July – September 2020
Canadian summer: Ontario and the Rockies
Ottawa, Ontario's beaches and Manitoulin Island, then Banff, Bow Glacier and the Iceline Trail in the Rockies.
Road trip8 stories55 km on footThe route
Stories from this journey
- July 2020
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July 12, 2020 Stage 1 of 8A Sunday in Ottawa: exploration and discovery
Nine months we'd been in Montréal. Nine long months in which we'd had time to live a thousand new experiences, a thousand adventures, and to meet a very diverse range…
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July 18, 2020 Stage 2 of 8Discovering Ontario's beaches, or trying to dodge the raindrops
This morning Stéphane received dozens of alerts from his Canadian weather app warning of a big storm arriving in the area and advising people not to leave home under any…
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July 26, 2020 Stage 3 of 8Hikes and gorgeous beaches on Manitoulin Island
We'd finally reached Manitoulin Island, and the irony was that the 700-kilometre detour had cost us less than the ferry thanks to the Hyundai Elantra's modest fuel consumption. At last…
Read the story → - August 2020
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August 16, 2020 Stage 4 of 8A cycling adventure in the Rockies for a birthday
For Cassandre's 30th birthday, we rent two bikes and go pedalling along the superb paved road through the Bow River valley, which is closed to cars all summer. Canada hasn't…
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August 19, 2020 Stage 5 of 8 · 18 kmExploring Banff's hidden gems
At 7 the alarm goes off and we struggle to surface. Still, we can't take too long, because the clock is ticking and every passing minute brings its stream of…
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August 21, 2020 Stage 6 of 8Adventures at Bow Glacier: hiking and discoveries
Our two new friends are already on their way when we open our eyes at 9:30. They're much less into hiking than us and want to cover the distance to…
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September 1, 2020 Stage 7 of 8 · 20 kmAn epic hike in the Rockies: challenges and rewards
"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." This quote from the great writer Jack…
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September 6, 2020 Stage 8 of 8 · 17 kmAdventures on the Iceline Trail glaciers in British Columbia
Some waterfalls amaze you with their flow, an incredible power crashing onto the rock below and spraying everything around. Others impress with their width and the feeling that they could…
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