by Paty | Aug 15, 2018 | Northeast, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #2 Date Visited: August 12, 2018 Route Taken: Tuckerman Ravine Trail from the AMC Pinkham Notch Lodge (8.2 miles roundtrip) Type of Terrain: This trail includes steep trails and rock scrambling near the summit. The trail gains...
by Paty | Aug 13, 2018 | Canada, The Great Outdoors
If you’re kayaking in an insanely popular summer spot, getting it all to yourself would seem to be impossible. However, sometimes the early bird gets the worm. And our Sunday morning kayaking in Jacques Cartier National Park was an outdoor lover’s dream. Jacques...
by Paty | Aug 11, 2018 | RV Life
I’ve always recycled. This little habit of mine started when I was just a kid. In the 1970s and 1980s recycling wasn’t as common – or as easy – as it is nowadays. I know my parents were outliers though. They always recycled, grew food in their own...
by Paty | Aug 9, 2018 | Canada, Cycling, The Great Outdoors
During my morning trail run in the Parcs des Chutes-de-la-Chaudiere, I accidentally stumbled my way onto a paved path. The nearby signs indicated this was the Trans Canada Trail. I know about plenty of trails in North America. But I’d never heard of this epic one...
by Paty | Aug 6, 2018 | Canada, Day Hikes
I’ve wanted to hike in Jacques Cartier National Park ever since my sister-in-law told me about her experience there a decade ago. Her best story was peppered with the hilarity of her husband trying to carry their young daughter up a hill in one of those backpack...
