was our group board. The train ride is absolutely stunning. The flat water is not really that bad (although it can get quite windy), and It also gives you time to figure out your systems for your group; morning rituals, packing your boat and how your boat feels fully loaded. Lastly: YOU HAVE TO EARN YOUR TURNS!!! nuff said. You take the train from Sept Iles to station Orway (7hrs) and is a fixed price of 50$, but your kayak can cost really what ever the person at the desk decides to charge you. Do not call it a kayak, do not call it a canoe. Say it's a wave ski and it's over 4ft long. Hopefully this will cost less than a canoe (140$). We however payed 150 for the kayak, and 10$ extra weight. Trip Report Day 0 HoW: 540-720pm Distance: 5km Weather: clear, light headwinds (from West), Frigid Campsite: 997 267 23 A/12 west (island bush crash across from station) Day 1 HoW: 9-4 Distance: 25km Weather: Dead calm, cool Campsite: 850 250 23 B/9 (esker island, burn) Day 2 HoW: 10-1245 Distance: 7km Weather: Heinous headwinds (from west), cold Campsite: 805 267 (the point) Day 3 HoW: 9-530 Distance: 16km as the crow flys Weather: Annoying side wind (from west), cool and clear Campsite: 668 288 23 B/10 (shitty bush crash in from beach) Tech
Day 4 HoW: 9-3 Distance: 20.5km Weather: Hot, sunny, light wind headwind (from South West) Campsite: 618 104 23 B/7 Tech:
Day 5 HoW: 930-430 Distance: 20km Weather: Overcast, warm Campsite: 525 977 (beautiful hill, amazing!!) Tech:
Day 6 HoW: 9- 440 Distance: 22 km Weather: Mix of sun and clouds, light rain in the aft, cool Campsite: 516 763 23 B/2 Tech:
Day 7 HoW: 10-330 Distance: 29km Weather: Snow (flurries), hovering around zero till the pm when the sun came out Campsite: 682 506 22 O/15 Tech:
Day 8 HoW: 10-4 Distance: 23km Weather: Below zero when we woke up, everything was frozen. Warmed slightly in aft, rain in pm. Campsite: 826 282 22 O/19 Taoti river, actual campsite Tech:
Day 9 HoW: 10-2 Distance: 16km Weather: Rain all day, warmer than the day before, but still cold. Stoped early because of rain. Campsite: 838 107 22 O/9 Old site, amazing view, amazing hiking. Would recommend that you stay here, if only to enjoy the next day’s canyons more. Also there were not a lot of camping options after this for a while. Tech:
Day 10 HoW: 940-3 Distance: 32km Weather: Very warm and sunny Campsite: 897 810 22 O/8 Hot Tip: Keep the camera ready budget time (half day or full day) to hike Tech:
Day 11 HoW: 10:30-330 Distance: 20km Weather: Warm, crazy misty all morning, rain the night before Campsite: 875 600 Haut Moisie Camp Tech:
We slept by the river on the helipad. There is a note on a small cabin by a sandy takeout that says the outfitters are closed for the season but canoe trippers are welcome to use the “small log cabin”. The sign is from 2008. It looked like the sight was in use, but the occupants left the day before. Day 12 HoW: 945-215 Distance: 31km Weather: warm and rainy, strong winds in aft. (from south) Campsite: 827 350 22 J/16 small established site Tech:
Day 13 HoW: 940-330 Distance: 38km Weather: Mix of sun and cloud, cool, wind from south in aft, rain in the evening Campsite: 024060 22 J/9 small beach, great if you like beaches. There are gravel bars a couple km upstream. Tech:
Day 14 HoW: 1045-300 Distance: 23km floated most of the way after the nipissis Weather: mix of sun and cloud Campsite: 014 857 Gare Tellier 22 J/8 Tech:
Day 15 HoW: 10-130 Distance: 25km Weather: Very warm, no wind Campsite: the end Tech:
26 Comments
9/5/2022 11:32:23 am
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://freecodezilla.net/scrapes-wordpress-plugin/
Reply
9/11/2022 03:10:53 pm
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://kurma.website/
Reply
9/14/2022 03:20:42 pm
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://bit.ly/site-kurma
Reply
9/30/2022 01:42:41 am
It's great to have this type of content. Good luck with your spirit. Thank you. https://bit.ly/site-kurma
Reply
10/4/2022 07:44:57 pm
I think this post is useful for people. It has been very useful for me. Looking forward to the next one, thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/kastamonu-escort/abana-escort/
Reply
10/5/2022 05:16:43 am
It was a post that I found very successful. Good luck to you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/nevsehir-escort/avanos-escort/
Reply
10/6/2022 08:03:27 am
I support your continuation of your posts. I will be happy as new posts come. Thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/samsun-escort/yakakent-escort/
Reply
10/7/2022 06:46:13 am
I think the content is at a successful level. It adds enough information. Thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/yozgat-escort/aydincik-escort-yozgat-escort/
Reply
10/7/2022 03:25:19 pm
Thank you for your sharing. I must say that I am successful in your content. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/giresun-escort/piraziz-escort/
Reply
11/21/2022 06:27:04 am
Sitemizi ziyaret et ve evden is imkanina bak: https://sites.google.com/view/evden-ek-is/
Reply
12/9/2022 06:40:28 am
kaliteli düşmeyen takipçi satın al: https://takipcialdim.com/
Reply
12/15/2022 06:16:25 am
uygun fiyatlardan takipçi Hemen Göz At: https://takipcim.com.tr/
Reply
4/27/2023 02:04:45 pm
deca durabolin fiyatlarına göz at: Anabolic Kapında deca durabolin çeşitleri
Reply
4/27/2023 05:45:07 pm
Steroid Satın Al: https://www.anabolickapinda14.com/urun/
Reply
8/9/2023 07:40:46 am
Steroid Siparis Steroid Fiyatlari Steroidler Anabolizan Orjinal Steroid Steroid Satis Steroid Satın Al Steroid Siparis Et
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorHi there! Archives
February 2021
|