Maybe the weather prevented the Voyageur Crew from paddling on the 8th of July or maybe the guys wanted time to enjoy Robinson Lake. It sounds like a wonderful place to take a break and perhaps catch a fish or two.
From the Canadian Heritage River website,
To travel the Hayes is to journey on a river that has had an enormous influence on the exploration and development of Canada. This nationally significant waterway is steeped in the history and allure of the fur trade era. As the only navigable water route from Hudson Bay to the interior of western Canada, this beautiful and unspoiled river has played a profound role in the development of Canada as a nation. It also offers river travelers a unique combination of wilderness adventure, a glimpse into the past, and exceptional natural beauty.
Today, the Hayes River is the longest naturally flowing river in Manitoba and the one of the few major rivers in North America to remain in a wild or unaltered state. It still appears much as it did three centuries ago, when the first European explorers and fur traders paddled its waters, plodded its portages, and challenged its rapids. In fact, it is essentially unchanged from the river that First Nations people knew thousands of years ago. On the Hayes, you will discover one of the most natural, scenic and historic waterways in Canada.
The river begins its course at the north end of Lake Winnipeg and flows northeast to Hudson Bay. Flowing through pristine boreal forests of the Canadian Shield at its upper reaches, and soggy muskeg lowlands in its lower reaches close to Hudson Bay, the Hayes provides travelers with a unique perspective of both landscapes. Travelling downstream, one sees dense spruce forests gradually replaced by a mosaic of stunted black spruce and tamarack interspersed with bogs, and finally the treeless tundra at the coast.
Remote stretches of whitewater, large lake systems, deep valleys, gorges, and the unspoiled wilderness of the northern boreal forest characterize the southern, upper reaches of the river. At its northern reaches, the Hayes flows through a flat terrain of muskeg, lakes, streams and bogs, cutting steep banks up to 30 metres high into the thick marine clay of Hudson Bay. Tidal flats extend seaward for several kilometres at the river’s mouth. Such extremes in character along the course of the river provide an exceptional wilderness experience.
The Hayes boasts several outstanding and unique features: a two-way flow system on the Echimamish River; a major glacial outwash complex forming the highest point of land in north-eastern Manitoba at Brassey Hill; and a 17 km narrow deep gorge with high granite banks at Hell Gates. Robinson Falls, perhaps the most infamous portage along the route, features five sets of falls forcing a violent torrent of water through massive granite formations. Channel migration, bank collapse, and delta formation can be seen as one travels northward. Evidence of a time when marine waters covered this land, and of glacial rebound – the rising of the land after the melting of the glaciers like a piece of foam expanding when a weight is removed – are found along the ancient shorelines at the river’s estuary.
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From the Canadian Heritage River website,
To travel the Hayes is to journey on a river that has had an enormous influence on the exploration and development of Canada. This nationally significant waterway is steeped in the history and allure of the fur trade era. As the only navigable water route from Hudson Bay to the interior of western Canada, this beautiful and unspoiled river has played a profound role in the development of Canada as a nation. It also offers river travelers a unique combination of wilderness adventure, a glimpse into the past, and exceptional natural beauty.
Today, the Hayes River is the longest naturally flowing river in Manitoba and the one of the few major rivers in North America to remain in a wild or unaltered state. It still appears much as it did three centuries ago, when the first European explorers and fur traders paddled its waters, plodded its portages, and challenged its rapids. In fact, it is essentially unchanged from the river that First Nations people knew thousands of years ago. On the Hayes, you will discover one of the most natural, scenic and historic waterways in Canada.
The river begins its course at the north end of Lake Winnipeg and flows northeast to Hudson Bay. Flowing through pristine boreal forests of the Canadian Shield at its upper reaches, and soggy muskeg lowlands in its lower reaches close to Hudson Bay, the Hayes provides travelers with a unique perspective of both landscapes. Travelling downstream, one sees dense spruce forests gradually replaced by a mosaic of stunted black spruce and tamarack interspersed with bogs, and finally the treeless tundra at the coast.
Remote stretches of whitewater, large lake systems, deep valleys, gorges, and the unspoiled wilderness of the northern boreal forest characterize the southern, upper reaches of the river. At its northern reaches, the Hayes flows through a flat terrain of muskeg, lakes, streams and bogs, cutting steep banks up to 30 metres high into the thick marine clay of Hudson Bay. Tidal flats extend seaward for several kilometres at the river’s mouth. Such extremes in character along the course of the river provide an exceptional wilderness experience.
The Hayes boasts several outstanding and unique features: a two-way flow system on the Echimamish River; a major glacial outwash complex forming the highest point of land in north-eastern Manitoba at Brassey Hill; and a 17 km narrow deep gorge with high granite banks at Hell Gates. Robinson Falls, perhaps the most infamous portage along the route, features five sets of falls forcing a violent torrent of water through massive granite formations. Channel migration, bank collapse, and delta formation can be seen as one travels northward. Evidence of a time when marine waters covered this land, and of glacial rebound – the rising of the land after the melting of the glaciers like a piece of foam expanding when a weight is removed – are found along the ancient shorelines at the river’s estuary.
Day of Rest for Voyageur Hudson Bay Expedition Crew July 8
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