Spring ski to Champlain lookout

Went for a spring ski yesterday from P10 to Champlain lookout. Snow was "sticky" which helped a lot on the uphill part of the Fortune Parkway. It started out cloudy but the sun came out and made for a great day of spring xc skiing.

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Spring break

First two days of spring break vacation:

• A hike up into a warm-ish cloud of snow on Esther mountain and
• a short hike up Mt Van Hoevenberg on a sunny but bitterly cold day.

Sore knees and more hikes to come!

March on the canal

As further evidence of a super winter season, the conditions on the Rideau Canal were excellant today after work. It was cold but the ice conditions were great and there was a nice "breeze" to push you along when it was from behind!

Any time we are skating on the canal in March has to mean that we will be skiing in Gatineau Park in mid April??