La Tuque, QC

-AX- · #1 Posted **Jul 2, 2007, 4:29 PM**

La Tuque, located in the middle of the forest, on the road 155, halfway between Trois-Rivières and St-Jean lake...

The road to La Tuque is very beautiful, sometimes located in a narrow corridir between the river and the cliffs!

The bridge right after leaving Shawinigan

Let's go into the forest

PANO ----------------------->

Same thing but seen from the road -------------------------------->

Before entering La Tuque, a park with some falls

LA TUQUE, population 13000!

A dam at La Tuque

PANO -------------------------------->

What I had to climb to get that view!

Street level la Tuque

2 more photos of the road on the way back home

That's it, thanks for watching!

AX

Evergrey · #2 Posted **Jul 2, 2007, 4:51 PM**

I've always wanted to see remote La Tuque... the scenery is breathtaking... thank you, AX

patboy · #3 Posted **Jul 2, 2007, 7:20 PM**

Le genre de ville que j'aime héhé !

Dr Nevergold · #4 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 12:15 AM**

Thanks for the photos, I've never seen many of the smaller towns beyond Montreal and Quebec City.

xzmattzx · #5 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 1:33 AM**

La Tuque looks pretty nice for a small town in the woods. It's nice to see some pictures from Quebec other than Montreal and an occasional Quebec City thread.

flar · #6 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 2:30 AM**

Excellent tour

Kilgore Trout · #7 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 2:36 AM**

thanks for the photos. the landscape is beautiful but i think i would go crazy if i had to spend more than a day in that town. what brought you there, exactly?

Jularc · #8 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 5:31 AM**

Cool, I have never seen or heard of La Tuque! Thanks for this great interesting tour. Nice scenery too.

FlyersFan118 · #9 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 5:52 AM**

That's a cool little place. I'd never be able to live in a small quiet place like that, but it's awesome to see.

-AX- · #10 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 10:29 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

thanks for the photos. the landscape is beautiful but i think i would go crazy if i had to spend more than a day in that town. what brought you there, exactly?

I think I would go crazy as well

What brought me there?

1- I wanted to see the dams up north, but never managed to find the road, which is not on the map... Now i'm forced to return there

2- I love to drive, wherever I go...

That's pretty much it...

Thanks!

elsonic · #11 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 3:50 PM**

the aera (Mauricie) is incredible, but I think it's my no. 2 depressing city in Québec.

-AX- · #12 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 4:36 PM**

And which one is no. 1 ?

elsonic · #13 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 7:30 PM**

the winner on my list is Dolbeau-Mistassini.

typical architecture :

keninhalifax · #14 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 7:35 PM**

I've only ever seen the town on a map. Thank you for the tour!

harls · #15 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 8:05 PM**

Cool pics ax.. what, not giant 'tuque' statue or anything?

-AX- · #16 Posted **Jul 3, 2007, 9:31 PM**

Not one that I know

Anyway Tuque is in ancient french and means "top of a hill" ... I don't know who the hell decided to call that funny hat a "tuque"

Wheelingman04 · #17 Posted **Jul 6, 2007, 3:14 AM**

What a neat photo thread.

Rico Rommheim · #18 Posted **Jul 30, 2007, 11:32 PM**

Surprisingly okay town. Maybe if I, one day commit a felony, I'll go there to hide. Thanks, AXman.

Nouvellecosse · #19 Posted **Jul 31, 2007, 12:31 AM**

It really reminds me of Springfield on the Simpsons. The way it's all lowrise with a perfect grid pattern, overlooked by steep green hills, the way the pulp and paper mill with its smokestacks looms over town like Springfield's nuclear power plant, and finally, the way the dam looks so similar to Springfield's.

Considering the topography, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Springfieldesque gorge around there too.

James Bond Agent 007 · #20 Posted **Jul 31, 2007, 12:35 AM**

OMG is nothing sacred?