Triggerhappy

Thank you for the update Don.

Hi York,
We ride both areas frequently and both are equal in quality.  You've been to RDL so I won't tell you about there.
The Saguenay area has a half a dozen lookouts around Mont Valin that are worth going to.  Mont Valin East is a place that is very busy on weekends and preferably a better ride during the week.  Mont Valin West, next door, is much quieter and just as good for trails.  150 - 250 miles a day is in the range of most riders.  Get out your map and day trips would include, 83 to Clermont, 23 to L'Etape, 93 to Mont Valin and La Chappelle, 83 and 93 for a tour du lac St Jean, 367 to Mont Vilain and many more.  You won't get bored.
Mid February is usually very good and you will always find riders from the States there.  The workers at the Delta are bi-lingual just like the Universal.  Gas station, SAQ, grocery store, drug store, Mike's, Subway, Tim Horton's are all within walking distance.
First time truck to Saguenay and ride out of the hotel.  The next year or trip, truck to St Raymond and then saddlebag to Saguenay and day trip and then saddlebag back to St Raymond.  Too many trails and not enough time! 
Jack & Sandi

Just back from a week in the Gaspesia area accompanied by our friend Snowcruiser. We left home after dinner by car on Saturday March 3rd and returned home on Saturday the 10th in the late afternoon, a trip of 700 miles by car and 1040 miles by sled. This was our 4th time in Gaspésia, the last one was back 4 years ago
The mild temperatures that we had in the  last weeks are certainly related with the poor trail conditions we encountered on a large part of the trip. I was expecting that with the warm temperatures but it was a notch worse than expected, no offense to you Groomer, the Tq5 in your area was nice!!!  Luckily, our relaxed vacation pace gave us an easy 160 miles/day average which was just enough in these conditions especially for my passenger. Here is the trail path of our trip:




Our drop spot in Gaspésia was in Mont-Joli at the motel "Mon Joli Motel". We slept there Saturday night before leaving by sled and finally Friday night when we came back before going home the next day. This was our third time at this location mainly for free parking and their recovery service in case of problems: we leave them our car keys and in case of problems they can come pick us up with our rigs at our request. A service we have been fortunate to never use up to date but still provides a significant peace of mind for the trip. In addition the place is nice, beds are comfortable and the food at the restaurant very good.



We had a very cloudy week but a bit of sun in the first 2 days. I hesitated to make a ride report on this trip, doing it as I usually do would make a too big project for the moment(I have a lot of photos and videos) so I'll go  differently with what marked us more than a detailed story . To begin we headed south via the trail # 5 on good trail conditions (Mont-Joli is the place where the  trail#5 come back on itself as the road #132 that goes around the Gaspésia do ).



I had left a message to Groomer.  Being in his backyard and having never met in person, the opportunity was too good to not going shake the hand of the best photographer in Gaspésia!  So we went having our lunch at the Albertville Clubhouse where he came to meet us. Our lucky star gave us a big bonus having Mr and Mrs Gt riders in persons, Jim and Gemma were there at the same moment. It was so nice to have a great talk with all those passionate peoples. a real great add-on to our trip!
I know JG you are more at ease on the other side of the camera but thank you for having been willing for the group pic with us

here outside before leaving
 
 
 




This day we had went to sleep at Pointe à la Croix and the next day we continued on #tq5 to New Richmond. Here the New Brunswick on the other side of the river 

Many deers  in that area.



Enough for having to pay more attention. I watched a lot for deer tracks in the woods as in this one  where there was a good flock. We powered the Lumix with the zoom and made some good shots, really beautiful animals





We then rode north on the #595 to La Cache where we spent the night. Probably the most rought trail of our trip that had not seen the Dozer for a very long time. During a break to our surprise we saw a mosquito on the venture cab! if the mosquitoes come out at this time here I won't imagine what is it in summer!



The next day, leaving La Cache we saw the only moose of the trip ... I would have liked to see one in better shape but it is what we got! It left just his coat that had been moved by wild animals during the night.





We then headed for the Chic-Chocs trail toward Murdochville. During our climb we were impressed by these snow blades on the trail side



A little further, while we were stopped on the trail side to take pictures of the rear view, another "virtual friend" recognized us and came to meet us. It was a pleasure to meet you in person "Je me souviens"



While we were talking with him, a little fox appeared in the back scenery



Kristine got the Lumix out and made a series of good shots of this little curious





When I parked my sled on the side of the Cooper infront a window in Murdochville. A knocking on the glass make us realize our friends Coyote and Jocelyn with whom we did our Chibougamau annual trip 6 years ago were just inside at their table for lunch!!! Another great surprized meeting that put some shine on our trip!
After our lunch, we went down the #597 toward south. I stopped for a short break around sixty miles from Murdoch at the spot where the dozer turn around(club change) because I remembered having seen gray jays the last time we went there 4 years ago. Well there were some still there and not fearful at all.



they came to get their treat in our hands and stayed there a long time pecking and watching us



We went to sleep at Grande-Riviere and continued to Perce the next day. Seeing the famous Rock is a must in Gaspésie





After Perce we wanted to keep going north but the TQ5 was closed because of a river so we should had to turn back and retrace our steps to take the #597, a pretty  big detour. Because we have hard heads, we decided to go to see by ourselves. It was not ideal but very feasible to cross especially north as we did. There was about 6 "of water on the right side.



Here seen from the other side toward south direction, it would have been more difficult because the skis could go under the ice and the approach was steeper



We continued toward the north side and went to sleep in Grande-Vallée. There was an annoying high frequency ripple  4 to 6 inches deep on a very large portion of this last segment, we had the feel of riding on a railway.. after several hours it get really tiring.
The next day we continued west. Those who already did gaspesia know it: most of the mountainous spectacular scenery is from Mont-Louis to Ste-Anne des Monts and in between Mont-St-Pierre is an icon in this area. The point of view of the hang-glider platform is a classic but I put here some others points of view of this same spot that we like alot
   




And on west side 



For fun, from this same place Kristine tried a full zoom with the Lumix of the hang gliding platform on the other side: impressive!


 
The trail condition was among the best of the trip in this area up to St-Anne des Monts. I had booked the evening before a cottage in St-Octave de l'Avenir at the Village Grande Nature where we went for the night. Here the view from the auberge on the Chic-shocks mountains with our chalet just down right. The top mountain view was chopped by the cloud line on this pic




A different experience in a cottage, relaxing near the wood stove after a sledding day was magic



I don't know if they followed us or if we attract them but I saw gray jays on the porch on the next morning! I went out with a bit of lunch and yes they let themselves be tempted once again



For our last day we went west on #TQ5 and then went down south via #591trail  and finally took #587 to La Rédemptionon pretty good trail conditions to see the Montagne St-Pierre. Although less spectacular than some other times we had seen it, the frost was present and the scenery very whiten




 
We then went back to Mont-Joli, gave a break to the Yammy in the trailer and passed one last night at Mont Joli Motel. We did the car black trail ride home the next day on Saturday.
A  trip of a bit more than 1000 miles that went well, the Venture which have now 14500miles act in an exemplary way and my old ADBoivin skid who took a good beating had pass throught without flinching. We would have like more sun, colder weather and better trail conditions but having the chance to ride during an whole week with my best half and a good friend, enjoying the nature beauties in such great area, meeting old friends and making new: I think I'm really blessed, life is good!
Alain 
 

It was nice to meet you Playhard at Drakkar.  I'm glad your trip went well.  You definitely know how to have fun!  Would be fun to run with you guys.

I want to give an update on the advertising situation regarding the Universel Hotel to all QR members.  But again, I don't want this to divide us as members, but just want to keep all in the loop as to what has transpired.
First, I donated the money for the advertising of the hotel to QR,  feeling this might make it an easier decision for the hotel to get on board, and if the hotel was happy with the results they would become a yearly member.
Secondly, I told the QR administrator that should the hotel not sign up, the money I paid would turn into a donation to QuebecRider.
Third, I met with the VP of the hotel. She was very nice and seemed interested. Afterwards, I let the QR administrator know that he should contact the hotel VP as it would appear it might be she is interested and knows that an anonymous member has paid the first year of advertising for the hotel.
The last I have heard, the QR administrator was having problems with his e-mail and thus was not able to contact the hotel VP. I have heard nothing since,  but I assume he has been working on this issue and will eventually have some news, one way or the other.
Thanks,
mike
 

We just role in to town (Shawinigan) and pull into a bank.  I use the ATM to get the best rate but others with me have exchanged US cash for a small fee.  3 extra minutes and on to the hotel.

Yes.  Just call your bank/credit union and tell them you will be going to Canada from x-day to x-day.  they note it on your card acct. and then use it.  They give you the current rate at the time of withdraw and some charge a little fee and some don't.  either way it is easy and fast.  If you can, use a bank ATM as opposed to like a gas station ATM.  Those sometimes have a very low limit you can take ($100).  And 8 different people with me have used their ATM at the same bank in Shawingan and none have been denied or any issues.

We just role in to town (Shawinigan) and pull into a bank.  I use the ATM to get the best rate but others with me have exchanged US cash for a small fee.  3 extra minutes and on to the hotel.

We just role in to town (Shawinigan) and pull into a bank.  I use the ATM to get the best rate but others with me have exchanged US cash for a small fee.  3 extra minutes and on to the hotel.

Just got back to Drakkar and had two different shots with Reggie. Lol. Trails were unbelievable! 23, 351, 302, 3,  it didn't matter where you went you couldn't find a bump if you wanted.  It was perfect.  A little solid in the morning but scratchers took care of that. As the day went on the trails even got better.  Bigger group than usual but good riders and showed them around.  Plus they were cat riders so it was ok. Lol. Great lunch and heading to get a steak now!  

Wasn't expecting this.  Dropped them a quick thank you note and they put it in their news letter.  Thought that was pretty cool.

We had to deal with another warm up this last week, all had freeze back on wednesday night lefting some time for the dozers to work the hard surface and loosen-up some snow. At home we had another hotflash friday end of the day with a bit of gresil and a 2 mm ice crust. fortunately  this turn to be snow a bit more north. I was still confident to get highway type trails condition  so we decided to go for the big loop Joliette/Grand-Mère/Mattawin/St-Zenon/Joliette, a ride of 320 miles mostly on open path trail. Glad we did, we had good to very good conditions conditions all over the ride.
Let's check it in detail but first, here is the trail path of the day:



-5C when we left under a cloudy clearing sky directly from home in St-Thomas de Joliette in the south of Lanaudiere. The major thaw during the week had left an hard trail base and the small episode of ice Friday night had left a thin crust of 2mm ice on the groomed trails  so scratchers were necessary to start the day early. Here in the field near my home.



As expected, the trails were very hard and fast, not a single bump. With the snowtrackers my venture was like on rails, very precise direction and easy driving: ideal conditions to crank up many miles without getting tired. Here in the maple grove in St-Cuthbert: the  water pipe was installed high enought  to allow us to continue to pass without problem.


We then took trail #3 to  go toward Grand-Mere


 
I take the opportunity to write a bit about scratchers: In my case it's been part of my essential accessories for more than 10 years after we got  traped after a rainy day on a trip ... after that I understood !!! I use the cheap model at $ 60 which clings under the footrest. Some will say: yeah but you can not back up with them ... in my life of sledder it never happened that my engine overheat or my slides stick when going in reverse so I think I can raise them during that time!!! Jokes aside, I happened to bent one at the beginning when I had forgotten them and I just had to bent it back in shape (otherwise in case of badluck the spares are sold for $ 20 each).
By putting them as far forward as possible they are very effective and installed as I put them I do not even have to stop to put them on: just to lean and pass the hand under the edge of the footrest to pick them down. Often just one side is enough and in the most extreme condition both will do the job. In my opinion it should come standard with a snowmobile, it is not very often that it is absolutely necessary but when you need them your $60 investment is right there to save your ass and when they are there easily usable  we used them regularly, most often in the morning when the trails are very hard and we are in the first to pass. It is easier on the engine cooling system and help on hifax life. Yesterday we took them off in the middle of the morning.




It's the worst we've seen and it was just a few spots in St-Barthélemy area (very south of Lanaudiere along St-Laurence river)



Otherwise it looked like that on most of the ride





Given the very good conditions we chose to extend the ride a bit going through  #63 trail to see the Magnan falls





A beautiful site, ideal place for a trail side break



The sky had clear up leaving us a beautiful sunshine for the rest of the day



The pics bring up the beauty of the scenery so much better with  some sun



We stopped to refuel in St-Étienne before crossing the St-Maurice. Policemen were passing there but must believe that we did not look too fishy they just continue their way



We then continued trail # 3 eastbound



And crossed the St-Maurice river at La Gabelle. A little bumpy but very solid no movement with the warmth.



The trail had a small hi frequency ripple east of St-Maurice a little tiring but it still ride at a good pace.



An FCMQ patrol accosted us but they were satisfied by my just seeing my sticker, no need to stop and dig in my pockets to do the paper thing on the trailside to my great satisfaction



We then took the St-Maurice river trail in Grand-Mère.



It was quite bumby, especially up to this point but still solid as a rock no slush



Then further north was less bumpy and it was done at maximum legal speed except for 2 small ice jam sections at the very end. When we observe in the side of the mountain the warmth have formed several large glaciers


Once back on the shore just beginning the trail we faced to that... oupsss, that's when it came back to me that my friend Snowcruiser had told me a few weeks ago that they had plowed a section of the trail
 there this year ........ Fortunately, it's like that for only a few hundred feet up to the top of the hill not far,



And then it's looks like that's  ....oufff!!!


next optimal trail conditions, good and fast


 
Nice trail and even nice scenery



We arrived for lunch at Marineau at 12:45 with 141 miles on the dreammeter. A first real break for us because we had almost not stopped in the morning feeling  we does not need



After a good meal for us and a fuelup for the venture, we leave for St-Zenon via trail #360



The #360 was nice and fast, a small ripple in some curves but very pleasant to do on this beautiful sunny day





The ride going so well why not expand it a little more circuit through the M20 trail! A beautiful segment that once again was worth the detour.


 
This trail is a bit different from the rest of the area. The mix of scenery and mountain/lake remember me the Laurentide park each time I ride it









We did not had the chance to see a lynx or a beaver but at least a small partridge who obviously felt at home in the trail



This trail also includes a couple of interesting and safe trail stretchs. We must still take care because we do not want to have any incidents or problems especially in those remote spots that are very far from roads and services.



Once arrived at the next junction we took a short break and then continue on the #345 south



The #345 was just perfect not a single bump. Never saw it so good on a Saturday  late afternoon. We then continue to the Mattawin River Bridge where we took a good break





Me doing a 360 with the Gopro to immortalize the moment up there


 
Then we continue on #345. Given the mild day, I was expecting more bumpy trail but no, the conditions were very beautiful ...



On the other hand, there were icy washed curves  that we had not seen elsewhere must be more vigilant and have good runners to keep on your side. We then crossed the dozer  grooming this already beautiful trail
making the conditions almost perfect



We did a last fuelup at the Cabanon and then continued  the #23 southbound



Still beautiful conditions, it had just been regrommed there too. Sun was already down



We stopped to eat  at Real Masse around 5:45 pm



After our good meal break we started our last stretch to the house. The conditions were still good, no beated trail with this hard base and as a bonus we started to encounter just grommed trails in St-Gabriel de Brandon and Joliette. We left the house at 8:15 in the morning and came back home at 8:15 pm with just 320 miles on the dreammeter.
In summary very good conditions everywhere on the circuit we did  and the today  falling snow will give the little notch that  was missing with some  new material on the good hard base that was already there as the cream layer on the cake! There is no rain in the extended weather forecast and despite the temperatures being slightly above the average, the nights would be cold enought to groom so the picture is good to keep a full operational trail system for the next  weeks  in our area. Let's enjoy it!
 
Alain

Don, we are leaving Sunday afternoon. We drove up 300 miles then rode 150+ miles.  Trails were unbelievable!  Went from Drakkar past the relais station up 351tp 360 north.  360 north was hard stutter bumps so we turned around ate st 500 steak house which was great then went to 302 east and it couldn't have been better. Took that to 3 then past the bison bar past the old Chez roger back to relais station. Then took a ride up the river to 23 to m3 to the central.  Then back to Drakkar. Heading to dinner now. 302 and 3 were the best I had ever seen them.  

Great ride today.  Belinda and I Left Drakkar at 9am got to latuque and fueled up sled and body at noon. The river was better than expected.  Scratchers were your friend though as the snow was hard. 360 was good.  Some stutter bumps.  355 had some chop through the pipeline until the train tressel then it was perfect to 73 and into latuque. We left lunch in latuque at 1 and pulled into Drakkar at 5 with 240 miles for the day. 73 all the way down to 353 was incredible.  Perfect.  353/23 was choppy.  Not bad but not great.  302 was great to 351. 351 was a little choppy but still fast.  Took it to 3 which got beat up some and then rolled into Drakkar.  Shortly after Playhard rolls in with his crew.  Nice group here this evening. 

Great ride today.  Belinda and I Left Drakkar at 9am got to latuque and fueled up sled and body at noon. The river was better than expected.  Scratchers were your friend though as the snow was hard. 360 was good.  Some stutter bumps.  355 had some chop through the pipeline until the train tressel then it was perfect to 73 and into latuque. We left lunch in latuque at 1 and pulled into Drakkar at 5 with 240 miles for the day. 73 all the way down to 353 was incredible.  Perfect.  353/23 was choppy.  Not bad but not great.  302 was great to 351. 351 was a little choppy but still fast.  Took it to 3 which got beat up some and then rolled into Drakkar.  Shortly after Playhard rolls in with his crew.  Nice group here this evening. 

You won't find a nicer guy. He takes great care of you here.  You will love staying here.  

Great!  We will be looking for you.  It is 2 degrees here now and supposed to get a few inches of snow this afternoon/evening.  I will do my best not to use up all the snow...

Don, we are leaving Sunday afternoon. We drove up 300 miles then rode 150+ miles.  Trails were unbelievable!  Went from Drakkar past the relais station up 351tp 360 north.  360 north was hard stutter bumps so we turned around ate st 500 steak house which was great then went to 302 east and it couldn't have been better. Took that to 3 then past the bison bar past the old Chez roger back to relais station. Then took a ride up the river to 23 to m3 to the central.  Then back to Drakkar. Heading to dinner now. 302 and 3 were the best I had ever seen them.  

Don, we are leaving Sunday afternoon. We drove up 300 miles then rode 150+ miles.  Trails were unbelievable!  Went from Drakkar past the relais station up 351tp 360 north.  360 north was hard stutter bumps so we turned around ate st 500 steak house which was great then went to 302 east and it couldn't have been better. Took that to 3 then past the bison bar past the old Chez roger back to relais station. Then took a ride up the river to 23 to m3 to the central.  Then back to Drakkar. Heading to dinner now. 302 and 3 were the best I had ever seen them.  

Don, we are leaving Sunday afternoon. We drove up 300 miles then rode 150+ miles.  Trails were unbelievable!  Went from Drakkar past the relais station up 351tp 360 north.  360 north was hard stutter bumps so we turned around ate st 500 steak house which was great then went to 302 east and it couldn't have been better. Took that to 3 then past the bison bar past the old Chez roger back to relais station. Then took a ride up the river to 23 to m3 to the central.  Then back to Drakkar. Heading to dinner now. 302 and 3 were the best I had ever seen them.  

You choose:
La Malbie sunset...

 
Aruba sunset...

 
Pas de compétition!
 

One of our son and  his girlfriend had booked us a night at La Tuque as a Christmas gift and it was last weekend that we enjoyed it. Here is the path of 486miles that we traveled last Saturday and Sunday.



-22C under a cloudy sky at first, not so good for pics, but acceptable visibility to ride. We were going first to join our friend Snowcruiser who was leaving Champlain and we had agreed to join him for lunch a little past 1:00pm at Marineau in Trois-Rives. We had an ambitious ride to do before lunch, so we left home early a little past 8:00am. The trails were beautiful and freshly groomed for the most part. Here in the fields north of St-Gabriel de Brandon to St-Damien. The little white line up to the top of the mountain is the snowmobile trail ...



We crossed a bumpy section in the Zec des Nymphes which had not been re-surfaced due to a broken dozer, otherwise north of Réal Massé everything had been done and was beautiful.



The cold had frosted the top of the mountains



We passed by the Taureau dam reservoir whose level is already well lowered



We took the opportunity for a short pics break





The #360 was like a carpet and very fast. With the gray sky and the high cruising speed we have unfortunately not many good pics





Another little photo break at halte 440. We see that it has been cold this season because the river is frozen over most of its route leaving only the rapids to clear water. Usually high flow prevents it from freezing over a large portion





When exiting Zec Chapeau de Paille, the trail runs along the river about 1mile this year that give nice view on the river in this area



Here the beautiful classic view, and the trail takes the usual path from there



We had a surprising good timing and arrived as planned to lunch at Marineau with Snowcruiser at 1:05pm with 149 miles on the dreammeter.



Having arrived there a bit late we left around 2:30pm towards #355 north. A friend of Snowcruiser, Michel who had come to lunch with us accompanied us up to  #360 #355 junction and then continued south while we lined up to the north



Too dark sky for good  pics but beautiful scenery



The classic  pipeline. The trail was ruff in this part, especially the big hills. Enough snow just need a dozer run



The famous railway bridge la rivière du milieu. Always a nice spot to take a break



The next section was much better and we even met 2 dozers who were leaving from La Tuque to go down to groom the #355 we had just done and #73 to the east



We arrived at 5:30pm in La tuque to stay at Marineau hotel where we had our reservation. 


 
It's really a sledders place, almost just snowmobiles in the parking lot. We had quiet evening, lying down early to compensate for my abuse the day before and get in shape for
the next day ...
Sunday morning during breakfast, guess who had come to sit just behind us: Mr and Mrs Iceman! accompanied by their friends, world is small!!! Was very nice to meet them and chat a bit (with my bad frenglish) too bad my other crew members don't really speak english so we would had talk longer... Krikri english vocabulary is limited at yes, no, toaster, bumber and wiper! 
Then we got back on the trail toward St-Raymond. Another nice cold night, -22C when we leaved which already announces nice hard trails



 
And we were not disappointed. The #73 "La Jeannotte" as whe called it was freshly groomed by one of the dozer we had crossed the day before





We even had a few sun rays! We took the opportunity to take few pics, with the sun it makes all the difference for photos, looks almost as postcards with it





Un vrai tapis





We arrived just at noon for lunch at Roquemont. It has changed a lot since our last visit, which was already a few years ago. It may be my nostalgic side but personally I liked better before. The drink side is very large with a lot of choice of beer but the meal side for dinner is rather limited. It's certainly not everyone's opinion because the place was packed full.


We then pointed our skis south to return on home side. We still had a good distance to travel but most on fast fields trail which were very nice



Instead of taking the #3 trail all the way ,we went down further south a notch via trails #302/351 which are a little faster in my opinion. We ride along the #40 highway for several miles. Here on the Batiscan River just under the highway



We left our friend Snowcruiser just a little further so he got back home in Champlain area while we continued south alone. Following the advice of Snowcruiser we tried a new trail (for us) that goes to St-Louis de France but then newly  connect to the #3 trail (not on the map). The trail is not super wide but ride very well and represented for us a shortcut of several miles. We ended  up in the power lines just few miles from La Gabelle St-Maurice river crossing . I have approximated the route on the map on my first pic on this report  for those interested...



We did one last fuel up in St-Étienne just after crossing the St-Maurice river at around 4:00pm followed by a short break. It was then that it get worst...



The ice storm began as we started again. The visibility with the ice and night coming was really difficult. I managed to find a functional rhythm: my Nolan electric visor plugged + heated handles at maximum and wiping with my hot left mits at 10 seconds so the ice was wipable. And when my right hand was about to catch on fire (7-8 minutes) I stopped and cool it down in the Kristine visor so she can see something front again



As darkness set in, it became easier with the lights. It did not stop us from smiling, was just part of the adventure!



We finally been home around 6:30pm. We started to be crusted a lot! and snowmobiling too ...




 
A very good ride, it gave us a total of 246miles for the day and 486 miles gps for the 2 days. The ice storm has not damaged the  trail network and has instead added compact stuff the dozers used to give us beautiful solid trails ... We are really in the best of the season and time flies quickly so it is the time or never to go for it!
Alain
 

Day 2 Roselin on the Gouin

Drakkar has a breakfast.   Not off a menu or anything.  Usually eggs, hash browns/potatoes, cereal, fruit, croissants, breads, coffee, juices etc.   I like it.  Plenty to eat and great for the day.   If we don't stop to eat dinner on the way back to the hotel we usually have reggie order us something.  He has menus from many places local (pizza, pasta, etc)  Plus he knows of better sit down restaurants if you ask.  It is nice to just get back put sleds in garage and settle down in the leather recliners in front of the TV in the main lobby area and have food delivered.  Talking with other riders about trails etc..   And the Maple whiskey shots he gives....  MMMMMM

Drakkar has a breakfast.   Not off a menu or anything.  Usually eggs, hash browns/potatoes, cereal, fruit, croissants, breads, coffee, juices etc.   I like it.  Plenty to eat and great for the day.   If we don't stop to eat dinner on the way back to the hotel we usually have reggie order us something.  He has menus from many places local (pizza, pasta, etc)  Plus he knows of better sit down restaurants if you ask.  It is nice to just get back put sleds in garage and settle down in the leather recliners in front of the TV in the main lobby area and have food delivered.  Talking with other riders about trails etc..   And the Maple whiskey shots he gives....  MMMMMM