Yes that was the start and finish of my backcountry excursion.

On your tour, did you go over the edge of Lusk lake
and climb up to #1, and turn left for McKinstry?

I had a lot of help. Pete Hickey actually brought an old Gatineau Park map
with him to dinner the night before, and showed me the old #10 trail on it.
Actually I asked him about a possible interconnect two years ago, and he
told me then about old #10 -- but I had trouble finding the trail near Lusk
Lake that year -- and didn't want to commit to a route-finding
trail-breaking business with the gear I'd brought -- so instead I just had a
pleasant time exploring closer in to P19.

This time I had #10 sketched onto my Park map, and a compass, and kicker
skins for steep trail-breaking. But I didn't need those this time because
the trail was already broken in by previous parties.

Why not join us for the real Big Tour the
weekend before the Keski?

Sounds interesting -- but does it include much _skating_ ?

My route from P19 to McKinstry had lots of skating. I was touring on a high
peak in the Adirondacks today and I did lots of skating. 90 km from Salen
to Mora is a great concept, but for sure I'm going to choose a day when I
can _skate_ it.

A key reason I chose the Keskinada Loppet this year instead of the Tug Hill
Tourathon or the Craftsbury
Marathon is because Keskinada has good skating.

It's not that I refuse to do any tours that are less than half skating, but
I want to know what are the compensating advantages.

Ken