NEW BRUNSWICK A QUEBEC & Lake Temiscouata (ECT 220 and 221)

Day 220 (Sisson refuge A Degalis Camping)

• Walking today: 24.5 miles

  • Stevie Allagash /Quebec National Trail Alternate (182.9 – 207.4)

    • Merumicak Trail Trac Trail, Petit teams involved by Park and Hwy linear

• Total walking: 4,247.6 miles
• Total rowing: 191.2 miles

Climate: 45-75 ° F, cloudy, became mainly sunny, then cloudy, then clarified again.

Sisson refuge to Degalis Campin

I slept very well in Sisson’s little shelter. There are no mice or disturbances of any kind. And after having two nights in the city with less dream, I did it almost until 6:00 am inside the shaded and faint cabin. It was cold and the cozy sleeping quilt. The type of cozy where it is good to stay below longer and not go into the icy air. I decided to hang and do oats and coffee to extend my stay in such a charming place.

Do you notice my new outfit? In fact, for the first time in all this trip, I have a fan! And I have a Blaze orange hat. I asked Dad specifically to bring one of our hunting hats because there is a small chance of walking through a wild area that has an early elk hunt and requires hikers to use orange. I think I am in a good way to overcome it in advance, but in any way it is good to have a warm hat. As the North Stark house says, «Winter comes.»

Another element that I have now is my great and heavy Garmin Inreach device, as well as a caution, since I go only by the paths that rarely travel in the Canadian desert. On the path of the Apalaches, for the most part, I felt that there were always people a little close. Now, writing that, I see how meaningless is that argument; If you are lucky to have that resource, it is always a good idea to have it. Anyway, I thought it made sense to start a plan again for the river path of Allagash. And then, he also felt as a good idea to conserve for the great northern country. Hoping that these additions are not notable in the weight department.

I think my legs may have been deceived to think they had finished transporting me and a 30 -pound package. They had about 6 days off on the river route and that was a good break, but now I do it again. My feet too, I feel that they could have softened, so I hope they soon return to the best way. Last night I looked a little and, although it seems that there is a good amount of softer land, I know that there are still one or two sections with a serious elevation up and down.

The morning began with only one track and was uphill immediately. I have felt that the Merimicook path really has a decent amount from above and down, but I am not really receiving large elevations. These seem large hills and remains a forest walk without view of the summit. As yesterday, it was a small path, but also a good amount of gravel route …

I loved these small rest points that they created along the path.

Around 11:00 am, I arrived at the crossroad where I separated from the Méruimicook path and joined the Park interprovincial petit témis Park. This path was very parallel to the main 85 highway, but it was still pleasant. With well -fixed gravel and mostly lined with trees on both sides, it seemed to be a popular path for cyclists. To tell the truth, it was not the most exciting walk, but definitely easy to walk. I was in it for approximately 10 miles until I arrived in the city of Degalis, Quebec. That’s right, on the way, I crossed Quebec!

Quebec! The last province!

That is the high -occupied and super fast highway.. I’m getting used to saying: «Bonjour!»

In the city, I took a slight detour to visit the Metro grocery store to replenish. I got a great kick of this. I am in a complete French -speaking land here and it was a very interesting experience. I am not used to almost everything in a different language. Some things are very recognizable, but others in which I had to work to try to understand. And every time someone passed and spoke in French, I only had a big smile on my face. With that also came a sense of loss, which had lost some of my media.

I think I will try all the caramel bars that are new and intriguing for me. I suspected this already, but a Mars bar is the same as. Milky Way!

I left the store around 4:30 pm and had a few miles of walking road to finish the walk of the days. Shortly after 5:30 pm, I arrived at the camp where I had a reserved place.

Break Break spots continue to impress.

The pretty lady of the reception was very helpful and comprehensive. I am quite sure that she was the one I talked on the phone to book my site. He pointed out where I could connect my energy bank and helped me get some soap and shower coins, as well as a cold celebration soda!

The shower was wonderful and also the sunset looking at the road on Lake Terminouata!

After seeing the sunset, I sat on a bank on the main deck of the office and loaded my phone while working on my tasks. A pleasant and relaxing way to end the night.

Day 221 (Degalis camping Anse -à-William Site 28)

• Walking today: 18.9 miles

  • Stevie Allagash /Quebec National Trail Alternate (207.4 – 226.3)

• Total walking: 4,266.5 miles
• Total rowing: 191.2 miles

Climate: 47 – 74 ° F, cloudy, became mostly sunny, very pleasant.

These first days after the kayak trip, I have not been pressing the miles too much. Part of that was intentional, wanting to let me relieve the hiking mentality, but it really has more to do with having to choose my places to camp in advance. For this more high style of the high ones, I have to look forward and a scheme and I suspect that it will be so until the end. It is not a bad thing, and I really did that in the AT too, this only takes a little more time.

Today I would be walking towards Lago Terminouata National Park or, as seen in French, Parc National Du Lac -Témiscouata. I have been waiting for this section. I am a great admirer of the parks and I am always anxious to explore new interesting places. However, to start it, I had more road walks before arriving there. However, it was not too long and was being welcome in …

Wrapping around the southeast coast of Lake Temiscouata.

After a short gravel road, the path began. There was no entrance cabin or rates collection or anything like that. This would mark the beginning of my union with the National Path of Quebec or in the National Aubec French, more convicted. I know very little about the trail system, but the website of the following link He provided me with a large set of maps and that is largely what I am dating.

The small Squiglia circle is where I am starting today and the arrows show where I go. I will freely follow the National Quebec path for a few days.

I immediately loved and impressed with the landscape and conditions of the path. Just a few minutes and there was a beautiful observation cover with a picnic table and then beyond that, a Calva eagle collapsed from one of the cedar trees and on the lake.

It really is not shown in the photo, but these cedar forests had a really unique sensation for them. Very great.

It is not a bad start, huh? Well, I obtained about two miles from this Immaculate Style Path of the National Park and then things changed. I must have left the area that is visited often or something because it was a drastic change. In the future, it is not that the path was bad, just covered with vegetation and an occasional fallen tree. But Hot Dang was excited about premium things from the beginning and expected it to have continued.

For a while, the path remained near the water shore and occasionally offered access to the coast. This next photo and video are pointing before making an important roundabout that wraps a cove …

The next 6 miles were more or less mainly in the forest away from the lake. A good part was an old track of two.

Did the same red and white flames here made me think that the Méruimicook path could also be part of the national path? Perhaps it has been added since the maps were created. Both paths, like all paths, seem to be a job in progress.

And then, I went out to a gravel road and there were houses everywhere. Another example of surprising me for something that should probably have seen come. It turns out that there is a gap in the property of the park, so for approximately 5.5 miles, I was unexpectedly walking by road.

Upon arriving at the second sector of the park, I felt that it was the most popular of the two. There was a park building where I stopped and I loaded my phone for a moment and then, once on the path, the cyclists passed my left and the right. Most were electronic bicycles, I think. The road was a pristine compacted gravel that seemed to have been ordered, so all bits were the same size. I can’t imagine that it was naturally there, instead it seemed brought. It was pleasant and my steps sounded crispy.

I found my place immediately once it reached the ANSE-À-William camp. Not too bad. This Front Country camp is not so bad.

After establishing the camp, I made a small exploration trip to see where I needed to start going tomorrow. The camp was a bit maze. On the way, I found the beautiful big bath and a place on a dock to see the sun fall. I am quite excited to have achieved all these sunsets of the lake lately.

Day album:

«So Long Little Miss Sunshine» (2025) – Molly Tuttle

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