#2: [17-Jun-12]

09-May-2003 -- 49 North - 55 West is in Newfoundland, Canada. Today I made a visit to my waypoint, which I had named on my GPS as "CONF4955". I had reviewed the topo map and had created several waypoints to look for along the way. I should have expected that the roads showing on the map were logging roads of approx. 30 years ago. Except for the first km after leaving the Trans Canada Highway I could not find the road. I used a 4 wheel drive ATV to cross country towards it.

The weather today was +5 deg Celcius and rain showers. The wooded area around the confluence still has some spots of snow that makes 4 wheeling difficult. In addition to the snow the scrub black spruce was so thickly grown that navigating though it except on foot was almost impossible.

I drove to within 58 meters of my "CONF4955" and walked in for the claim. The wooded area has only about a 20 meter visibility in any area. The elevation is 642 feet. The soil is covered with mossy rocks that makes it a poor growing area even for black spruce.