Category: SIA
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SIA Day 12: Lac Tombereau to abri Lac Matane Campsite (14km, +1262m, -1360m)
It rained during the night and was still drizzling at bit in the morning when I woke to the sounds of logging machinery in the distance. I managed to make my breakfast in my tent vestibule and pack up during a lull. I started off on the trail in my rain gear but it had…
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SIA Day 11: Abri Riviere Matane to Abri Lac Tombereau (25km, +1740m, -1499m)
I got up around 6:30 and was surprised that Chris hadn’t left yet although he headed off shortly. I made myself oatmeal for breakfast for the first time. I had made a mix with some dried fruit, ginger and nuts, but still found it a little bland. I hit the trail around 8 and after…
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SIA Day 10: Abri St-Vianney to Abri Rivière Matane (20km, +745m, -879m)
It was cold and windy this morning even though the sun was out, making it difficult to want to get going. I did finally hit the road around 9:30. I was looking forward to heading into the Reserve Faunique de la Matane later and getting onto some real hiking trail after all the road and…
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SIA Day 9: Amqui to Abri St-Vianney (28km, +881m, -796m)
As planned, I started my day by going to the café. My debit card was declined again when I tried to use it to pay for my pastry and latte. So, I used my dwindling cash again feeling quite confused. I had seen on the news that there was an issue with Rogers and that…
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SIA Day 8: Abri l’Erablière to Amqui (11km, +618m, -756m)
It was a quick jaunt into Amqui although I did manage to get distracted by looking for ripe wild strawberries to pick and missed a turn, adding about 500m. The trail mostly followed dirt roads and atv tracks until just before Amqui, when it became a real trail along a stream and seemed to be…
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SIA Day 7: Abri les Chutes to Abri l’Érablière (about 25 km, +1294m, -1216m)
It was a rainy morning, but the rain was light and I could at least get ready and have breakfast in the dry abri. The first few kms were still along the river bank and ended near a site called ‘Les Marais’ where there’s a salmon research station and a barrier where you can also…
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SIA Day 6: Causapscal to abri Les Chutes (17km, +964m, -902m)
It was a latish start through town before turning off the highway onto a trail. I was following the trail markers but at some point felt like I hadn’t seen one for a while so I pulled out my phone to consult the GPS maps, and indeed I was off the trail. I back-tracked to…
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SIA Day 5 – Ste-Marguerite to Causapscal (20 km, +679m, -950m)
The tent had a lot of condensation on it when I woke up and I thought my sleeping bag was a bit damp from it as well. It had barely felt warm enough right before dawn. I was out of water by the time I had my breakfast and the Coop wasn’t open yet. I…
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SIA Day 4: Refuge Quartz to Abri Ste-Marguerite (23 km, +1368m, -1108m):
I slept very well again, which surprised me since I’m not usually comfortable sleeping alone in the woods and this was the first campsite that felt remote and isolated in the woods. I woke up to some fog but it quickly dissipated as I got up. The trail started with the steepest and longest uphill…
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SIA Day 25: Madeleine Centre to Grande-Vallée (31 km, +1284m, -1287m)
I woke up very early and couldn’t get back to sleep what with crows cawing and someone nearby snoring. I finally gave up trying at about 5:30 and since my clothes didn’t seem any dryer, I hung them up on a line, at least it was sunny. I didn’t leave the campground until around 8:30…
On the Trail with Stella 