snowmaster2112

Yeah but your damn near as tough as this guy (almost)

Ok....boots on the ground intel (or really satellite telephone calls into space and back) has it.....
the guys at the Gouin are bagging the Obedjiwan run today, staying another night at the Gouin (as planned) and heading back to Parent tomorrow VIA THE ROAD. I can’t fu&cking imagine paying a guide to run up and down the roads out of Parent....but whatever. To be fair....it took us years to successfully get to Obedjiwan too.
and Kanawata reports 6 guys leaving via Casey, Wemo and then La Tuque.
im still betting no one is coming through here today
will report this evening 

29k miles 2013, no working dash and no GPS

Gouin at 4:20 yesterday 
another coincidence ????

I’m seriously going to try and talk him into hot dogs tonight on the grill

So...after the scrumptious moose meat stuffed peppers, taters, beer and gas I was on my way after a nice 3+ hour visit. Andre, Jeanie and I rode out together (they in their truck) and said goodbye.
when I pulled into the Gouin there was 6-7 guys at the pump. Quebec’ers with various sleds and a GUIDE. Said they were staying two nights there and shooting for obedjiwan today across the reservoir. Good luck on that today. These pussies were to scared to take the trail from Parent to the Gouin yesterday and came by road.
here....Haltaparche this morning. My sled was clean last night when I pulled in at 5:30. Jean-Guy reports 20 inches here in last 36
im sure hoping I’m wrong on our bet that no one is coming through here today. I would prefer someone else bust the trail down for me tomorrow 
not going anywhere today. Will help shovel snow here today, partake in some Mother Nature and take a nap this afternoon.

Zoom in on the sign on the garage and look at the phone number
coincidence. ?

Andre and Jeanie’s camp is not really a camp. It’s a full blown house with detached barn with full in law type setup above. The BEST of everything has gone into this place which Andre and Jeanie plan on retiring to in 2 years.

Here ....THE MAN himself. Andre Vennnemam from Parent. 
If you only have one contact in all of upper Maurice/Parent/Clova/Wemo area you better hope it’s this guy. BTW...he speaks better English than I do
Andre is one day older than me. We both turn 56 on March 1st & 2nd. 
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Andre DOES NOT mess around with anything. Here one of his four graders at the camp (yeah right) to plow his 7km driveway 
he has 40K invested in solar panels and batteries and the solar panels are motorized and turn with the sun.

Ok....this wasn’t fair to guess for anyone so here the story goes:
heading north on the Gouin trail I finally got to the road section and see plow guy coming up the road. I wave to stop him and was happy, happy happy when he pulls up and I see the sign on the door. Wait....I know who this is. Confirmed before we even speak I see the last four digits of the phone number.  2112  (imagine that)
Now this was just a worker guy for him but I ask...”is Andre at his camp and how do I get there”  YES, YES, YES...he replies...hurry he says before he leaves.
So ...I find it 3-4 miles away. JACKPOT...he’s still there. It’s been two years since I have seen my friend Andre & Jeanie. They own the hombre du Vent cabins and an awesome ranch house rental right on the other side of the bridge across from the depanneur. In addition André has 14 employees and plows all the roads up hear in the bush for the town of La Tuque (largest city in Quebec by kilometers)
Andre tried to tell me how to come to see his cabin (yeah right) some years back by way of road from Relais 22 but the weather wasn’t cooperating and we had to bag it.
so now I’m finally here. About 5-7 miles from the Gouin.
 

Camp de Base 

I sat out there and took a nice long break. Didn’t leave Haltaparche till almost 10:30. While this certainly is not far away it must be 12:00 somewhere and also 4:20
not a breath of wind and the brightest blue sky you would ever see
i could help but close and reopen my eyes and picture Raymond Boulanger approaching on fumes and landing right where I sat that fateful day in November 1992
Here , Norman from Camp de Base with him back a couple years ago when he revisited Casey. This time not in handcuffs 

I made a little snow angel to watch over me on the last couple days of my trip
 

Casey airstrip a couple hours ago

A little different this time leaving Haltaparche 

Leaving Kanawata now and heading to camp for my last night.
wont be able to post anymore
wishing everyone the best and a happy season ending (whenever that may be)
April riding will be a reality up here this year

Camp de Base 

Inside Jean-Guy’s generator bldg (6 ft from the trail) this morning 

I made a little snow angel to watch over me on the last couple days of my trip
 

He’s only rented the yurts out a couple times so far and has a couple reservations. They are completely engulfed in snow now

Leaving Kanawata now and heading to camp for my last night.
wont be able to post anymore
wishing everyone the best and a happy season ending (whenever that may be)
April riding will be a reality up here this year

Leaving Kanawata now and heading to camp for my last night.
wont be able to post anymore
wishing everyone the best and a happy season ending (whenever that may be)
April riding will be a reality up here this year

I made a little snow angel to watch over me on the last couple days of my trip