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by marko727 HERE YOU SEE MY PILOT. WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW LONG HE HAS BEEN FLYING, HE REPLIED 'INCLUDING TODAY?' Leave a Comment
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by marko727 HERE IS THE FLEET OF AIRCRAFT OF LONGPOINT AIRWAYS IN GOWGANDA! Leave a Comment
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by marko727 WELL, LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF CLIMBERS AND THE EFFECT IT HAS ON THE CARIBOU HABITAT, THE GOVENMENT RESTRICTS THE NUMBER OF HIKERS, MAKES THEM PAY TO TAKE A BUS TO THE TRAILHEAD, AND PROHIBITS EVERYBODY FROM STARTING THE HIKE AFTER 12:00 NOON, THE TIME THAT THE LAST BUS LEAVES. WELL, I ARRIVED FOR THE HIKE AT 12:25 P.M., AND RECEIVED THE BAD NEWS FROM A PARK OFFICIAL THAT I COULD NOT CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN. SINCE I DROVE ABOUT 90 KILOMETERS ON DIRT ROADS TO GET THERE, I WASN'T VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THIS NEWS, AND TOLD HIM IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS THAT I WAS GOING TO CLIMB IT ANYWAY! HOWEVER, AFTER HE SUMMONED A PARK POLICEMAN, I KINDA CHANGED MY MIND! (DAMN CARIBOU! ITS ALL THEIR FAULT!) Leave a Comment
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by marko727 8/18/01QUEBEC!!!THOUGH THE HIGHPOINT OF QUEBEC IS REALLY MT. D'IBERVILLE UP NORTH, IT SHARES THE POINT WITH NEWFOUNDLAND. THE HIGHEST POINT COMPLETELY WITHIN QUEBEC IS MT. JACQUE-CARTIER IN THE GASPERIAN PENINSULA, AND THIS IS THE PEAK I TRIED TO BAG! THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE BUS THAT ALL CLIMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN TAKE FOR THE FIRST 4 KILOMETERS. Leave a Comment
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by marko727 YEAYYYY. THE 5.2 KILOMETER ROUTE I DESCENDED WENT ALONG A ROCKY RIDGE AT FIRST, AND PROVED TO BE MUCH MORE CHALLENGING TO NEGOTIATE. I WAS GLAD I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROUTE RATHER THAN UP! Leave a Comment
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by marko727 THE 4.4 KILOMETER TRAIL WAS A STRAIGHT AND EASY ROUTE FOR THE FIRST 4 KILOMETERS WITH SOME MILD ROCK SCRAMBLING THE REST OF THE WAY. IT TOOK ME ABOUT AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES TO REACH THE TOP. THERE IS AN OLD FIRE HOUSE ON THE SUMMIT. Leave a Comment
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by marko727 THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT DRIZZLE OFF AND ON THAT MORNING. THE PARK GIRLS ADVISED THAT THE HIKE TO THE TOP TOOK TWO HOURS, AND THAT IT WAS PREFERABLE TO ASCEND TAKING THE 5.2 KILOMETER ROUTE AND DESCEND THE 4.4 KILOMETER TRAIL. THEY WERE WRONG ON BOTH COUNTS. Leave a Comment
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by marko727 AUGUST 17, 2001:NEW BRUNSWICK! I FLEW IN TO QUEBEC LAST NIGHT, PICKED UP MY RENTAL CAR, AND DROVE FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS, FINALLY STOPPING IN ST. LEONARD, NEW BRUNSWICK AT AROUND 5:00 A.M. TO SLEEP. THE NEXT MORNING, I PRESSED ON FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS TO THE ENTRANCE TO MT. CARLTON PROVINCIAL PARK WHERE THE HIGHPOINT IS SITUATED. Leave a Comment
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