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Hi Dave and Dana, had a great time riding with you guys. You can twist my arm anytime and ill ride with you. We will have to meet up and ride again. Did you notice that i drove all the way home without my "anti-theft device" on? I kept moving plus it was dark. Ha Ha ! See you soon

No he couldnt get his hall pass signed

Thamks for the fast service on the trail pass got it on wed and riding mt valin today. The girls at the hi are ready for you and jd. They moved your podium but i think youll like it

Riding that area this weekend. 93 good 262 bony in places but rideable. Cant knock it for as early as it is. Ill try adding some pics

Good to hear from you Bill, hope to be heading that way in a few weeks. See you soon

Hello Bill Brandon and I are heading up your way sat am Look forward to seeing you and Mike.

Nice pics everyone!!! Not long now!!

Hi Bill I checked out the web site it looks good, it was great to see you at the show in augusta. I have not even been on my sled yet !! I had rotator cuff surgery and i'm on the mend, hope to still get up to your neck of the woods by mid Feb. Doctors said not for 6 months...but what do "they" know. Dont even ask why I had surgery during snowmobile season, but initially in November, they were going to remove a spur and it was supposed to be a 6 week recovery... Then they found a tear, not good. Glad to see you new sled is going good, I'll be talking to you soon, Darryl

Sounds like a fun time. I have been hearing of alot of critters in the trail due to the deep snow. We had a deer jump out of the alders on a narrow trail, last week, at about 70. That will get your attention in a hurry. Take care, Darryl

Hey Groomer, the snow is still piling up I see. You guys must be having a hard time keeping up with it. If I make it back up your way I going to buy you a beer! See you soon (hopefully)

S pump was not aware of another trail, we took 3 to 93. Allthough we did take the short cut bypassing Les Escoumins. If we stayed on that trail would that bring us to the Chappelle? Cameras take a beating, I dug mine out of the snow at least 3 times that week.

That was some of the best riding ever... You know, when your riding along, the suns out, weathers right, trails perfect, and you have that feeling of.... "This is awesome, I can almost justify all of the money I've spent" I had that feeling everyday that week. Makes it all worth while.

It was great to finally meet "the legend" and yes I will return to that area. I'm not done yet this year. I think I can find an extended weekend to get back up there. I am hooked!!! Darryl

(Sorry for the jumbled words and pictures,my first post) 1500 miles of great riding on awesome trails. Our trip was based on a simular trip that Andyman and Smclelan did previously. Thank you for the info you posted, it was a big help. My first trip across the St.Lawrence, and it was great, Brandon and I started out in Beauceville on March 9th. Left in a storm that dumped 16 inches of fresh powder. We rode 35 up to Riviere du loup. Had to break trail the first 110 miles. Burning lots gas and getting stuck. Met 2 sleds all day and finally 1 groomer! 213 miles for the day and Universal never looked so good. Monday we headed to Matane, arrived at 1:30. Took ferry to Baie Comeau. Hit TQ3 at 5:00 pm headed towards Forestville. Most of 3 was great. Found a 25 mile section through Ragueneau that was not groomed at all. Arrived at the Econo Lodge by 8:30 pm 280 miles for the day. Tuesday left Forestville headed to Jonquiere. TQ 93 was by far the best trail I have ever been on!!! We ran into 4 guys from Vermont, they new Saguenay Bill and we talked for a while. We headed up towards the Chapel for gas and lunch, then headed for HI in Jonquiere. 228 miles. We met Saguenay Bill, his wife and Gretta. He gave us some great tips on where to ride. Also thanks to Mikerider for the info you gave me. Thanks Bill, we are very fotunate to have you in our sport. Wednesday we rode to Relais Onathiway for coffee then on to Scoobyraid for lunch. We ended up heading around Lake St.Jean to St Felician, Hotel Du Jardin. The trails were incredible. 250 miles for the day. Ran into the Vermont 4 again. Came across a groomer with some bad luck, we helped him unhook his drag and assisted him until help arrived. Thursday morning left the hotel in St Felician check eng light can on on my XP600 Renegade,could not go over 45. We found a dealer in town, Maximum Sports Bombardier. He got me in and replaced an injector and some chaffed wires, all under warranty. Thanks for the great service. Got us back on the trail by 2:00pm and we headed towards Relais 22 of TQ83. The owner of Relais 22 gave us a couple tips to save time around LaTauque. We took TQ73 south it was the second best trail I have ever been on. 100 miles on TQ73 met 0 sleds. Arrived in La Taque at 7:30pm 210 miles. Saw the Vermont 4 again, they probably thought we were following them. Headed towards Shawinigan for lunch. Then on to Quebec Inn for the night 240 miles. Trails mostly good. Not marked as well as most areas. The next day on Saturday we had the Colibri shuttle pick us up and bring us to Bernieres, right at the TQ75 south trail $26.00 per sled. Good deal. We headed to Beauceville to the truck. 70 miles. 1500 miles Spent $1500.00 Great Trip!

Hey Mike thanks for the info. We was thinking of going from Armstrong to Rivere de lou then on to Matane,next morning catch ferry to Godbout then head towards Jonquiere. Ride around there a couple days then head towards Shawinigan to Quebec. Catch shuttle then back towards Armstrong. Any suggestions? Chibougamou sounds good, we`ll check it out. Darryl

Hello Bill, heading up your way this Sunday for the first time. We are riding out of Armstrong. Looks like the conditions are good. I live down the road from Mikerider, I`ve been trying to get in touch with him at home about the riding. Now I see why he has not been around town. I should be in your area Wed or Thur. Should I call the HI ahead of time? If you see Mikerider tell him hello!