Charlevoix trail, july 1st and 2nd

Franck

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Hi guys !
here are some pictures of our last week-end trip. After a 2hrs drive from Québec city we were almost in the middle of nowhere ( 47°55'56.27"N , 70°14'30.04"O). Our very good friend Louise own a lodge there and we decided to go for a trail each day. in total we did 159 kms without seeing any asphalt ;) but we succeeded to get to some of the most beautiful sceneries that Quebec's province has to offer : the Charlevoix mountains with its thousand lakes.
speaking of them : as the 2 last weeks were mostly rainy most of those lakes were overflowing ... making the trails ... interesting to say the least :clap2:
enough saying, here are the pictures of those 2 great days :

time to air down :

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our recon quad, driven by Louise during the 2 days. she did such a good job for us !

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entering day1 trail, destination : Lake Louise, elevation 2572 feet :

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Louise making her job with the compass :

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we decided to take a shortcut to save 30 kms :

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finally back on the trail after a good funtime with the rigs :

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some passes are becoming tight :

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then we arrived at our first stop for a little break time,

Vladimir posing with his rig :

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and Cheetah with your servitor :

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and don't forget our ladies :

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back on the trail for the destination run :

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crossing a little creek :

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final section before the top :

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and suddenly : WOW !

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our 2 rigs enjoying the view :

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taking advantage of the "scenic road" :brows:

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some rocks looking like old bones :

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end of the road ... time to get back to the lodge :

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some fun while going down (cheetah was at its max flex here ...):

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some more great scenery :

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crossing some water ... deeper than i first thought :

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back at the lodge, it was time for a great BBQ with Louise parents :)

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while the girls decided to take some well earned rest at the lodge (with some great wine ...) Vladimir and I decided that it was time for a night wash :

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2 happy friends :

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DAY 2 : this time we were heading to Lake H, most of the distance will have to be done using a powerline trail with some obstacles promising some fun.

back on the "road" :

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once again : lakes are everywhere

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using the first powerline trail for some kms :

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then back in the woods to reach the second powerline :

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second powerline, it's getting really tight for our rigs :

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as said earlier : most of the lakes were overflowing :

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time for some fun with the rigs as the trail became more and more accidented :

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and then for some challenge :doh:

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but what goes down must go up at some time :

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finally approaching our destination, Lake H :

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and here it is in all its splendor :

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life is good ! :

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our recon team : Louise and my wife

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then it was time to hit back the road to Quebec city :

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while there we decided that we had to buy Quebec's best cheese (Migneron of Charlevoix) directly at the farm where it is produced :

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and finally, in the far background, Quebec city and the St Lawrence river :

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et voila !

I hope you enjoyed those pics as we did taking them :blush: we had a blast all 2 days long and we will surely get back here soon, as there are many many more kms of exploration to do there !!! :yup:

all the best !
 
awesome!! can't believe how green everything is up there. i really like the shot of you guys just about to cross the still waters with your headlights on :thumb:
 
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