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blackjack1 got a reaction from PLAYHARD in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
Front shocks are up-side down?
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blackjack1 got a reaction from PLAYHARD in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
There is no designation Chris,up or down, both ways are correct..And had it been MONTREAL SMOKED on rye,I would have nailed it on the first guess..😉
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blackjack1 got a reaction from PLAYHARD in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
The free dealer advertisement plastered on the side,🤨
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blackjack1 got a reaction from smclelan in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
There is no designation Chris,up or down, both ways are correct..And had it been MONTREAL SMOKED on rye,I would have nailed it on the first guess..😉
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blackjack1 got a reaction from quebec bob in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
There is no designation Chris,up or down, both ways are correct..And had it been MONTREAL SMOKED on rye,I would have nailed it on the first guess..😉
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blackjack1 got a reaction from Je me souviens in who will win the chicken dinner on this one ??
Front shocks are up-side down?
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blackjack1 got a reaction from zrtkat in Conditions
Can also park across from Ford dealer across from Canadienne hotel,,large lot..trail is just down the hill 500ft..hopefully get a boots on the ground report in the next couple of days guys
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blackjack1 got a reaction from zrtkat in Conditions
Anyone having the idea of leaving from Temiscaming qc.going north on 63-303 83 in the next couple days,a trail report would be appreciated.Leaving from Rouyn monday,but would prefer leaving from Temiscaming...thanks..
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blackjack1 reacted to snowmaster2112 in Joliette/St-Zenon/ Lac Blanc Auberge photo ride-report 20/1/2024+video
I still prefer the old fashioned, original “Elmers” in a bottle. Leaves a nice aftertaste running down the sinus tubes
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blackjack1 reacted to snowmaster2112 in Joliette/St-Zenon/ Lac Blanc Auberge photo ride-report 20/1/2024+video
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
I wasn't lookin' but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keepin' all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin'
But just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby
Darlin', you're the best
Baby, you're the best
Baby, you're the best
Sweet baby, you're the best
Darlin', you're the best
Darlin', you're the best
Sweet baby, you're the best
Baby, you're the best
Sweet baby
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blackjack1 reacted to Fuse6 in Trail 360 from LK. Taureau to Hotel Marineau Mattawin
Doing a great job gathering and sharing intel Iceman. Big help for the rest of us early in the season. Thanks.
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blackjack1 got a reaction from Snobeeler in Spring Fling
I am certain that is the same stretch me and my riding partner were stopped on 10 yrs ago,late for our dinner reservation at Fallion.coming from Lassare..After a late night in the bar.We were also let off with a warning..they were drinking hot coffee ,which seemed to have a kalua frangrance..but of course i did not mention😉. wouldn't be to hard to hand out driving awards on that stretch of trail..al part of the Motoniege experience..
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blackjack1 reacted to PISTON LAKE CRUISER in Lunch around La Sarre
If you are going to be riding the awesome trails north of La Sarre, there is a spot called Restaurante Le Poste. It shows up on the Quebec trail map if you pick Restaurants in the Points of Interest. Food was great when we were there and they have beverages. Its on a dead end trail about 3 KM. north of a local east west trail.
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blackjack1 reacted to PLAYHARD in On to summer activities planning
Like they used to say on MTV Cribs: "THIS is where the magic happens!"...
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blackjack1 reacted to towing in Joliette/St-Zenon/Mattawin north-south loop photo ride report March 12, 2023
Here is the ride we did on sunday March 12th
it's one of my classics ride but I admit that this season with the St-Maurice river closed and the detour in the Mauricie wildlife reserve on the #360 it added some body work to an already big day ride.
We left at 8:30 towards St-Zénon. The trails near my home were just groomed but very hard in the morning, scratcher mandatory!
There is still a lot of snow even in the south of the area. I had put on the roller skis to do 2 shorts side of the road sections but no mud to start the day. Here in the maple grove in St-Norbert
For the rest, no roadside or marginal section to go north. Here's a guy who holds his right to cross!!!
Beautiful trails going up to St-Zenon.
We fuel up at the Cabanon before continuing towards the Taureau dam on perfect grooming
We went through the dam. The reservoir level is already very low.
And started the #360 to the east. It was not freshly groomed but still nice and fast
Riding the #360 in these conditions on a blue bird day like this is near the peak of snowmobiling happiness!!!
We took a first real break at stop #440, our usual spot
The 2 picnic tables... there's still snow there!
The 2nd part of #360 to Mattawin had been groomed overnight and was perfect
The beautiful Mattawin River
We finally arrived for dinner at Marineau at 1:30 p.m. with 245 km on the meter. The lunch rush hour was already passed but despite this superb day and conditions there are already fewer sledders on the trail.
We took a good lunch break (still so well received by Marie-Josée at Marineau) refueled and continued on the #360 which was perfectly groomed
Past the #355 junction, the #360 to the south had not been groomed recently and was less good. Near St-Joseph de Mékinac village on a plowed road section the groomer will really have to built us a little sidewalk on the side of the snow bank soon, there is way enough snow for the groomer to do that.
To the south of the village there is another short short plowed road section and then it becomes quite nice
On the #23 to the south the rivière des envies is holding up and was solid but this one is always to be watched at spring
It's not the snow that is missing there!
The St-Maurice was still solid, no slush
We then took back #3, a little bumpy but still going fast. There is a short section of plowed road in the power lines which would also require a small sidewalk to not play in the mud!
Otherwise it was riding fine
We crossed the St-Maurice at the Gabelle and it was still very good
We fueled up one last time and took a little break in St-Étienne before continuing on #3 trail. A little bumpy at first in the woods but nice and fast in the fields.
The whole rest of the trip was nice with a good snow cover
We finally got home around 7:45 p.m. with 475 km on the meter, very satisfied with our ride but haven't took long to fall asleep that night!
Despite the impressive snow cover, the season is already well advanced. Some outfitters in the north, such as Repos and Kanawata have announced that they will close after this next weekend which is quite usual for them. Some others continue to operate until the trails close...
There is still great snowmobiling to do, it's often the best conditions of the year so enjoy these last weeks of sledding
Alain
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blackjack1 got a reaction from Florida Snowman in Spring Fling
I am certain that is the same stretch me and my riding partner were stopped on 10 yrs ago,late for our dinner reservation at Fallion.coming from Lassare..After a late night in the bar.We were also let off with a warning..they were drinking hot coffee ,which seemed to have a kalua frangrance..but of course i did not mention😉. wouldn't be to hard to hand out driving awards on that stretch of trail..al part of the Motoniege experience..
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blackjack1 got a reaction from NSHM in Spring Fling
I am certain that is the same stretch me and my riding partner were stopped on 10 yrs ago,late for our dinner reservation at Fallion.coming from Lassare..After a late night in the bar.We were also let off with a warning..they were drinking hot coffee ,which seemed to have a kalua frangrance..but of course i did not mention😉. wouldn't be to hard to hand out driving awards on that stretch of trail..al part of the Motoniege experience..
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blackjack1 reacted to towing in 2023 towing's trip Quebec/Matane/Baie-Comeau photo video report
Day#4: Matane/Forestville
A day that started early to be on the wharf around 7:15 a.m. for boarding the 8:00 a.m. ferry to Baie-Comeau
Once boarding done we go upstairs in the passenger section for a 2.5 hours to relax. We had plenty of time to visit this infamous boat which has caused so much talk for the wrong reasons, but in our case everything went well.
It is therefore a little before 11:00 am that we begin our snowmobile ride on the north side of the St-Lawrence river.
and we went west on #3 trail
The Manicouagan River footbridge is very impressive
Very high in the air, it offers us a very nice view of the surroundings (to be seen in the video)
We stopped at Chute-aux-Outardes for lunch and then continued on #3 trail, which we kept for the rest of the day. Being a mountains, lakes and rivers lover, I really like the north coast.
The famous section of #3 trail in the Pessamit sector which was closed for almost 2 seasons is now reopened and apart from a few 50km/h signs we barely recognized it and realized that we had already passed when we arrived at the Betsiamites river bridge
We continued to Forestville where we arrived around 4:00 p.m. with 181 km on the clock to spend the night at the EconoLodge
I put together a fairly complete musical video memory of this fourth day that I share with you below. Set sound on and quality to 1080 for best viewing.
Day#5: Forestville/La Malbaie
We start our ride at 8:00 on the trail from the Econo Lodge in Forestville because we had a good day ahead with a gray weather and a little snow.
Beautiful mountainous and wooded sections on trail #3
We decided to not going down south to les escoumins to keep the day's milage reasonable and cut through by the local trail bypass
Approaching Tadoussac
We ate there before taking the ferry of the Saguenay River.
Here, leaving Baie Ste-Catherine
It was more snowy in the afternoon but it was riding well
We took trail #378 which goes further north instead of keeping trail #3 which went down along the river. The route is beautiful but it was more bumpy on the 2nd half, we regretted it a bit.
Arrived at the petit Manoir du Casino around 4:30 p.m. with 290 km on the dream meter
The services on site are very good and the 2 spa areas, especially the Spa O'Quartz with its tropical decor and its many pools and waterfalls, is an exceptional place to relax after a good day on the snowmobile.
I put together a fairly complete musical video memory of this 5e day that I share with you below. Set sound on and quality to 1080 for best viewing.
Day#6: La Malbaie/Quebec
An outstanding sunny day awaited us for the last day of our trip, seen from the hotel on our way to breakfast...
We stayed closer to the St-Lawrence river to continue west taking the locals and trail #378
Here's the view at Baie-St-Paul
We took #3 trail further west. The trails were all very nice.
We took a lunch break at the Relais Ste-Anne, happy to see that it survived the covid's time well.
We resumed after lunch for the last segment, still on trail #3 west
Here crossing the Montmorency River on the west side of Quebec city
As we expected a little, the trails were more bumpy when crossing Quebec city, especially west of this small bridge (St-Charles River I believe) where my wife seriously think of just walking through it !
But it got back to normal maybe a 12km further just after Val Bélair and we quickly returned to our starting point a little after 3:00 p.m. with a little less than 220 km for the day.
We were impressed to see the foot of snow accumulated on our van and trailer and had a good snow removal job to do, but despite the 2 hour drive to do, we came back home for dinner very happy with our trip and to relax in our stuff.
So an another very nice trip for us without problems which filled our heads with beautiful memories that I try to keep even more present with the help of my videos that I put together for each day.
Here's the last one, Day#6 La Malbaie-Quebec which is very nice with the beautiful sun we had. Set sound and quality to 1080 for best viewing.
Hope you enjoyed the ride!
Alain
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blackjack1 got a reaction from Florida Snowman in Spring Fling
OHHH!!! Check out that stretch of trail in the picture,ROCK& ROLL BABY....
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blackjack1 got a reaction from Snobeeler in Spring Fling
OHHH!!! Check out that stretch of trail in the picture,ROCK& ROLL BABY....
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