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Parc National du Mauricie
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 55℉ at 5:00 and high of 72℉ We decided on a hike today after getting off to a slow start. Martha picked a hike to Lac Waber, but you have to access it by canoe, so we tried another at the top of Lac Wapizagonke called View Brulis. There is an…
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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…