Let's torch Gats!

http://canada.com/national/story.asp...6-BA528F099741

sarcasm

Being a Canuck living in Montreal we sometimes get "Gats envy" when
Ottawa residents brag about how great the skiing is in late June and how
gorgeous the park is, yada, yada..

Well it appears some want to torch the thing to save it from itself.
Hell yah! Where do I sign up?

/sarcasm

J


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Justin F. Knotzke

http://www.shampoo.ca

Given the tone of some recent postings the last thing I want to do is to get
in the middle of a friendly discussion between two of my Northern neighbors
but Tims post reminded me of the time that I did the Gatineau 55. (Pre
Keskinada days 1995) After an eternity climbing Penguin Hill we came out on
top ( I hope my memory of the course is right) and the view was tremendous,
it seemed we could see forever. I actually stopped to enjoy the scene and it
remains one of my favorite memories from all of the Worldloppet races....I
also have another memory of later in the race coming down the long Parkway
stretch with my calves and quads on fire.

Saw some colors changing kayaking on a lake in Northern Wisconsin, USA last
weekend and not a mosquito or black fly to be seen....very glad the summer
is coming to an end although it was 90F again yesterday in St. Paul.

John OC


"Tim Dudley" wrote in message
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Date: 8 Sep 2003 10:50:25 -0500
Subject: Let's torch Gats!


http://canada.com/national/story.asp...6-BA528F099741

sarcasm

Being a Canuck living in Montreal we sometimes get "Gats envy" when
Ottawa residents brag about how great the skiing is in late June and how
gorgeous the park is, yada, yada..


As you should!


Well it appears some want to torch the thing to save it from itself.
Hell yah! Where do I sign up?

/sarcasm

Now, now. All that'd do is improve the view from the escarpment and the
parkways.


Tim

John O'Connell wrote:

....I also have another memory of later in the race coming down the long
Parkway
stretch with my calves and quads on fire.

I'm not really in favor of Justin's proposal, but I'd have to say that, if you
wanted to set the Gatineau afire, there has got to be a simpler way than this.

Lew Lasher
Cambridge, Massachusetts

I only did the 55 course 2 or 3 times, but I always enjoyed the
McClosky climb because of how many people I would pass on the
way up. There were other parts of the course I disliked a lot
(like the start for one), but somehow this climb always clicked
for me.

-Mitch


On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Tim Dudley wrote:

I know exactly where John means - it wasn't Penguin, but rather McClosky
(trail #40), which was the big climb after crossing Meech Lake. It was the
second time you had to climb the escarpment, and with all the little false
plateaus, it seemed as if you'd never ever get to the top of the damn thing.
But when you finally did, and came out at the Champlain Lookout, all was
forgiven. It seems as if you can see about half way into New York State
from there.

The view is still there, but it's not the same if you haven't slogged up
McClosky to get to it.


Tim

(Were those the Good Old Days??)