Bonne année 2026 Happy New Year

Nous étions un petit groupe à participer à la traditionnelle randonnée pour lancer l’année. Le temps était clair, mais venteux et assez froid. Heureusement, la veille du Jour de l’An nous avait offert une légère couverture de neige.

La descente de la Vallée des Oiseaux était praticable à partir du boulevard St-Jacques, mais de justesse ! Le sentier cordé, quant à lui, était impraticable.

New Year's Day.   Happiness to All!   A small group of us turned out for the traditional walk to start the year.   It was bright but blustery and quite cold in the wind.   Thankfully the new year brought fresh light snow.   

Heading down Bird Valley was just manageable beginning at St. Jacques.   The rope path down was impossible.




Nous avons donc décidé de nous diriger vers l’est, portés par le vent, le long de la Bande Verte- une excellente décision ! En chemin, nous avons admiré les différents peuplements d’arbres et d’arbustes, la grande biodiversité des lieux et les groupes écologiques judicieusement aménagés. En montant vers le pavillon situé à l’extrémité est, le vent s’est intensifié, créant une sorte de tunnel aérodynamique.

We decided to go east with the wind along the Bande Verte.   A very good decision.   Walking along we admired the different stands of trees and bushes, great biovariety and well chosen eco groups.  As we climbed up to the pavillion at the eastern end the wind became a bit like a wind tunnel.
 




Le sentier de randonnée de la Falaise s’est ensuite révélé des plus agréables, pratiquement à l’abri du vent. À un moment donné, une vingtaine de corbeaux se sont joints à nous, visiblement intrigués par notre présence. Nous avons également constaté avec plaisir le bon état du sentier.

The Falaise hiking path was very welcome, virtually no wind.  At one point we were joined by a twenty or so chorus of crows.   They found us curious.  The trail is in great shape.

  



De retour au pied de la Vallée des Oiseaux, nous avons croisé une famille de trois personnes en ski, venue de l’ouest. Tout le monde était de bonne humeur ! Quel bonheur de se retrouver en pleine nature en ce premier jour de 2026 !

Santé !

Back at the bottom of Bird Valley we met a family of three on skiis coming form the west.   Everyone was in good spirits.   Wonderful to be out in Nature on the first day of 2026.

Cheers!

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