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Location map of SW Newfoundland. Study area roughly outlined.
Only one road runs through the 80 by 80 km area.
Rest done by helicopter fly camps.
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July 1982 |
| SCENERY | | |
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Newfoundland, Canada: Southern Longe Range Mountains, SW Newfoundland.
Flying Hughes 500-D helicopter of Viking Helicopters. | helifly |
Aug 1987 |
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Grand lake, "mouse head" hill, around 500 meters high. | nfl08.jpg |
July 1987 |
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Grand lake (land locked fiord), south end, lake arms around 5 km wide, hills some 500 m high. | nfl09.jpg |
July 1986 |
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South side Glover Island, in the clouds. | nfld317.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Grand Lake, low clouds. | nfld318.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Lumber roads southwest of Grand Lake. View at Glover Island. | nfld504.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Grand Lake and Glover Island. | nfld506.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Lumber road west tip of Little Grand Lake. This is the new access
road to one of the last pristine forests of Newfoundland that was
about to be cut. | nfld505.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Ophiolites (brown) of the Blow Me Down Mountains, West Coast.
Lack of vegetation due to the heavy metal composition of the soil.
Note contrasts with other rocks (green) with vegetation. | nfld500.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Zodiac and ramp on Cormack lake near an old cabin. | nfld313.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Zodiac on Cormack lake with old cabin. | nfld302.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Rainbow on lake East of Pasadena. | nfld338.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Treeless highlands with rocks, lakes and low shrubs. | nfld312.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Three Lakes area end of May, still lots of snow. | nfld314.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Three Lakes area end of May, tents of camp visible on the shore left of lake, right of snow bank. | nfld315.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Scenery, lake, barren rock and bushes. | nfld316.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Scenery, typical highlands. | nfld322.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld503.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Rainbow and radio antenna. Camp on a marsh and forest area. | nfld501.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Rainbow. Camp on a marsh and forest area. | nfld502.jpg |
August 1987 |
| CARIBOES, BEARS, MOOSE | | |
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Curious cariboes, unable to indentify the human smell. | nfl11.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Young cariboe, curious as it is unable to indentify the human smell. | nfl15.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld513.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Young curious cariboe fleeing. | nfld303.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboe herd, fleeing from helicopter noise. | nfl10.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboe herd, fleeing from helicopter noise. | nfl14.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Male cariboe with large antlers. | nfld321.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Rocky lumber road with two cariboes (top) barely visible by their colour. | nfld514.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboes on the highlands. | nfld517.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboes on the rocky hill tops, watching. | nfld518.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld519.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboe herd fleeing for helicopter on Dashwoods Pond. | nfld520.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Caroboe herd fleeing for the noise of the helicopter. | nfld521.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Moose in a lake. | nfld522.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Black bear | nfl16.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Bear, fleeing for the helicopter. | nfld320.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Moose | nfl17.jpg |
August 1987 |
| TUCKAMORE AND ANIMAL TRAILS | | |
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Animal trail. | nfld323.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Animal trail. | nfld512.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Animal trail through tuckamore. | nfld324.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Tuckamore, roughly up to 2 meter high, impenetrable treeline bush. | nfld325.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Tuckamore, killed by bugs. | nfld326.jpg |
August 1987 |
| CAMPS IN THE MOUNTAINS | | |
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Camp right of animal trail. | nfld327.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Camp on lake. | nfld328.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same, detail. | nfld328s.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Radio contact during rainy weather. Note radio antenna and orange 2-way radio. | nfld329.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Gold miners camp of recent gold find. | nfld331.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Lumber camp on Burgeo Road. | nfld530.jpg |
August 1987 |
| HELICOPTERS | | |
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Newfoundland, Canada: Southern Longe Range Mountains, SW Newfoundland.
Flying Hughes 500-D helicopter of Viking Helicopters. | helifly |
Aug 1987 |
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Viking Helicopter base in Pasadena on Deer Lake (North of Corner Brook), Newfoundland. | nfl01.jpg |
July 1985 |
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Refueling the helicopter with spare jerrycans. Fuel consumption around 1 liter per minute (2 miles to the liter). | nfl02.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter unloading quickly, engine still running. | nfl05.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter close up in full air. | nfld305.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter, pilot resting. | nfld507.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter flying above swamps, lakes and forests of the highlands. | nfld508.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter approaching for picking up luggage net. | nfld511.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter, student atttaching sling attached to luggage net. | nfld510.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Helicopter passing by across granite outcrops East of Grand Lake. | nfld306.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld509.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld307.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Refueling a helicopter. | nfl50.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Scotty, the helicoper base chief pilot. | nfld311.jpg |
August 1987 |
| PASADENA | | |
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Pasadena Forestry Camp. Tents of camp bottom right. | nfld308.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Numerous wood logs on Deer lake collected for Corner Brook saw mill down stream. | nfld309.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Pasadena from the air. | nfld529.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Pasadena from the air. | nfld332.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Pasadena forestry Camp sign. | nfld333.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Pasadena grocery store. | nfld334.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Corner Brook MacDonalds. | nfld335.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Pasadena house with frontdoor but no way to get out. Newfoundlanders always take the back door. | nfld336.jpg |
August 1987 |
| TRUCK | | |
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Truck damaged after rolling of the road. | nfld531.jpg |
August 1987 |
| ROAD TO BURGEO | | |
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Start of road to Burgeo, first part asphalt. | nfld310.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Annnieopsquotch Hills along Burgeo Road. | nfld319.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboe on Burgeo Road, crossing. | nfld515.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Cariboe on Burgeo Road, fleeing in front of car. | nfld516.jpg |
August 1987 |
| SOUTH COAST VILLAGE | | |
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Isolated village of Grand Bruit on the south coast, usually in the fog in the summer.
Twice a week a ferry comes bye. | nfl12.jpg |
July 1986 |
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Isolated village of Grand Bruit on the south coast. | nfld330.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Burgeo, as always in the fog of the south coast. | nfl13.jpg |
July 1985 |
| GEOLOGISTS AT WORK | | |
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Jean and David on Grand Lake. | nfl03.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Natural bath tub, David attacking rocks (?). | nfl04.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Jean on a windsurf plank, first time. | nfl07.jpg |
July 1986 |
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Harold Williams and Otto van Breemen plus field assistant. | nfl06.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Sampling rocks with a sledge hammer during rock hopping by helicopter. | nfld301.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Geologist in June hiding from bugs. | nfld337.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Geologist in a helicopter during full flight. | nfld523.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Geologist at work. | nfld524.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Same. | nfld525.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Geologist portrait. | nfld526.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Harold Williams and Steve Colman-Sad. | nfld527.jpg |
August 1987 |
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David and Steve, students of the 1986 and 1987 field season. | nfld528.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Before take off by helicopter. | nfl51.jpg |
August 1987 |
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ATV and tents at camp. | nfl52.jpg |
August 1987 |
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Large transportation van. | nfl53.jpg |
August 1987 |
