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Twins was damn close. Picked up a 2013 Apex XTX from a good friend. Almost feels naughty riding his girl, but she is mine now. Got me a solid second sled as one is never enough. Seriously though, I tell the wife I'm going to get a trail pass Sunday and I'll be back. She says "what do you mean? You have a pass on your sled for this year." I said no it's for the new one. Her response...."i thought you would save that for next year" what? Are u kidding? "No" she says and she is serious. "You only need one per year." Huh? I said to her....when you go get your nails done do you do one hand this week and then go back next week for the other hand? "No way" she says "that makes no sense" So I respond. EXACTLY. I'll be back soon.

Twins was damn close. Picked up a 2013 Apex XTX from a good friend. Almost feels naughty riding his girl, but she is mine now. Got me a solid second sled as one is never enough. Seriously though, I tell the wife I'm going to get a trail pass Sunday and I'll be back. She says "what do you mean? You have a pass on your sled for this year." I said no it's for the new one. Her response...."i thought you would save that for next year" what? Are u kidding? "No" she says and she is serious. "You only need one per year." Huh? I said to her....when you go get your nails done do you do one hand this week and then go back next week for the other hand? "No way" she says "that makes no sense" So I respond. EXACTLY. I'll be back soon.

Never

Actually pretty spot on.

Blasphemy

No she does not. That's not my bag baby.

Before i begin the ride report for this trip. I need some advice. I know this aint Dr. Phil but here goes.... I've always had a mistress my wife is well aware of it, and we are able to keep it together and things are just great. Recently I've met another woman, there in lies the issue. There is plenty of me to go around but i'm not sure my original mistress will be willing to share me with the third woman in my life. I'm not sure how to explain to my mistress that she has some competition. Do I just come out and tell her or what? I am just not sure what to do. What do you think I should do? I am so confused.

Go get lottery tickets.

Dumb Question....what is a IB day? I don't get it.

No that was another day. Heading up to LSJ today.

Remeber the kid who totally blew the corner and almost took me out on our way up there? Close one.

I'll put you down for $10. Stay Tuned.

Left on 345 from 83 after Wemontachie, Stay on 345 you will pass small ghost town of Casey. Continue on 345 passes right through Kanawata. Can not miss it.

It's in the hands of BRP Dion Moto St. Raymond. They are the Ski Doo shop. That's what they get paid to do. But i do appreciate the recommendation. when i get news from them i will let you all know what it was. For sure. alot of 1200's out there.

Groomer Pic is on mont Valin by Passion QC pretty sure. Bridge is Alma.

Nice Run gentleman. Way to go get u some. I like it.

Or that you used Hillary's secure server.

Ride On you two. Glad we got to catch up last night. Sorry a ride was not meant to be this round. Surely on the Next. Happy Trails, great to see you guys at Drakkar.

continued..... So about 11am they finally put her on the operating table. He hooks up computer and is showing a "TPS" fault. Throttle Position Sensor. Great. Well not so fast. He resets that. Still a no start. Big backfire. Hmmm. Well he changes plugs. Nope not that. Checks fuel pressure it is fine. Now he hooks back up computer. Showing no faults, no codes. Just will not start. Cranks but no fire. Now it's creeping on noon and everyone here will disappear faster than cake at a fat boys birthday party come noon closing. We know this and it's not looking good. Now we have a meeting of the minds around the sled, us two, mechanic, parts guy, helper, and big boss who got us in here. They are stumped. Anyway time runs out. They say that's it for today. Game over. Now I made a crucial error early on in this instance. I realize it now. I should of got him set up at Dion there and made like the Wind for Shawinigan. While it was still early. If they got him going he could simply call house or text me and I would know i do not need come to get him in St Ray. If not then i make the run to get him. Easy. But now my waiting here means it's now 12:15 on Saturday and i will pay the price getting back as i must pass 100 sleds easy. I catch group after group and I am on a mission. I make it back in just about 3 hrs. So really not terrible time. Bad news is my car is entombed in snow like concrete. I had to put it in heated garage just to get it to loosen up enough to get going on the road back to St Ray. Leave here around 4:15 there by 6:30 to Roquemont they gave him a ride to there to wait for me. Back here by 8:30. Sled will be investigated and fixed there. I will go get it after my trip this week. They are not sure something electrical they think. Maybe the stator. We shall see. Trails were not bad except for traffic. Pretty smooth. Yes hard and frozen but not bad big time snow dust. A good run and could have been worse at least we were near civilization. Not at Barrage Gouin or Wemontachie. Monday to LSJ. I got just over 1400 miles for this run.

The End.....for now. Out of Roquemont early by our standards 8:30. Want to run back to Chez Ice before it gets crazy. Well so much for that. 12 KM up 73 on the way to 353. I get the call from Snohorse. Sleds down. I swing around and balst back to him. He was taking it fairly easy and just went to switch from standard mode to sport and it cut out and died. Despite all attempts at recussetation, we had to come to grips with the facts. The 1200 enduro would be getting it's first tow from the Apex. Hook him up and back we go straight to Dion Moto. Ski Doo in St Ray. I'm dreading this more than a dentist visit. They are notorious for never really helping out. Especially this being Saturday. We get there and I first smooth talk the sleds way into the heated shop, it's a start. They say only one mechanic and his is busy for at least 1.5 hrs maybe 2 hrs. Ok we will wait what else can we do? Finally the service guy says oh not thinking we can do anything today. I am not accepting this. I find tge big boss and have a nice friendly conversation with him I am all but begging for them to please at least plug in computer to check for a code. He says he will see what he can do. To be continued....

Greetings my friends, wishing you groomed trails and light oncoming traffic. Roll on. I'll be following along.

Day 6 woke to just a dusting of new snow at Windigo. Great news as they have plenty. After a great breakfast we say our goodbyes for now and head out. Windy and cold is back. We hammer back o 83 to Relais 22 went by fast first 40km down in 25 minutes. We top off at 22 and meet Martin one of the new owners of 22 we met Christine yesterday now we het to meet her husband. Nice people very welcoming and we need to support them. Onward south on 73 the trail is broken so we are rolling nicely. I must say that honestly this is not one of my favorite trails. I find it very twisty and just has a strange flow to it that is hard to find a rhythm if you get my drift. Anyway I guess it is starting to grow on me as we are moving along at a good pace. It's pretty much just a sled and a half wide but we are rolling. I do love the run into Rapid Blanc that is just crazy fast. We arrive at Rapid Blanc we continue on and about 50 km from La Tuque there is hardly no snow in trees and trail is much harder. Obviously much more rain here, still ok to ride for sure just a different feel under the machine. Much firmer. Down to La Tuque and we have passed no one. We arrive at bridge in La Tuque Then up to the waterfall what wait some groomer action here in town. We continue to get gas in La Tuque. Top off gas and we are off. Now for the most important stop of the day. We are back in civilization and need some "Jack" we have been suffering withdrawals since Gouin and had to drink Molson Ex last night. Next stop. SAQ La Tuque, parking right in front, sweet. First the famous crossing light We leave La Tuque on 73 and we quicky are hammering 73 south it's fast and we arrive at 355 and there is this sign.... Up to Relais Trapper and Down on LT2 which is bumped up. But on the right is a nice smooth place cause no one rides as far right as us. On down back to 73, the groomer has been here pobably just before the rain by the looks of it. Its ok we love it. I give up the point to Snohorse and he is off stretching his legs. He is hammering and I am giving chase. I stop to take care of business. Then continue on. I saw something on thr right, to me it looked like a wallet and I slowed but did not go back. Well turns out I should have. A couple KM further and here come Snohorse headed north, he hits the coms button and tells me I lost my GPS. Well now i know what i saw back there. I tell him its not far back on the right. I turn to follow and help in the search. Sure enough it was what I saw. Turns out a low hanging tree wacked his windshield and knocked it loose from his cradle on the Enduro. Lucky. But not un-scarred as luckily it was face down in trail when I ran over it scarring it on the back with my ice ripper track. We retrieve tge GPS and continue on. Now it's been forever since i rode this trail. I know the Relais Marmite was closed but did not know it was gone from the earth. On we go to Rivere a' Pierre. We gas up and head back up 73 north. We will take the local trail back to 23. I've never run this trail, been by it a hundred times. Today is the day. Plus the groomer went this way as the railbed 73 was not groomed freh like this was. Nice local trail but tight and very very twisty. A couple close calls with some oncoming sleds. I have had enough. Once for this trail will be all. Not again. About 10 km from junction with 23 we find the groomer. He is javing a bad day at the office. Apparently he was trying to bust through the snowbank but it was pretty frozen and took a toll on his hydraulic cylinder for his bull. He was bleeding and broken. back to 23 and on into St. Raymond my first ride over the "new" bridge. I aint been here in a long time. Wow Roquemont has really changed. Wicked cold if you ask me. Cold is back. 228 miles today. Sweet. Back to Relais Ice tmmrw. Homeward bound.

You don't believe me?

You will be fine. A bit frozen but will loosen up with grooming and traffic. No worries.

No never burnt down, fire wicked close but they were spared. Years ago the other place past Lac Fallon was lost to a forest fire. Was Forsythe. Just the stone fireplace was left. Florida Snowman loved that place right Tom?