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WINTER 2010 - Day 5 What A Short Night!!!

Communal living with 22 people in a cabin is an adventure! On the bright side, Isabelle and her family had prepared a hearty breakfast to whip us into shape. We’re aching all over and fatigue is settling in. Well, no matter, the open trails are calling…
Today’s run is a healthy one, 135 kilometres! After crossing […]

08 March 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ‡ Comments (0)

WINTER 2010 - Day 4 Another Beautiful Morning!

I am grateful for those beautiful and warm winter days. They seem to be there just for us. We’re in great shape for this third day on our iron horses. We are confident and strong, but J-C warns us that our confidence can be deceiving, we must be careful!
Today’s itinerary will takes 110 km around […]

08 March 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ExpĂ©dition RĂ©serve faunique des Laurentides 2010 ‡ Comments (0)

WINTER 2010 – Day 3 A wonderful day!

The sun is rising on Lac des Neiges as we prepare to leave. Another fabulous image! I have the feeling this is just the appetizer! I learned from our guides, Jean-Guy and Dave, that today will be a “privileged” itinerary. We’re in luck; we got special authorizations for this escapade. Going North, we circled the […]

04 March 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ExpĂ©dition RĂ©serve faunique des Laurentides 2010 ‡ Comments (0)

WINTER 2010 – Day 2 And off we go on our snowmobiles!

Today, we’ll take it easy, a mere 25 km! We got to our destination before lunch. Thank God! The three shelters at Camp Giroux are under tonnes of snow! Watch your step! Oops! We’re waist-deep in snow! No lack of snow here. Our braves, the men and male teenagers, shared the four shovels to clear […]

04 March 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ExpĂ©dition RĂ©serve faunique des Laurentides 2010 ‡ Comments (0)

WINTER 2010 - Day 1 What a way to start an adventure!

Our first problem: the luggage!!!
I was surprised when I saw the luggage. Two suitcases for a few days!?! Impossible! Possible, indeed! We had rendez-voused in the hotel lobby. Boarding for ForĂŞt Montmorency; bus, highway, lunch on board. Ever tried to make sandwiches in a moving bus? Quite the adventure, but lots of fun! On the […]

02 March 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ExpĂ©dition RĂ©serve faunique des Laurentides 2010 ‡ Comments (0)

D-Day Minus 11 – On the Tip of the Toes Foundation ready to leave on a snowmobile expedition in Newfoundland!!!

In ten days, we will be leaving on an expedition that will take us on the snowy trails of this wonderful island. We’re just about ready. Following a highly successful prep meeting, the future adventurers, and their guides, are dreaming about the sites and the fauna they are about to see, about this extraordinary experience […]

18 February 2010 | Katherine Bouchard § ExpĂ©dition Terre-Neuve 2010 ‡ Comments (0)

We’ll Be Back in February 2008

Our blog is on break until the next expedition in Québec’s Mauricie region. Stay tuned.

18 December 2007 | HĂ©lĂ©na LongprĂ© § ‡ Comments (0)

Participants’ Testimonials

Here is a short collection of letters and emails we received from some of our expedition participants.
This is what motivates us to continue what we began over a decade ago: Wilderness therapy! Nearly 20 expeditions have taken place so far with teenagers from several Canadian provinces.
Feel free to leave your own account or comment (or […]

31 July 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

Bertrand, Child-life Specialist and One of the Foundation’s Most Travelled Companions

Bertrand during the March 2007Yukon expedition
If you’ve been with Tip of Toes on an expedition, you surely know Bertrand Dupuis. He has participated in 13 of our last 17 expeditions, which makes him one of our most travelled companions. No wonder he talks about the Foundation like a family affair.
From the early beginnings of On […]

26 April 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

Hello World!

Dans le monde de la programmation, l’Ă©xĂ©cution d’un premier code est traditionnellement “Bonjour le monde!” Alors, voici, le blogue de la Fondation Sur la pointe des pieds est lancĂ© avec ce premier billet. Que nous rĂ©serve le futur sur ces pages? Nouvelles, liens, Ă©vĂ©nements, expĂ©ditions, photos, histoires. Bref, l’agora est ouverte. Et ça tombe bien […]

23 February 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (4)

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23 February 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

Yukon Expedition Map

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17 February 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)

About this blog

Welcome to On the Tip of the Toes Foundation’s blog, online since February 2007. This blog’s purpose is to be a space for exchange between the teenagers, the Foundation and about anyone who is interested in adventure therapy.
A brief story of the Foundation
In 1996, an oncologist, a university teacher and a national park director united […]

17 February 2007 | Kim Gjerstad § ‡ Comments (0)