After 230km in 22 days through Labrador’s interior (from Schefferville) I dragged the ol’ sled out to the Trans Labrador Wilderness Highway Friday, just west of Churchill Falls. What a treat to see my supportive and legend of a wife Heather for the first time in 4 months! That completes Part 2 of Expedition Northeast’s winter leg. One highlight of the last few weeks was seeing 4 large black wolves together crossing Dyke Lake. What a majestic thrill! Very few will experience it in their life and I am grateful I did. It’s now been 250 days since I left Hudson Bay near Puvirnituq, Quebec(Nunavik ..read more

After 38 days and 207km blasted with several major snow storms, extreme temps from a bone stabbing -42C (-51C windchill) to a soft 0 C , an 800foot upriver climb packing at minimum 40km of the route through deep frosty powder (returning for sled each time), breaking through ice, chopping my snowshoe with the axe and nearly losing the tent on a sudden Lac Wakuach wind squall I finally came to the tucked in the northern wilderness community of Schefferville, Quebec last Friday. It’s a friendly, remote place driven by the iron ore mines but also surrounded with 100’s of kms vast fresh nature fre ..read more

D192(Day 11 AM winter trek) -20C, fine, starlit, quiet. Crisp O2. 40k rearview. Deep steps lately but only go harder. VOCM NL Irish show on mind packin up. *Picture from Winter 2021* See Linked Location:https://explore.garmin.com/textmessage/viewmsg?culture=en-US&mo=08dc142be6a9987d000d3aa78c2200000&fbclid=IwAR2eeJNvkF1Z82IRQDZVhSPX0RBuPF4JuRHekCIBg4q9lbufXfDoLZBaqSE EXPEDITION PARTNERS: Major: YMAN Construction (Jim Yetman) Capital Subaru Angler Solutions: https://www.anglersolutions.ca/ Patreon Team: https://www.patreon.com/justinbarbour LOWA Minor: Air Inuit PAL Airlines Lure of th ..read more

Day 72: Still at it. Now Fall. Love living in nature as seasons flip-was a trip goal. Tedious 102k since Tas. Carving route upriver. Patience.Big river soon. #expeditionnortheast #lifeisbetteroutdoors #believe #anythingispossible #explorecanada https://explore.garmin.com/textmessage/viewmsg?culture=en-US&mo=08dbb5e35fdb4c29002248479c2200000 ..read more

Leg 1 across Ungava only 58km left. Not out of woods yet. Still rapids & world’s highest tide to scoot. 56km yesterday. C 5 black bears. Leaf’s a beaut. https://explore.garmin.com/textmessage/viewmsg?culture=en-US&mo=08db9f149dff91be00224847840700000 ..read more

Day31-Took 1 month & 309k to climb Kogaluc w/canoe. Day by day we chip away. Land last eve. Been hot. C 1st miniSpruce 2 day ago. Now 400k downriver. https://explore.garmin.com/textmessage/viewmsg?culture=en-US&mo=08db95bb60b45d9d000d3aa7f42000000 Support the expedition here: —> www.paypal.me/justinbarbourNL —> www.patreon.com/justinbarbour (behind-the-scenes updates and bonus content ..read more

Day23-Nearing headwaters of Kogaluc R. 200k behind us. Been a great slog. New country every day. 1st wolf too. 500k to Ungava Bay but all downriver in 80k. https://explore.garmin.com/textmessage/viewmsg?culture=en-US&mo=08db8f75c4a16fa2000d3aa7801000000 ..read more

Day 13: 97km covered up remote Kogaluc River, Ungava. We R on the tundra. Am I dreaming? It’s wilderness heaven. Big waterfalls, big fish, not a soul in sight. Support the expedition here: —> www.paypal.me/justinbarbourNL —> www.patreon.com/justinbarbour (behind scenes updates and bonus content ..read more

Hey Folks! Tickets to register for my June 11th worldwide Zoom presentation: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pwTe3hmHQR6zlKz8wSy2Gw Tickets are $20.00 at the link above. Payment must be made by PayPal. If you do not have PayPal, setup is very user-friendly and fast! After a successful 7 show tour in Atlantic Canada, I am bringing the presentation online. This will be a live event available for anyone around the world! I’ll be speaking about my upcoming 4-season / 3800km journey – the first and longest expedition to cross Quebec’s, Labrador’s, and Newfoundland’s wilderness in Canada ..read more

The #expeditonnortheast tour has been a fine adventure! But she ain’t over yet! Get tickets for the final show in St. John’s: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/justin-barbour-expedition-northeast-tour-2165749 It is going to be a journey! $20 advance tickets. $25 at the door. Bar will be open for drinks, tell your friends and family! Thanks to everyone who has already come out to take in my fascinating talk! **ALSO STAY TUNED for details on an online Zoom version of the presentation upcoming in about 10-14 days. It will be available to anyone around the world and will cost $20. Official Tour Partne ..read more