Written on January 24, 2015
Overview of the International Appalachian Trail as it winds from Mt Katahdin, Maine all the way to the edge of the Gaspé Peninsula of Québec. The IAT through the Chic Choc Mountains It’s about this time of year when the restless of winter gets to the best of us and we begin great...
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Written on August 20, 2014
Mt Gosford is part of Quebec’s small but nice slice of the White Mountains. The Mont Gosford ZEC is famous to us New Englanders as being a fine site for an approach of Boundary Peak but it is a great park in itself. The mountain is one of the tallest in southern Quebec. Mont Gosford...
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Written on August 16, 2014
Boundary Peak, as it is called, is probably the most bizarre hike on the entire 100 Highest List. Getting there is quite the trip and the preferred method of hiking it is using a combination of ATV trails and walking on the actual international boundary. It is also best approached from the Mt Gosford ZEC...
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Written on July 11, 2013
My last adventure on the Gaspé Peninsula of Québec would be the picturesque Rocher-Percé in Parc National de l’Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé. Although I was not able to make it to the rock itself, I hiked Mt Sainte-Anne which had excellent views of both Bonaventure Island and Rocher-Percé Parc National de l̵...
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Written on July 11, 2013
Forillon National Park is the eastern terminus of the Quebec International Appalachian Trail and the continental Appalachian Mountains. Its a lovely place for hiking, kayaking and old-fashioned beach walks. The edge of the Appalachians at Forillon National Park, Canada Previous: Driving the North Coast of the Gaspesie. After making the drive ...
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