Gulf – 1 ~ Goat Head Lake Part 3
Friday June 23st – 5km – Sunny, warm – Today we paddled to the NE corner of Goat Head Lake and traversed the area to the east. The amphibolite (mentioned earlier) appears to be a plug intrusive into the gneiss and must be mostly under the lake. Terry came by to catch up at 6:30 am by helicopter. Stayed for a coffee. I think he worries when he has had not radio contact, this has been the case for the past few days. It seems to be determined not just by location but also by weather. We are ALL ( 4 camps including us) to be moved back to Goose Bay next Thursday then up to Nain Bay on Saturday. Terry's local info has determined that this is the best time to start working further north. We saw our first black flies today with the warming so it is good to be going further north and back to cold.
Saturday June 24th - Over cast – Showers - some Sun – HOT - Time to almost leave and we finally have radio contact. BUGS today – BLACK FLIES - the smallest amount of warmth seems to entice them into hatching - they are swarming and pesty but not biting yet. We paddled to the SE corner of the lake and went to the East side of the block from there. Bugs were thick as we crawled through some tangled Tag Adler growth on the way up to the ridges. Tom's long legs easily step over while me being a hobbit statured soul find crawling under works better - sometimes.
Late morning I found a mineral showing on the ridge I was traversing so exciting - as we have located so few occurrences - several large boulders with pyrite – (calco - pyrite and garnets).
Fortunately it was just before we met up for lunch so I could backtrack with Tom on my ridge for him to take a professional look – so exciting.
These boulders are glacial erratics like the rest scattered everywhere – but mine were very rusty looking. Gotta love the sideways cap movement for using a hand lens.The day felt more tiring than normal - I think because it was HOT and buggy – no grocery plane today.
Late morning I found a mineral showing on the ridge I was traversing so exciting - as we have located so few occurrences - several large boulders with pyrite – (calco - pyrite and garnets).
Fortunately it was just before we met up for lunch so I could backtrack with Tom on my ridge for him to take a professional look – so exciting.
These boulders are glacial erratics like the rest scattered everywhere – but mine were very rusty looking. Gotta love the sideways cap movement for using a hand lens.The day felt more tiring than normal - I think because it was HOT and buggy – no grocery plane today.
Tom checking out my first rusty boulders.
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Sunday June 25th - Over cast cool – Sunny & cloud – Tom was off to the SE part of the claim block today. I stayed in camp to catch up on chores and to meet the grocery plane which came in about noon. News is that Terry has gone up to Nain to set up a base camp for us all.
Nain is approximately a flight of 230 miles north of Goose Bay(see map below). Tom and I will spend the next two weeks on a “long liner” with another team. No idea what this entails but it sounds exciting. We will be prospecting claims on islands just off of Nain. Tom feels he’ll need a few warmer clothes – we’ll take a look in town when we get back to Goose Bay.
Monday June 26th - Cool – 8 km - Flurries – No bugs ;-) – Today we went to the Eastern part of the claim block. Nothing exciting to be located. Back to camp after 5 pm – a long day. It was quite rugged walking and my knees are sore. Talked to two of other camps today for the first time.
Tuesday June 27th - Sun – Cloud – Tom checked the lake shore to the west of camp to define limits of the amphibolite plug. I stayed home ;-) amazing that it already feels like we belong - started packing. We will be moved by helicopter which means most our worldly goods will be in a sling – need to pack well. Tom was able to talk to the other crews again. It will be interesting to meet them all. So aware that I am the only female - lol Mother image - most are so young compared to us.
Wednesday June 28th - Tom wrote up reports and finished maps – we continued to pack. Tom talked to Terry in Nain Bay by radio –lol troubles getting through to Goose Bay by radio but he can talk to Nain Bay which is so much further north. Tomorrow we will move…
Nain is approximately a flight of 230 miles north of Goose Bay(see map below). Tom and I will spend the next two weeks on a “long liner” with another team. No idea what this entails but it sounds exciting. We will be prospecting claims on islands just off of Nain. Tom feels he’ll need a few warmer clothes – we’ll take a look in town when we get back to Goose Bay.
Monday June 26th - Cool – 8 km - Flurries – No bugs ;-) – Today we went to the Eastern part of the claim block. Nothing exciting to be located. Back to camp after 5 pm – a long day. It was quite rugged walking and my knees are sore. Talked to two of other camps today for the first time.
Tuesday June 27th - Sun – Cloud – Tom checked the lake shore to the west of camp to define limits of the amphibolite plug. I stayed home ;-) amazing that it already feels like we belong - started packing. We will be moved by helicopter which means most our worldly goods will be in a sling – need to pack well. Tom was able to talk to the other crews again. It will be interesting to meet them all. So aware that I am the only female - lol Mother image - most are so young compared to us.
Wednesday June 28th - Tom wrote up reports and finished maps – we continued to pack. Tom talked to Terry in Nain Bay by radio –lol troubles getting through to Goose Bay by radio but he can talk to Nain Bay which is so much further north. Tomorrow we will move…
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