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Cat Polaris Yammaha 2013 preview Ag hall at the Allentown fair grounds

Ray Yes I had planned on stoping I would not get there until 6:30 or so.

Only got 1 trip in 1500 miles total for the year.

Playhard, This maybe an option for you , a bit expensive, but if youy have extra room in your saddlebags.. I have been looking for option to have extra gas on my friends F6 http://www.redagascan.com/ Schooter

Happy Birthday! Mike. Hope you had a great day!

But makes for great fodder Schooter

I am very happy with my Nuvi 500, good in temperatures and ease of use. If I had a reason to change in the future( i do not right now) I would select the Nuvi 550, Since I do use it in the truck without the Canada Roads, for some reason it loses it's way in the Quebec city area while using it in the driving mode, I know the 550 does not because the individuals I have traveled with have the 550 and we did a side by side comparison. Schooter

I have a NUVI 500, that i have used in Canada for the past 4 years You are able to build routes and load to the Nuvi 500, utilizing Mapsource software and the quebec trail maps. I cannot speak to the capability of the 600 Schooter

I'm a little late in my response, Things got a little hectic when I got back home, But, Yes we did go across the bridge and into town, We needed to stop for oil at the Cat dealer and the bank (My GMC was in a hurry to get to the HS on the way up) The bridge is very impressive. On the trail dates 29th jan - 4th Feb We traveled 1500 miles in our seven days on the sled. 90% great trails 1st day HS - LAC de Loop - Lac St. Jean 2nd day HS - Fishing Village La baie 3rd day HS - Forestville - Econolodge 4th day Forestville to Baie Comeau to Forestville 5th day Forestville to manoir Richelieu (Trail # 3 needed alot of love) 6th day Manoir Richelieu to HS 7th Day HS to Mt Valin to Onatchiway missed a turn to go to Scooby Raid and ended up north of Lac de la Rame, turned arount to go back to Onatchiway for fuel and then back to the HS Farmerold planted the seed and this trip has now made us want to go to the end of trail, # 3 - Baie Johan Beetz, Then to Godbout across the ferry down to Quebec City and Back up to finish a loop. So I will be looking for recommendation of motels north of Sept Isle. This is only my 6th year of going to Quebec for Sledding, but I have been impressed and felt welcomed each time. I look forward to my next opportunity to return. Schooter

smclelan, snobeeler, Bill, dooright I appreciate the advice; my two amigos will need to weigh in on the number of nights away from the HS. Planning to be pulling into the HS before 6:00 pm Saturday. Schooter

Bill, Thank you for the info. So you Saturday night. Schooter

Thank you, for the information I am looking for options from leaving the HI/HS and a mid point enroute to see the Snowmobile bridge over the Manicougan River. Since I will not have time to do the loop will need to back track and go back to the HI/HS via 93. schooter

Looking for some recommendations / options for Hotels that are easy access (Trail,Food,Fuel,Beverage) and sled friendly in. Baire Comeau Les Escoumins Forestville Any preference on to stay places to stay away from places Thank you Schooter

Mike, Did you get the Turbo or non Turbo? XF series with 144" track? Schooter

Bob, I purchased Topo Canada as referenced on the Garmin web page. and then downloaded the trail map from Markusvt post http://www.box.com/s/spxyaifztc1eerqhz92h I have not compared 2012 version to the actual trail will get to do that starting this sunday. But they have been good in the past. There are just too many options, Schooter

Bob, Attached is a comparison of the Garmin Nuvi 500/550 with the Zumo models I gleaned the information from the Garmin web site. My unit is ~ 4 years old Nuvi 500 has the same features offered today. hope this helps with your decision. Schooter garmin compare.pdf

I have been using the NUVI 500 for several years. I purchased for use in both Truck and sled. It has worked for me mounted to the handlebars to - 30. I have updated my trail maps with the link above. once you get the hang of using mapsourcing, pretty straigh forward. schooter

Thank you for the reply, Looks impressive

Markusvt I have not been that far north; can you provide a little more detail on the location of the bridge[/size]? I have gone as far as Sacre Coeur (I was told you fall off the end of the earth if you go farther north) Thought we may take a look for ourselves this year. We will be up at the HI from the 28 - 5th and we are looking at 1 or 2 saddlebag nights. Last year we stayed in Sacre Coeur for one night as we looped around the river Thank you in advance Schooter

I use the Helmit, but i have a problem with the breathing/mouth piece and my glasses, So i use the helmit with out the mouth piece and use an electric shield. The guys i run with use communicators and the mouth piece also did not work well with the mic My 1 cent :mellow: Schooter

Mr Gutz, I was able to load the file and see the trail map, but it would not allow me to export to my GPS. I had to update my Mapsourse program from Garmin (Free) and then I was able to select both Topo and trail files to export to the GPS. Markusvt , Thank you for the link Schooter

Bill and Mr GutZ, Thank you for the reply, Maybe the renovations are adding to the room avalibility limitations during the time I have planned or maybe just booked with a Hockey event. Schooter

I just received notice that the Holiday Inn is changing names. Does anyone know if they are changing anything else concerning their set up and what they had to offer? Currently scheduled to be there the 28th Jan thru the 5th of Feb. Schooter