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Also forgot to mention my new friends in Miquelon were telling me that they are more than seriously supposed to start laying tracks down again on the 93 trail for a functioning railway again. I said no effin way and they were adamant it’s going to start happening soon. Think,they said from Lebel-sur-Quévillon to Chibougamau for logging and mining stuff Anyone have any info on this and what would possibly happen to the “northern corridor “ trail if they do this i was simply dumbfounded when they told me this

Here is a pic yesterday from the little club shack in Lebel-Sur ingenuous and I wish THEY ALL had one of these. 12volt lights inside. Just drive up, click on and walk in and flip the switch

Hey Iceman....checked again at little shack in Lebel-Sur yesterday when I was there yesterday around noon. Definitely no sticker there and NO ONE has a sticker on this one out near the Nyrstar mine on the 93

Some lady was telling me that there is a nursing school in Alma and that’s why the have so many pretty young girls

markusvt.....you my friend have a special gift. Just TOO damn funny. Like Iceman, hope to meet you someday

I learned from the best. Some guy and his wife up near Joliette that drive a blue Yamaha around like crazy

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to all the folks who made my trip so memorable, comfortable and just downright FUN FUN FUN Bobbi & Manon at Auberge Tiblemont on Lac Tiblemont- two GREAT hosts and people. I will be back for sure and would never hesitate to recommend their establishment to any snowmobilers either passing through or basing out of. Isabelle (the Gazelle) & Pierre-Luc from Hotel Opemiska in Chapais. The place simply cannot be beat David, David , Janelle and Pierr-Luc for showing me the cabin and how boondockers in Quebec ride Nancy from Desmairsville for always being the sweetie she is. (Natives were telling me secret stories of Nancy from long ago) Kenny Loon from Mistissini and his lovely wife for cooking the great native food and sharing/teaching me about native traditions Bruce Wapachee police officer from Mistissini for not arresting me and taking me to jail Eddy from the front desk at Auberge Mistissinni for showing me the rooms and talking with me about all things Mistissinni The people from Adele’s restaurant in Mistissinni (forgot to ask if Adele was there) I want to meet her The people in Chibougamau who put on the LOVELY Christmas themed display on their property The Lord Savior Jesus Christ (otherwise just known as Eric) in Chibougamau for pulling me out of the ditch and saving me and my back And a special thanks to Alex, Elphonse and Samuel for taking/inviting me in and giving me a New Year’s Eve I will never forget BUT.........the MOST IMPORTANT thanks goes to my lovely wife Sandy who has supported (and continues to ) support all my crazy snowmobile activities over the years. Thanks honey !!!! I owe ya big time. 1539 miles on my new Enduro now from the last two northern runs. Two SPECTACULAR trips that will never be forgotten

The evening with Alex, Elphonse & Samuel (other natives from other camps randomly joined too) was a night that will be etched in my mind for eternity. I was playing “music trivia” with them using my song/artist list off my IPhone to a Bluetooth speaker. You would be very surprised at how many they got (and the ones they didn’t). We were all so drunk and shouting that the next morning it took me two hours to regain my voice. The 11p.m. 30km trip with “Elphonse” up the 93 a bit then back some logging road was as fun as it gets. We had to go get extra blankets and a few extra things at one of their buddies camp. Here are my three new friends from Waswanapi. Alex Blacksmith on left, then Elphonse (he’s actually from Portugal) and Samuel Blacksmith. This pic was taken just as I was about ready to leave yesterday morning about 7:30. We were all celebrating our night together and New Years Day with a nice toast of red wine (I had enough left to share).

ya know.....Jack...I should have waited another couple minutes before I took and posted that pic. I was just kidding about getting my boat out of storage. But.....this guy wasn't......

I have a couple bonus pics and trip summary report coming after dinner tonight. Here...at home south of Rochester I have to take advantage of the 50F day by getting the truck and sled back in launch condition. Then I have to get the boat out of storage. Thinking about going out on the lake.

While the boys " Alex, Elphonse and Samuel" are getting the camp ready (actually hauling in tobogans full of Budweiser) they say.....take that single track through the bush there a couple clicks and you will come into another little camp area. Now I briefly met these folks at the trail head where their trucks are a little earlier. So not wanting to miss anything during precious daylight I rode over to their camps. The single track through the bush was surreal and I swear it seemed like there was 10ft of snow in the bush. Here the other camps...

Love it !!! I'm game for that ....LOL

The camp. One of about 10-12 spread out over a couple square kilometer area.

It's a good thing I am a spontaneous, adaptable and sorta crazy dude. I knew right at this point I might never get a chance like this again. On New Years no less. They used the "it's snowing like crazy man" ploy and INSISTED I stay there with them at their camp. Who am I to argue with the locals. Especially ones with more Budweiser than you could count. O.K. first things first I say. Is there cell reception here..."No they say but up the road on this hill 8 clicks away we can get it in the truck" Well...I say...if this is gonna happen (and I'm game on now) I HAVE to call my wife and Bobbi at Auberge Timblemont or they will be sending the helicopters out. So off I go in one of the pick up trucks. Man you Canadians drive fast down these shitty icy snow packed roads. OK....wife and Bobbi notified....(dosnt surprise the wife one bit...she obviously knows me well) Now the party gets started....... Here the camp which I think if you look off the trail to the south you can see. It's behind the buildings where the seasonal outfitter has his place.

This is where EVERYTHING changed for the day...... MIQUELON pronounced mick-a-loan The trail crosses right there 27 km south of Desmairsville. I saw some trucks and Natives there and figured I would just say "hi" As I pulled up I realized it was the three guys from the store in Desmairs and the second I saw it was them (not even off the sled yet with visor tipped up") and them already more festivus than when at the store ...I knew it was gonna be a special New Years eve.

I has a good chuckle after we departed. He was obviously leading and her following. If I didnt know there were two of them I would have laid money down that only one sled came through here. She was DEAD NUTS in his track for miles upon miles. Good for you girlfriend.

So I leave Desmairs and not more than 6-8 miles away I see two sleds coming at me. Tabernak....oh well...actually good to see somebody. Meet "Team J&J" husband and wife team from Ontario. We chat for awhile (actually more than that) and they tell me it's their first time up in Quebec. Say they were heading to Chibougamau and then around Roberval and 83 west back towards the Abitibi.. I'm like....."I dont think so guys"....way too early in the season and MANY interconnectability problems. Told them of my Mistissini travels and advised them to go there.

75 miles (virgin) into see Nancy at Desmairsville. Here my track going in and coming out. Somehow by boots got soaked during this run. The Enduro 1200 while a superb machine for what I do most of the time sits too low. Snow was pushing up through the holes in the running board and filling everything up. Oh well...tough to have these problems eh ? So i'm at the store for probably 1.5 hrs. Eating a sandwhich and some chaud chocalate, drying my crap out with a hair dryer in Nancy's back room and chatting with all the locals (99% natives from Waswanapi) and having a good time with the three bulldogs. Now it's New Years eve day and just like everywhere the locals were in buying the essentials.....BEER !!! I swear to God the Natives were coming in and out getting 60 packs of Budweiser like they were giving them away for free. So i'm outside having a smoke and these 3 Natives in a Ford pickup (imagine that) start chatting with me. I could see they were already partaking in the Holiday festivities and were funny as all get out. I got the typical..." you all alone" questions and "where you going". They invited me to their camp. I'm like.....man, I appreciate the offer but I'm on a mission and have 125+ miles of crazy deep snow to mow through. They really tried to get me to come and said the camp is only 20-30 minutes away but I held firm and told them I would take a rain check.

The nights snowfall was deep....

o.k. fellow trail thrashers .....here goes........ As I was previously reporting I left the Hotel Opemiska in Chapais tuesday morning the 31st with a destination of the "truck" back at Auberge Timblemont some 200+ miles away. Monday night in Chapais was not the most pretty weather and I'm glad I threw the guy at the gas station a "20" for letting me keep my sled in there overnight. Here the vacant clubhouse outside of Chapais....

just spectacular !!! Leave it to Mark to come up with this. BRAVO !!! Ron Burgandy.....bwahhhhhh....LOL

Will post entire story mid a.m. tomorrow morning with pics and trip summary your gonna really get a kick out of this one

Ice is red hot on portions of this but wrong location i would have had to back track to Waswanapi and I did not. Matagami was way too far and not in the geographical footprint of this trip