Thanks guys! I was wondering if they rotted away by now. ;) As I recall the portage follows a stream at points.

We were talked into it one year and the next year I had a company van so… Then it became Canadian only. Might have been the year before but what are they going to do? Tow it out?

I hate those stairs to this day. The two biggest blisters of my life were caused by new boots and those stairs. My footwear totally changed after I used Gore-tex socks and Converse high tops the rest of that trip.

And I still think that it saves no time at all over a French entry. And if you get a late start and a north wind you could become screwed by the wind depending on your objective for the day.