This was the type of trail I really liked - a stretch through the countryside between woodlots and farmers fields. Unfortunately there weren't too many of these stretches this year. Most of the trail ran through the forest preserve. While it was a beautiful area to ski and an excellent trail (on section 1 and 2), it just seemed to be too much like the Gatineau Park that I ski all the time. When the trail opened up like this you got a sense of passing through the countryside and overland - a unique experience that you can't do everyday. Had the wind been howling in my face it might have been a different story but for the most part it was good weather - like this - so it was a great track to ski.
Another story about the army presence. They did a great job providing support and were very gracious bunch (tax dollars at work? hey, they have to train somewhere!) but I do have one beef with the private who started dinner (lunch?) at his camp just as I was starting the (long) last section of the trail. Seems the menu consisted of Brats and the smell wafting through the pine forest almost knocked us off our skis. It would be a couple of long, hard hours before there was any solid food for me ;-)
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On a not-so private road to the woods
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