The Coast

The warm spring weather, and longer days has got me thinking about our recent vacation to the Lower North Shore. I think that this spring will be perfect for snowmobiling, since there is so much snow, it should last much longer than normal. I remember snowmobiling in the spring in the late 80s when I did not even need a jacket since it was so warm. The amount of snow this year reminds me of that period.

I also went snowmobiling on the Coast last year, but there was not very much snow then. This year I noticed there were many more snowmobile tracks on the hills, and places where it is normally difficult to get to. Many of the rocks, and trees and cliffs are covered with snow. As you can see in the photo below, I ventured up on some of the hills near La Tabatiere myself.

All of the portages on the Route Blanche snowmobile trail are groomed and usually in excellent condition, but even the portages in the villages are in great shape this year. The photo below was taken in a portage near Tabatiere.

I took the photos below in Chevery, Quebec while we were waiting for our plane to arrive.

You can see all of the vaction photos under the photo section of the Lower North Shore Community We Site.

Since I enjoy winter and snowmobiling, we decided to go back to the Lower North Shore for a vacation this year. We had a great time snowmobiling on the Route Blanche Snowmobile trail, went to the Saint Augustine Carnival, and got to watch a hockey game.

The conditions were great since there is so much snow this year. I also think that the season will last much longer than normal, since it will take some time to melt. If it does turn out this way, there will be some excellent spring snowmobiling on the Coast this year.

I will be adding more details on our winter adventure soon, and I have also uploaded some of our photos on the Lower North Shore Web Site too.