The rocky summit plateau of...

The rocky summit plateau of...

The rocky summit plateau of Mont Jacques-Cartier. (August 2000)
mutant1
on Jan 4, 2002 11:58 am
Image ID: 3617

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mpbro

mpbro - Jan 6, 2002 5:21 pm - Hasn't voted

Ducks!

Wow, there's a wild cairn-maker on the loose in Quebec. Or did aliens build them? :)

mutant1

mutant1 - Jan 10, 2002 10:25 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Ducks!

There are dozens of those huge cairns on the summit plateau, as you may have noticed in the other photos. I think during WWII that the Canadians had soldiers stationed on the summit. I wonder if the cairns are a result of disciplinary action?!

JScoles

JScoles - Oct 8, 2003 6:33 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Ducks!

No they are a more recent addtion



The area gets a number of pea-soup fogs and when it comes in it is very easy to get lost on the bolder field hence the large number of cairns.



As well they get lots of snow so the cairns are built very high.



Tahawus

Tahawus - Sep 9, 2008 8:29 pm - Voted 10/10

Nice Picture!

Who knew that Southern Quebec had such an abundance of beautiful alpine terrain. Cheers.

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