{"id":228,"date":"2011-08-10T14:08:11","date_gmt":"2011-08-10T20:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2023-05-28T21:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T04:03:20","slug":"vicki-lefrancois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/?page_id=228","title":{"rendered":"Vicki Lefrancois"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"228\" class=\"elementor elementor-228\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ff566e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ff566e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f56f5bd\" data-id=\"f56f5bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-570b0a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"570b0a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/About-us-vicki-2023_05_26-19_00_26-UTC.jpg\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/About-us-vicki-2023_05_26-19_00_26-UTC.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-244\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">I am originally from the East of Qu&eacute;bec (Matane in Gasp&eacute;sie) and have lived in Jasper for more than 3 years now, since I graduated from Tourism at the C&eacute;gep de Matane in 2008. Before that, all part of my studies, I did 3 internships in Jasper to get better with my working English. Like many here in Jasper, I was planning on coming for one summer only but got hooked on the beauty of the Rockies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">More than ever I am enjoying this park. A year ago I didn&rsquo;t even know the name or even know that you could hike the mountains that surround the town.&nbsp; They are by the way part of that renowned best scenic trail in Jasper National Park: the Skyline Trail. This is all due to meeting Ben, this crazy stranger from overseas who is keeping me in shape, active and who would know that I would survive camping, backpacking and canoeing! Ask my friends and family&hellip;I hate bugs and sweating!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">I did sea kayak in Qu&eacute;bec before (couple times) and really enjoyed that and I raft once on a class 3 river here in the Rockies last year but that is all for water experience. I was as well enjoying day hiking in the trails around the town and that would be it for activities. This summer, I am gaining the experience and the training needed to be able to take on the upcoming journey, and so, every weekend that I have, I am camping, backpacking, canoeing or all the above, and all for the first time in my life (backyard camping apparently doesn&rsquo;t count&hellip;). I am really enjoying canoeing (more than backpacking) which is great since this expedition is with a canoe and not hiking from source-to-sea!&nbsp; My goal: to make camping accessible for all and trendy, after all, if I can do so can anyone! I am the type of girl who makes a great deal of looking good&#8230;even in the middle of the wilderness and the only other living thing that can see you is that elk who decided to hide in the middle of the river &#8211; but I am not the type to hike with high heels!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">Why am I going on a 4-month expedition with minimal experience? I like challenges and I do think that I can do it, mostly after all the training that I have already been through this summer. Every day, I love learning new skills and find myself pushed further emotionally and physically and I learn a great deal about myself. I am also quite involved in this adventure already, doing marketing things and making food for this expedition, and I will finish what I started!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">_________________________________________________________________<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">Je suis originaire de Matane en Gasp&eacute;sie, Qu&eacute;bec. J&rsquo;habite &agrave; Jasper depuis que j&rsquo;ai gradu&eacute; en Tourisme au C&eacute;gep de Matane il plus de 3 ans.&nbsp; J&rsquo;ai fais dans le cadre de mes &eacute;tudes 3 stages &agrave; Jasper pour am&eacute;liorer mon anglais.&nbsp; Comme beaucoup de r&eacute;sidents de Jasper, j&rsquo;&eacute;tais venue ici pour un &eacute;t&eacute; seulement, mais la beaut&eacute; des Rocheuses Canadienne m&rsquo;a fait rester.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">Pour la premi&egrave;re fois cet &eacute;t&eacute;, je profite du parc plus que jamais. Dire qu&rsquo;il y a un an, je ne savais m&ecirc;me pas le nom des montagnes qui entourent la ville! Par ailleurs, ces m&ecirc;mes montagnes font partie d&rsquo;un sentier reconnu pour ses superbes paysages&nbsp;: le Sentier Skyline. Tout cela, je le dois &agrave; ma rencontre avec Ben, cet &eacute;tranger d&rsquo;outremer aux folles id&eacute;es d&rsquo;exp&eacute;ditions qui me garde en forme, active et qui aurait cru que je survivrais le camping, les randonn&eacute;es en montagnes et le canot! Demandez &agrave; mes amis et ma famille&hellip;j&rsquo;ha&iuml;s les bibittes et suer!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">J&rsquo;ai fait du kayak de mer au Qu&eacute;bec une coupelle de fois et j&rsquo;ai fait du rafting sur une rivi&egrave;re de cat&eacute;gorie 3 ici dans les Rocheuses l&rsquo;&eacute;t&eacute; pass&eacute;, mais c&rsquo;est tout ce que j&rsquo;ai pour exp&eacute;rience sur l&rsquo;eau. Comme activit&eacute;s de plein air, je faisais r&eacute;guli&egrave;rement des randonn&eacute;es de quelques heures dans les sentiers autour de la ville, sans sac-&agrave;-dos. Cet &eacute;t&eacute; par-contre, je red&eacute;couvre le parc o&ugrave; le mot plein air prend tout son sens. J&rsquo;acquiers l&rsquo;exp&eacute;rience et entra&icirc;nement n&eacute;cessaire pour &ecirc;tre en mesure de faire l&rsquo;exp&eacute;dition de 2012. Chaque fin de semaine est d&eacute;di&eacute;e &agrave; faire du camping, de la randonn&eacute;e, du canot ou toutes ces r&eacute;ponses, et tous pour la premi&egrave;re fois de ma vie (apparemment faire du camping dans sa cour arri&egrave;re ne compte pas&hellip;) J&rsquo;aime vraiment faire du canot (plus que du trekking) ce qui est parfait parce que l&rsquo;exp&eacute;dition se fait en canot et non pas &agrave; pied de la &laquo;&nbsp;source &agrave; la mer&nbsp;&raquo;. De plus, j&rsquo;aime penser que je peux montrer aux gens que le camping est accessible pour tous. Si je peux le faire, pourquoi pas vous aussi! Je veux aussi montrer qu&rsquo;il est possible de combiner mode et camping, m&ecirc;me si le seul spectateur aux alentours est le Wapiti qui essaye de passer inaper&ccedil;u au beau milieu de la rivi&egrave;re &#8211; mais je ne suis quand m&ecirc;me pas du genre &agrave; faire de la randonn&eacute;e en talon aiguille!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">Pourquoi est-ce que je veux faire cette exp&eacute;dition de 4 mois? J&rsquo;aime les d&eacute;fis et je crois que celui-ci en est un que je peux relever, surtout apr&egrave;s l&rsquo;entra&icirc;nement que j&rsquo;ai fait jusqu&rsquo;&agrave; maintenant. Chaque jour,&nbsp; j&rsquo;apprends de nouvelles choses autant techniques que sur moi-m&ecirc;me et j&rsquo;adore &ccedil;a! Je pousse mes limites &eacute;motionnelles et physiques plus loin &agrave; chaque fois et red&eacute;couvre mes capacit&eacute;s. Je suis aussi d&eacute;j&agrave; tr&egrave;s impliqu&eacute;e dans le projet en &eacute;tant en charge du marketing et de la pr&eacute;paration de la nourriture, et je finis toujours ce que je commence!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma;\">&#8211; Vicki <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am originally from the East of Qu&eacute;bec (Matane in Gasp&eacute;sie) and have lived in Jasper for more than 3 years now, since I graduated from Tourism at the C&eacute;gep de Matane in 2008. Before that, all part of my studies, I did 3 internships in Jasper to get better with my working English. Like &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/?page_id=228\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vicki Lefrancois&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":66,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"inspiro_hide_title":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_media_urls":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1755,"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/228\/revisions\/1755"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paddlethewaters.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}