Journals

The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles (5,000 km) between Mexico and Canada. It follows the Continental Divide of the Americas along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five ...

After my solo ski trip to this park 3 years ago (has it really been that long?!) I knew I wanted to return another winter. This year I returned with a dear friend for a 2 night trip. ...

Randonée is a french word for hiking. This is an on-going journal of day hiking and small hiking trips mostly in the southern Quebec and northern New England (near our home in Montreal) but also some hikes in ...

Some city canoeing (Montreal is an island so there's a lot of water to paddle) and country canoeing. Country canoeing is definitely my favorite.

Réserve faunique La Vérendrye is a massive wildlife reserve for hunting, fishing, canoeing, and other outdoor pursuits. Northeast of Montreal, and almost straight North of Ottawa, the southern access to the area is about 3.5 hours drive from ...

The Outaouais is a large region of western Quebec. This journal is limited to the area a couple hours drive of Montreal, or a "daytripping" distance from the city. Preliminaries & Discovery: Outaouais, the word, is the French ...

2021 opens on a global pandemic. And where we live in Montreal, QC we are also under stricter lockdown measures, including a curfew. But... we can still go outside and we can still drive to the mountains (not ...

In March @toesalad and I get out of the city for an 8 night excursion to a rental chalet in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec. It's not a backcountry woods adventure but it's much needed time away from the city, much ...

@toesalad and I have a goal to get out of the city every weekend and do something in the snow, preferably in the mountains. We have four main activity options: snowshoeing, x-country skiing, front country (or resort) downhill ...

A long weekend camping trip to Mont Orford (the area, not the park) with friends. Leaving the city Friday night, hiking on Saturday, relaxing and doing touristy stuff on Sunday, going back home on Monday. #cantons-de-lest #montorford #memphremagog ...