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  1. On 3/25/2023 at 8:03 AM, PLAYHARD said:

    Gemma & Jim!  HUGE MERCI!  Everyone's QR ride reports are awesome & appreciated! 

    Still, yours always have that extraordinary Goldilocks "juuussst right" element!

    Way to go on capturing & sharing the conditions on: trails & weather, lodging & restos, 2 & 4 legger critters, smooth & rough sailing, even reporting on the (sometimes) elusive radar golfball!

    It's truly about as close as one can get to riding along! 

    Speaking of which, hats off to you two and the bond you share from all of that riding along together!

    A funny thought on your plentiful pics along the way, a non-QR might scroll thru your report and say "Those all look the same, big deal, trees on both sides & snow up the middle", but we're all fortunate to know better! 

    Thanks again!

    Bon journay!

    Hi Playhard

    Thanks for your kind words.

    We try to inform about the trails while we are out on them.

    We enjoy following along with all the Quebec Rider's trips.  Thanks for being one of them.

  2. 7 hours ago, Florida Snowman said:

    Awesome trip & reporting Jim & Gemma.  Thanks so much for taking the time to post pics & give such good narratives.  

    Hi Tom,

    Thanks


    We try to show the trails while we are here. 

    Have a great trip. We look forward to see some pictures from you.

  3. 24 minutes ago, quebec bob said:

    Nice seeing you along the trail last week, seemed like we were following each other around for 3 days, welcome back and have a great summer, Bob.

    Hi Bob

    Thanks.

    It was great to see you guys!

    We’re happy you were having a great trip. Thanks for the hotel (inn) info.

  4. 26 minutes ago, smclelan said:

    Thank you for sharing your highs and lows.  I had some giggles the day you got stuck several times!  Not everyone admits when things go in the wrong direction (I have never got stuck LOL).    Great pictures, you truly give amazing ride reports. You two are excellent snowmobilers to travel the big miles you do and to do it alone. Have a great summer.

     

    Thank you Steven. 

    We love it up here in this beautiful country.
    The people up here have been terrific to us.

  5. We took a ride to get my bag. It was where I left it. The scenery along the way was super. A nice 92 mile ride. We pulled over to take a few pictures of the ice in water. I noticed the snow covered mountains (Chic Chocs) in the background. 
     

    Well that’s a wrap for us. It’s back to work for us. Have a great summer everyone.

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  6. Our trip started off a bit rough this year. When I went to start my truck Sunday 2/26  morning it wouldn’t fire up. I have a diesel and it was cold? That never happened before.
     

    I had backed into a plowed hill of snow. So I grab my shovel and dig a spot to drop the ramp door. I had the snowmobile warming up in the trailer.  I get the door open hit the button for my wheels to go down. They work off of an air compressor. One of the hoses I had installed was heated to the point it popped out of the fitting. I used the wrong type of hose to connect a gauge on my handlebars. When I tested it at home I didn’t let the machine warm up so it worked fine.

    Any way I wound up going to Canadian Tire and getting a battery charger and extension cord for my truck. The truck started! While I was there I asked about 1/4 inch push to connect tubing. The guy suggested a place that would open Monday. I wanted to have wheels so our Sunday ride went out the window.

    Monday morning I run over to the place and they have some 6mm tubing. I pull the bodywork off and try it out. No good. I’m wasting time. We get going about 11am and have a long ride.

    On the way a bracket holding one of our bags let’s go. It’s a broken weld. Gemma noticed the bag was gone. I stopped and turned around. A group of 6 machines pulled up with my bag. I thank them for the help. Now we’re riding with this bag between us. I grab an orange trail at Cap Chat and toss the bag in a good spot to retrieve with my truck later.

    The fun hasn’t stopped. The next morning at Rivière au Renard we head over to get gas. I’m on a goat path to the station and my machine locked up. It wouldn’t move. I hit the gas and un known to me I burned the belt. I didn’t realize that a block of ice jammed between the track and tunnel. I’ve been riding since 1999 and that never happened to me before. So I get the ice out and because I burned the belt I feel something wrong. We go back to the Caribou. One of the ladies called a mechanic for me. The guy shows up and takes a look at the belt. He puts on my spare and tell’s me to try it. I couldn’t believe it was just the belt. We are back in action. I stopped at the dealer and picked up another.

    All of that to say it was a rough start but we had a great trip. 
     

    Thursday 85 miles 

    I scraped my original plans for today so I could take the truck back to Cap Chat and pick up my bag.

    We had a nice stay at La Coulee Douce. We head out and the warm weather shows in town at crossing’s. We get on trail 5 it’s freshly groomed. We head toward the clubhouse. There’s always deer in the area and this morning was no different.

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  7. We get on 5 and head for Causapscal.

    We can see the trail has changed a bit since our last time through. The trail no longer goes around the horn where we got stuck in drifting last time out. 
     

    We make our way to the hotel. We notice that the trail has changed around town as well.

    Another great day on the trail. 

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  8. We make our way over to the bridge at Matapedia. There’s no snow at all on it.
    We stop at Ultramar and top off. The trail is a bit different from our last time through. 

    We take 587 to 5 and make our way to the cable bridge. There’s quite a few people there. I’m taking a picture and we’re being waved over. We pull over and find it’s the group from L’Empress last night.
    One of the guys is a volunteer for the PLC club. We thank him and the club for the nice trail conditions we just had. 
     

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  9. We say our goodbyes and take 587 to Matapedia. Once again the trail is in great condition. It’s warm today!

    There is very little traffic. It’s a beautiful blue sky day in this area.

    There’s plenty of windmills on this trail.

    When we pass St Alexis we can see the logging staging area. There’s a lot of wood piles. We ride though some muddy road.

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  10. I get some pictures and we head down the mountain. Back on 587 we stop for gas at St Irene. We make our way to 5 and head over to the clubhouse.

    Street crossing’s are showing the late time of the season.
     

    We reached the clubhouse shortly before 12:00. I am taking a photo and Gemma see’s J.G. And Linda in the window. It’s our good fortune to meet up with them.
     

    We had a nice visit with J.G., Linda, Joel and their friends. My pictures inside are on my camera (no uploading). 

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