Montreal, Quebec
It is not always necessary to drive for hours to get a little out of doors.
On an idle Saturday I decided to bike out to Parc Jean-Drapeau on Ile-Ste-Helene - beautiful park close to downtown Montreal, and thus a bit like my own 'back yard'.
The bike ride was beautiful, as it was close to water that glittered in the morning sun. The trail ran along the Lachine Canal and Peel Basin, skirted the cubic housing vision of Habitat '67, and crossed the St. Laurent to ...