Author: Greg
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Leaving Reserve Faunique du Saint-Maurice
I stopped at the accuiel to thank Genevieve for all her wonderful help and tremendous patience! She nicely agreed to a picture, quickly fixing her hair. Then I took a picture of that board that I finally understood and now appreciated. I must say I love this park! I don’t love banging the Airstream up…
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Driving the Loop in Faunique Mauricie
In the afternoon I drove the loop around our sector of the park to get a better idea of what it is like. Martha was happy to stay in camp. It was 3:00 when I left and planned to be back at 5:00, though I have learned over the years to never give a time.…
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Sauntiere Lac Vierge
In the morning we set out for a hike to Lac Vierge on the north side of Lac Normand. We walked through the campground and down by a great playground ship that is built like an old sailing ship, then down to the beach. At the end of the beach, the trail begins and is…
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Hike La Tourbière
Friday, August 12, 2016 60℉ at 5am and 77℉ during the day It was still raining when we got up, so we enjoyed a leisurely morning. Martha is into a good book on her iPad while I caught up on a few things. By 10:30 it stopped although we weren’t sure it was really done.…
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Leaving Mount-Tremblant
Thursday, August 11, 2016 60 ℉ at 5am and mid 80’s middle of the day We broke camp, did the necessaries, filled the water tank and set out for Parc Du National Mauricie about 10:00. Mont-Tremblant is a wonderful park. Six days is not enough time to really get to know the park. We did…
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Hike L’Envol
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Wednesday, 60℉, 87 at 3:00 and that’s very hot here We took the 2-hour hike L’Envol right up the mountain, which I think is rated moderate or easy, but it’s a pretty good climb. Chip Grobmyer would do it in a breeze, but I needed a sweat towel. The reward at…
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Lac Du Bois Franc and Pie Irons
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 45℉ at 5:00 AM, high of 86℉ After breakfast we decided to hike to Chute au Rats. The hike starts at the office and is really a bike path – again they are wonderful bike paths, really a small pebbled road. Figuring we would bike this path in the afternoon, we…
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Riviere de Diable
Monday, August 8, 2016 Martha wanted me to float the Riviere de Diable and see how I liked her kayak, so she dropped me off at 8:30. There was no one on the river and it was quite pleasant. I saw ducks and woodpeckers and an osprey. Paddling closer to get a picture of the…
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Hiking and Driving Mont Tremblant
Sunday August 7, 2016 Waking at 5:00, the temperature was 55 degrees and it looks like we got a little bit of rain. You can pick up a weather forecast for the week at the Discovery Center, and it called for a perfect 76 with passing clouds. Our adventures of the day were to…
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“Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This”
Saturday, August 6, 2016 Waking up with no power and no water after last night’s storm, we had just enough water for two cups of coffee. The storm brought a cool front in and it was a delightful morning, but first to find a bathroom. With no power, the campground locked all the bathrooms. Well…