Journal Entries

Getting a good camera exposure can be tricky and somehow never seems to do the scene justice.

The trail, however, can be quite stunning.

Since there was no new snow this week, we decided to hike instead of ski. The bade of snow is still fairly thin, so flotation isn’t needed. This trail is in a section of Parc National de Mont Tremblant called Pembina. The views aren’t spectacular but they are nice nonetheless.

This weekend we went back to Saint-Donat, only this time armed with skis :-)

The snow was a little thin in some places, and the rocks a little pokey in others. It was sure fun though! Lets hope the snow stay for the rest of the season. Mid November is definitely the earliest we have skied so far.

Fantastic skies and views from the summit of Mont Kaaikop, the second highest peak in the Laurentians.

Today we decided to explore an area we have never been before: the region east of Mont-Tremblant around the village of Saint-Donat. We found way more snow than we anticipated, but that’s OK because we were mostly prepared for it. We are very excited about all the possibilities that exist for playing in the outdoors around here.

Every once-and-a-while the planets align and I find a really good deal on something I want, in my size, and it isn't even the off-season. That's what happened last night... I happened to be in Sports Experts and discovered they had these babies on sale for 50% off: Salomon Snowcross 2 waterproof winter trail runners with a built-in gaiter.

These are going to be perfect for winter running, hiking, and snowshoeing!

Exploring a new (to us) region of Mont Orford. At higher elevations we found the snowy remnants of the previous nights storm.

There is supposed to be a summit around here somewhere... it’s amazing what they call a mountain in these parts. Either way, it was a beautiful fall hike in Parc National de Oka.