Contents
- - Vesper is Launched
- – - Trip to Vancouver
- - Spring Hike in Gatineau Park
- - Skating on the Rink of Dreams
- - Biking Season Starts
- - Hiking Trail 70 to Healey Cabin
- - Skiing Trails 50, 55 & 54 to Lusk Cabin
- - Skiing Trail 50 to Healey Cabin
- - Skiing Trails 51 & 53
- - Skiing Again
- - Skiing Trail 50 to 52
- - Skiing the Trail 51/53 Loop
- - Skiing to Healey
- - Skiing to Lusk
- - Skiing Starts
- - Skating in the New Year
- - Kathryn's Projects
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Vesper is Launched
This was our earliest year for Vesper's launch.
Trip to Vancouver
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In April we did a week long trip to Vancouver, visited family, high school friends and attended Heather and Sara's wedding on Granville Island.
Spring Hike in Gatineau Park
With ski season long over and the snow and ice in Gatineau Park diminishing, we did a hike with Alexis from P20 to Lusk Cabin, with a stopover on the way back at Renaud Cabin.
Skating on the Rink of Dreams
Winter made a bit of a return in late March along with all the salt the city loves to dump everywhere, making biking perilous, so we did more ice skating, including a night skate on the Rink of Dreams.
Biking Season Starts
With spring definitely here and the ski season long done, we did our first bike ride a month earlier than last year.
Hiking Trail 70 to Healey Cabin
With a high temperature of +12°C, skiing was off and the snow was too hard packed for snowshoeing, so we did a hike from the new P15 lot in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back for a picnic lunch.
Skiing Trails 50, 55 & 54 to Lusk Cabin
Today we skied from P20 to Lusk Cabin and back for 8 km.
First ski |
Last ski |
Days skied |
Total distance |
9 |
81 km |
Skiing Trail 50 to Healey Cabin
Today we skied from P16 in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back, in sunshine.
Skiing Trails 51 & 53
Today we skied the loop of Trails 53 & 51 from P19 during a pretty good snowfall.
Skiing Again
We had a skiing layoff of almost four weeks due to poor weather, high temperatures, melting, ice and no snowfall at all. After 11 cm of snow fell on – , we we able to get out skiing again today and did 12 km from P20 on Trail 50 to the Trail 52 intersection and back.
Skiing Trail 50 to 52
Today was 12 km from from P20 in the north end on Trail 50, to the Trail 52 intersection and back.
Skiing the Trail 51/53 Loop
Today we skied 7 km from from P19 in the north end counterclockwise around the Trail 51/53 loop and back to P19.
Skiing to Healey
Today we skied 10 km from from P16 in the Meech Valley to Healey Cabin and back.
Skiing to Lusk
Skiing today was 8 km from P20 to Lusk Cabin and back.
Skiing Starts
Our XC ski season was late getting started in the El Nino winter. Today we got out for the first time after a fresh snowfall in Gatineau Park and skied 7 km around the Trail 53 & 51 loop from P19.
Skating in the New Year
With our usual rink closed for maintenance we had our first skate of at the Rink of Dreams.
Kathryn's Projects
These are Kathryn's completed sewing, painting and knitting projects for 2024.
