Category: SIA
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SIA Day 22: Refuge Les Cabourons to Camping Municipal Mt-St-Pierre, 19km, +599m, -1140m)
I slept much better than the previous night and was up at about 7am. As I was packing up, I realised that I was missing my rock/rope bag for my bear hang and figured I had left where I had hung my food. I went to look for it and as I got back, I…
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SIA Day 21: Camping Mt Jacques-Cartier to Refuge Les Cabourons (15.7km, +581m, -605m)
I didn’t sleep very well, one of my blistered toes was on fire and it was stormy. Since I had a short day, I decided to get up late and take my time before leaving so my tent could dry. Everything I left in the vestibule, like my shoes and socks, and my tent, including…
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SIA Day 20: SAdM to Camping du Mont Jacques Cartier (31.8km, +1853m, -1513m)
As I left the Airbnb, it heard some thunder and then it started to pour. I sheltered under an awning while quickly donning my rain gear. I had to get to the shuttle pick-up for 7:45 and was planning to stop by a well-rated bakery to pick up something for breakfast, which was just opposite…
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SIA Day 19: Day 19 – SadM (7km)
Today was my one rest day of the trail, although I still did more walking than I wanted to…I started by making myself my egg and English muffin sandwiches and drinking real coffee, heaven. I called Mum and Dad and did a crossword and started to not feel that great. Slightly ironic that my first…
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SIA Day 18: Lac Cascapedia to Ste-Anne des Monts (30 km, ? elevation)
I had a shuttle to catch at 5pm from the Discovery centre so I was up early and on the trail by 6:45. As I was climbing up Mt Ellis from Lac Cascapedia, I heard some rustling in the forest. I was quite certain that it was a moose, but I couldn’t see it. After…
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SIA Day 17: Kalmia campsite to Lac Cascapédia campsite (25.5km,+2057m, -2068m)
My campsite companion was leaving as I got up, even though it was 6am. There was quite a lot of climbing first thing, over two mountains, John A. Allen and Blizzard, which are both just under 1000m. After Blizzard, there’s another climb and before heading down, there’s an out and back side trail to a…
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SIA Day 16: Refuge la Chouette to Kalmia campsite (15.4km, +872m, -1367m)
The refuge had a resident mouse that had been rustling around all night. I had hung my food and it was obviously protesting the situation. At one point I turned on my head lamp and shined it right at it, but it didn’t seem phased at all, just kept on licking it’s little paws. I…
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SIA Day 15: Abri Petit Sault to Refuge la Chouette (28.4km, +1954m, -1067m)
I didn’t sleep super well again, I especially had difficulty falling asleep because my knees and feet were hurting a lot. However, the morning was a bright and sunny, a welcome change after the rain and clouds of the last few days. After a couple of kms along the road, I’d be starting the section…
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SIA Day 14: Abri Mont Craggy to Abri Petit Sault (22km, +1876m, -2398m)
I didn’t sleep very well as I kept hearing noises as if someone was unwrapping food. I thought it might be Judith since she has diabetes, but in the morning, they told me it was a mouse that was trying to get into their food that they had left out. I found it a bit…
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SIA Day 13: Abri Lac Matane to Abri Mont Craggy (17km, +1827m, -1387m)
I was the first to head off in the morning, the others were only going to Lac Gros Ruisseau. It wasn’t raining when I set off but the forecast was for more rain. I have to say that Adèle’s story of howling coyotes had me thinking how I would defend myself against being ripped apart…
On the Trail with Stella 