Feels Like Montana in Val David, Quebec

Feels Like Montana in Val David, Quebec

I was lucky to get to spend 4 days of the first week of 2011 with my brother and nieces in the beautiful Laurentians (North of Montreal). We rented a chalet by the lake at Val David, a beautiful quaint town that reminded me of the peaceful winter setting also found in Montana.

Here are some of the photos I took to share with you.

The sunset view of the frozen lake from the chalet.

The chalet with lots of amenities including sauna and hot tub (also included was a snowman!).

A beautiful day was spent downhill skiiing at nearby Mont Blanc.

Another day was spent snow showing.

Here are some icicles along the way.

This was the view (credit goes to my niece Aline who took the photo) of the village from the highest point we reached that day.

I was wondering if I would encounter some wild animals to photograph while in Val David. Sure enough a few came across my path. A squirrel visited our balcony at the chalet.

And a woodpecker was spotted by my nieces near the end of our snow showing experience and I had to backtrack to capture the following photo.

Where is the moose in Val David? :) I leave you with a moose vision of the lake (Lac des Truites) in Val David.

For me, this was by far a time very well spent with family in a long time.

2011 is off to a great start. A New Year and new beginnings for me...

Carpe diem

Gerry Khatchikian

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