One Day a Week - 2017

Another weekend, another hike up Mont Royal. I had a phone conversation with @Hig this week, and I am excited about the prospect of borrowing one of his packrafts for a time. Montreal, being an island, has a lot of interesting waters and islsnds that look like they would be interesting to explore. I think the combination of a packraft and I bike could make for some interesting adventures in the area.

Another urban hike to Mont Royal, but this time with friends. The hike was followed by a walk to St. Viateur Bagel Cafe for late breakfast bagels and cream cheese.

Went for another urban hike this weekend. It was a similar route to last week, except this week I was joined by @reneetougas and, inspired by watching some videos on rucking, I put a concrete paving stone in my day pack.

I actually enjoy urban hiking, I just wish the ground wasn't so hard and flat.

Today I was without a car in the city, and had a beautiful day that needed to be taken advantage of. Inspired by some reading I had done earlier in the week I decided to embark on an urban hike. I headed out after a late lunch and managed to get about 12 miles in before returning home to make supper. All-in-all not a bad day, though my feet were complaining by the end about all of the pavement I had subjected them to.

@reneetougas and I took our bikes out for our first ride of the season. We had grand visions of following the Trans Canada Trail off of the island onto Montreal's south shore, however a flat tire threw a wrench into our plans. We ended-up having to walk our bikes to a bicycle shop to have the tire repaired. Lucky for us the bike store had a built-in cafe, and I managed to score a free cappuccino with my repair. All-in-all we managed to get in a 24km ride by the time we made it back home. Now I must work on taxes... yuck.

The nice thing about winter is that you can take shortcuts over large bodies of water...

Views from Cranberry Peak.

Almost at the top of Cranberry Peak, in Maine's Bigelow Preserve. As was yesterday, there isn't a cloud in the sky, nor even the faintest breeze in the air.

This young man (@mypictograph), and his older sister (@celine) can seriously hold their own on the trail now.

On day 2 of our Stratton Maine trip we took a break from skiing and did something we haven't done in a very long time - snowshoeing. I can't remember snowshoeing being this much fun. The last time we did it I thought it was kind of boring and a lot of work. I think today has significantly shifted my opinion.

The turn-around point for us today. The Appalachian Trail runs across the ridge in the distance.

In this photo: @celine, @Guthook and friends.