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It was a challenge finding a reasonably priced motel online where they spoke English, but then I found The Old Sawmill Motel. This corner room was mine. |
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St.-Michel is the ATV & snowmobile capital of North America . . . |
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Very basic, but functinally home sweet home for a couple of nights |
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Found a nice hiking trail at St.-Michel |
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The trail climbed rapidly for a great view of Lake Tareau (Toro) at St.-Michel-des-Saints |
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The lake was formed by damming the Matawin River |
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Then I went exploring in the refuge about a half-hour away. This is where I found many of my butterflies of the trip |
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My artistic shot of beached boats on a lake at Reserva Faunique Mastigouche |
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I love these northern wetlands |
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Northern bog |
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Some old friends from Boreal Flora (Cornus canadensis, Clintonia borealis, etc.) |
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The next day (Saturday), on the way back to Montreal, I stopped at Sept-Chutes Regional Park where I heard & saw a calling Common Loon here on Lake Remi |
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Lakeshore vista |
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Stream at Sept-Chutes |
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On Sunday, I took an official Ecological Society of America field trip to Mer Bleue Bog |
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Hiking a boardwalk around the public portion of the bog |
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The bog |
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Our field trip then went to a closed section of the bog where the most of the research is ongoing |
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Ecosystem exchange chambers at Mer Bleue |
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These chambers measure CO2 flux |
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Back in Montreal, I explored the area around the hotel & convention center. This art museum plaza was across from the Hyatt. |
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The pool at the Hyatt; looking over the railing yielded the photo above |
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Chinatown in Montreal, a couple blocks from the Hyatt and the conference center |
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The streets were always bustling with people, whether it was 1pm or 1am! This is St. Catherine Street a couple blocks from the Hyatt, where you could find nice restaurants, nice shops, along with adult entertainment establishments |
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Interesting selection of t-shirts for sale |
