Photos from our road trip in July, 2014 include Lake Kipawa, La Grande Chute, Fort Témiscamingue, Larraineville, Ville Marie, Rouyn-Noranda, D'Aiguebelle National Park, Lac La Haie, Amos, Refuge Pageau and Val D'Or

1. Discovering the Wonders of
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
July 9-13, 2014

2. A short stop in North Bay, by Lake Nipissing, before turning right on Highway 63 toward Témiscamingue

3. Opemican Park Lodge by Lake Kipawa. Art work in one of the rental cottages, and the outdoor spa!

4. Tamara, our guide for the day from the Algonquin Canoe Company Store
and Jonathan, the Manager of Opemican Park Lodge

5. Canal Bay, Lake Kipawa

6. Canal Bay, Lake Kipawa

7. Click below to advance slide

9. Our Chalet at La Bannik Resort. The sauna...and a few rabbits were in the back

10. Fort Témiscamingue

11. Angela Hunter, our guide at Fort Témiscamingue, relates the legend of the Enchanted Forest

12. Hélène Lessard, co-owner of Fromage au Village in Lorraineville is VERY passionate about the aritisan
cheeses in which they specialize

13. Mad Scientist? Only me trying to make a small glass bead at Verrerie de la Montagne in Ville Marie.
Thats Nancy Couturier, the owner, cheering me on!

14. Rouyn-Noranda
-the Russian Orthodox
Church
Free bicycles to ride the 8 km path
that encircles Lake Osisko in
downtown Rouyn-Noranda.

15. Bistro Jezz in Rouyn
Noranda has excellent
food! Top: appetizer of
Beef & Bison Tartare.
Botton: Lamb Shank--
tender, tasty and
succulent

16. Hiking the trails in Parc National D'Aiguebelle

17. Orange lichen decorate the rocks in may places

18. Look Out over the 'fractured lake'

19. Spiral Staircase
from the fractured
lake Look Out to the
water-side trails.

20. Parc National D'Aiguebelle

21. Parc National D'Aiguebelle

22. Climbing the fire tower in Parc National D'Aiguebelle

23. The Suspension Bridge over La Haie Lake

24. Canoes waiting to explore Lac La Haie and the Suspension Bridge

25. Mitsuru Sasaki, Talking Travel's Associate Editor, Lac La Haie and the Suspension Bridge

26. Les Cowboys Frigants (The Frisky Cowboys) perform at the H2O Festival in Amos

28. Refuge Pageau cares for orphaned, lost and
injured animals. The baby Robin, above, had
just been rescued the morning of our visit.
The owl--and other raptors each had a story.
Some will be returned to the wild, while
others, no longer able to fend for themselves,
will stay in the refuge.

29. Louise and Nathalie Pageau, making the rounds to feed--and play with the animals.
The young wolves whined and squealed with happiness when the Pageaus entered their enclosure.

30. Chewy the porcupine, enjoying some treats

31. Marie-Frédèrique, our Refuge guide, plays with Baluchon, the marmot, who was overjoyed at having a play-date.

32. One of the
older wolves,
now arthritic,
rests in a safe
enclosure

33. Val D'Or and the City of Gold Mine.
Traditional Miner's homes in the village
of Bourlamaque --right next to the mine-
-are occupied by town residents.

34. To begin the tour, we put on overalls, helmets and then had our head lights connected to the batteries on our
belts, before driving into the mine for a short tour. Bottom: the lunch/safe room.

35. Anne-Marie Belzile,
Responsible for Media
Relations, Tourisme
Abitibi-Témiscamingue,
our guide throughout the
5 day trip, July 2014.
Mitsuru, Talking Travel's
Associate Editor is in the
background

36. Music by Les Cowboys Fringants
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37. Steve Gillick, President
www.talkingtravel.ca
steve@talkingtravel.ca
All photos copyright Steve Gillick, 2014