As a quick intermission from the series of posts about our Eastern Township trip, I present you a short ride report with lots of pictures from one of the best rides I've done in a long time.
As part of the car free week in Montreal, the local transit agencies were giving out free tickets, good for two trips on any of the networks. I almost always start my rides from home, but with the free tickets I decided to take the commuter train to Deux-Montagnes and head out into the Lower Laurentian mountains to get in some hills and the beautiful fall foliage.
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| The 8am train had only one other cyclist on it. |
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| Near the river there was dense fog and only now would I get out of it. |
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| Abandoned railway turned into a trail, primarily for the many horseback riders in the area. |
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| The bridge across the Rivière-du-Nord marks the beginning of proper mountains. |
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| The picture can't convey the wall-like impression of this first hill. |
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| Fall foliage is almost at peak |
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| Bridge construction on my planned route. As a result I had to take a detour on gravel roads. |
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| One of the many lakes on the route. Unfortunately they're all on private land, which makes it difficult to get good pictures. |
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| On the gravel detour. Not exactly ideal with my 25mm tires. |
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| On the other hand, there was almost no traffic on the these roads and the scenery was gorgeous. |
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| Gore Township... |
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| Gore-y halloween decorations |
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| Nice spot to build a house. |
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| Still on the detour, but now back on pavement |
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| Because of the dense forest there were relatively few open vistas. |
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| Short break in Mille-Isles |
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| Getting close to Saint-Sauveur, the turnaround point |
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| A few km of meh riding on the shoulder of busy highway 364, but at least I got a good view of the mountains around Saint-Sauveur |
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| Depanneur in Saint-Sauveur. Time for a coffee, V8, Gatorade, and sandwich |
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| Saint-Sauveur ski arena |
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| One pretty lake followed the other |
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| Back in the flatlands, with the Oka mountains in the background. |
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| There was complete traffic chaos in the little villages in the Oka mountains. It's high apple picking seasons and there was a traffic jam for several kilometers. I sneaked past in the grass, on the sidewalk, or somehow between cars. No fun. |
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| Back at the train station where they have opened a secure bike parking facility this year. |
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| Access control with your transit pass |
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| 78 spaces on two parking levels |
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| A little tired, but extremely happy with my ride. |
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