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    Scranton1 reacted to Trailblazer in Pirate ride.   
    You getCrazysnow out of his cabin yet?
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    Scranton1 reacted to Je me souviens in Funny   
    Watch "The Universal Hot vs Crazy Matrix - a Man's Guide to Women" on YouTube
     
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    Scranton1 reacted to Phil 1 in Pirate ride.   
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    Scranton1 got a reaction from mcstar in Gas on 63 from Pavillion La Verendrye to Ville-Marie   
    Best place to park from Pa is Maniwaki
    we are launching from there tomorrow 
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    Scranton1 reacted to MrGutz in Last Run of 2017\2018   
    GuyZ and GalZ
    The Team just did our final run of the Season
    *** South and South West of Shawinigan they are pulling up stakes (Literally), North should still be good.
    650 Miles 
    1 Working Rear Suspension Spring
    300cc ETEC
    1 half working secondary clutch
    Priceless Memories!!!
    So we sometimes don't get to branch out to new areas (for us). This last run we were "lets try going West-Ish".
    I called the Drakkar (Have not been back for a couple years and was not sure what to expect) and got us a room for last Friday and Monday Nights.
    *** Wow, what a nice rejuvenation of the place. It is not the same Safari Motel with just a coat of paint. Reggie is a great guy too.
    Rolled in, parked the trailer unloaded the sleds and started packing. Next thing you know Mario, Christine, Frank, Chuck (Newbie) and his wife ride in. We BS for a while and All go across the street to the Pizza Place for Dinner. More BS'ing ensues..... When all of a sudden, in comes IceMan for a quick Meet and Great! (It was nice to finally meet him, got some stickers too)
    Saturday AM we hit the Gas Station and off to 23 West. (Yes, Saturday....) We saw more traffic on Saturday than we saw all season. It was a beautiful day and the miles rolled on, stopped at La Glacier for a late lunch then up to 63 and Rouge Matiwan (Small Outpost). I told the old guy we were going west to LSJ for the night and asked if it was too much farther.... He almost fell over..... We both had a good laugh.
    Through the park and down the railtrail towards Mont Laurier. Being that it is Saturday the trail had 30 miles of washboard little bumps.
    This is when the partially severed air line to the front/ rear shock failed. Little bumpy but bearable.
    Stayed at the Best Western, nice enough and sled security.
     Sunday we start off by going up on Devil's Mtn. Great view. On our way back south the left rear spring on the 1200 (2011 with 17000 miles) gave up.
    We unloaded all the extra weight to the ETEC and Enduro and with 2 inches rear travel and only 200+ miles to go off we went towards Lac Carling.
    Great day, smooth trailz! (Thanks to the Snow Gods!)
    Forgot this was Sunday... The small villages roll up the sidewalk at 5 (also time change for DST), including gas stations.....  We landed at the hotel and did the happy dance. Who says 1200s cant get good gas mileage, I beat out the 900 ACE and 600 ETEC!!!!! both took gas from the spare tank.
    Lac Carling was a nice place and seemed to have some nice facilities. The Filet was perfect, room was spacious if not a little dated, Breakfast was a buffet and the staff was very accommodating. Went to start the 1200 and no gas. Maintenance brought us a few gallons of gas and off we went.
     Monday started with us looking for gas. Route  3 was not really marked and after a couple of loops and back tracking we found gas! 
    The trail markings were just not poorly placed we found someone picking up the markers and sticks a couple miles up the trail.
    Again another great day!
    About a 150 miles out of Shawinigan  the Secondary Clutch on the ETEC would not close all the way, so it started off in 3rd gear.
    Trails are SOFT but smooth.
    About 100 miles out the ETEC looses a coil or plug. Most likely it is from pulling the high gear.
    CRAP.
    If we keep above 50 its runs generally well.
    We roll back in to the Drakkar under our power and no one is being towed.
    I am beat tired,  400 miles on one working suspension spring. All the weight of the 1200 on the skis, like loosing the power steering on a old truck.
    A great time was had! Good Night.
    Later
    GutZ
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Scranton1 got a reaction from viper2 in  Pourvoirie Windigo.   
    Sucks for you Eddie
    she put me in Stephenie's cabin😍
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    Scranton1 reacted to dooright in March 9th-11th Chenail Du Nord adventure.   
    Chenail du Nord is off the beaten path but there's plenty of fuel there to get you back ! 

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    Scranton1 got a reaction from iceman in  Pourvoirie Windigo.   
    Sucks for you Eddie
    she put me in Stephenie's cabin😍
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    Scranton1 got a reaction from PLAYHARD in  Pourvoirie Windigo.   
    Sucks for you Eddie
    she put me in Stephenie's cabin😍
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    Scranton1 got a reaction from Florida Snowman in  Pourvoirie Windigo.   
    Sucks for you Eddie
    she put me in Stephenie's cabin😍
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    Scranton1 reacted to GT Rider in GT 2018   
    We get on the ferry and meet with Je me Souviens and his friend. We have some snowmobile talk. Later at Matane we meet for dinner. So nice to run into fellow Quebec Riders. Thanks for the company and conversation.
    Well that's it for 2018. 
    Happy trails to those of you out riding.
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    Scranton1 reacted to GT Rider in GT 2018   
    We arrive at Baie-Comeau early for the ferry. We stop at a restaurant near the ski slope to kill some time. We ride around taking some photos at the coast. Then down to the ferry. 









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    Scranton1 reacted to Trailblazer in White Road Run   
    Labrador arrival as scheduled for Tuesday lunch time made for a lonely ride up or down I should say as the locals do. This is by far has got to be the craziest thing I've ever done, solo'd La Route Blanche half at night and half in the day. Guess I was in Cains Quest mode. Not far into Lab who do I meet in the trail? RR and crew, we are now reunited once more. In the hotel early and out comes the Captain. Yippy kay yeah. Not much going on here I missed all the action the day before.
    Today leaving Lab it's a flat light day and stays the same all day, made for some pretty hard visibility. Just outside of Tabatiere we another sled issue 2 fold. RRs Expedition popped a spring and into the track it went, it's a goner, the other F3s Yammy Viper's hanger brackets for the upper wheels are showing signs of cracking and are in need of some welding, off we go to the garage in Tabatiere. I think RR will post more on his carnage at a later time.
    The day is done and another with out a dull moment, checked in to Harrington Harbour at Jeans B&B, 10 on 10 for this spot, she is by far the best cook we've seen up La Route Blanche yet.
     
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    Scranton1 reacted to RoadRunner in White Road Run   
    We all celebrated the Team Maine victory today when we got the news in St Augustine. A great lunch there and than we hooked onto the WiFi from the store to get the results.  Congratulations Rob, Andrew, Dixon and Scott on a well run race.  The entire support team was awesome and a deciding factor in the win!  Couldn’t have happened on a better day as it was Robs birthday as well!
    After that things got interesting again, seems to be a common happening on this trip😉. It started with RR Jr nearly rolling his led just outside of St Augustine, than a very nice stop at the fishing shacks, where we were treated to cod treats and a tour of the ice shacks.  Than onto Harrington  Harbor. We are making great time and talking about touring La Tabatierre and mutton bay on the way down.
    Than, just like clock work, the gremlins came out again.  Yours truly was cruising along at about 40, when things started to go to pieces in a hurry.  I could see parts flying coming out of  both sides of the sled and we went from 40 to zero in about 50 feet. This is not gonna be good! , driven clutch, track ?  Where are all the flying parts coming from.  I walked out into the snow and picked up a piece,  and it was a track clip. This really is not good.  We are in the absolute worst location to break down on this trip.  It’s a boat ride next summer to get this behemoth out of here, if we don’t get parts and wait for it, that could be days! We unwind the track that has the spring arm up through it and has torn a third of the cleats and rods out of it. Put it back on the snow and say let’s see if it will move. It did!, We  Limped it in to La Tabatierre, about 10 miles, and found Cletus Gallichon’s garage, he brings the sled in as the track unravels, literally going in the door. He says it doesn’t look good but he has a used track he took out of his sled, it out in the snow bank, do I want to try it? Absolutely, how could this happen?  The trail gods are doing a blessing now!
    Cletis, 603 Backcountry lead the charge, F3 and Yogi are also all over it, they  have the track out and Cletis’s Track on, in 1.5 hours.  This is pit crew time. We had to feed BC a mood enhancer as he was grease to his armpits, Backcountry does not miss a beat when he is turning wrenches, and the Wiff of Crown only speed things up, Yogi and F3 are right there too. Unbelievable!  We roll out at 5 pm, call Jean At Harrington Harbor to let her know we will be a few hours late.  Another day of adversity behind us.  A great home cooked meal at Jeans boarding house caps the night.
    Off to Harve tomorrow!
    Happy Trails RR
     
     


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    Scranton1 reacted to RoadRunner in White Road Run   
    Out operating in three separate groups on Tuesday,
    the half day country adventure that two time White road veteran Yogi Bear took us on yesterday, we were back to Base camp in Lanse au Clair early afternoon. In addition to running the DC high tension power line that will take the hydro power from the new Dam being built at Muskrat Falls near Goose Bay over to the Island of Newfoundland than into Maritime Canada and on into the US.
    Yogi did take us thru some scrub land bush riding, a few snow bowls and other “unforeseen”  tactical maneuvers on our way back. All fun but the flat light blind riding diminished the joy a bit,  as Backcountry 603 noticed when we stopped for lunch at Fast Freddies Burger’s in Lanse au loop, a great dstop for lunch!  He had managed to drag down half of the entire forest in this region, all wrapped up in his front end parts. As you can see from all the scenery pics, half the forest is not much😉 !
    The snow blindness was only verified by the stories we got from Trailblazers riding partner F3 and Coutter, of Coutters Quality Used Sled Sales on their adventure-to Marys Harbor. They managed to spend an hour in Mary’s Harbor looking for each other as they got separated going into Town.  We suspect these two veterans have more to this story than they are telling , but photo evidence does reveal their ability to separate not only from each other but their sleds as well😉
    We went to sleep thinking about Trailblazers stories of running the White Road Solo over slobby ,sketchy sea ice in the middle of the night, to his stop for fresh baked muffins , rolls and coffee, bright and early yesterday morning in St Augustine 
     All is well that ends well.
    Wednesday AM we head back , at “full strength “ again, all eight are back together!
    Our destination, Harrington Harbor
    Happy Trails RR
     
     
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    Scranton1 reacted to Trailblazer in White Road Run   
    Returned from Sept Isles at 4:50pm, decided not to stay another night in Kegashka rather push on up the White Road closer to Lab but this meant doing it solo in the dark. This is what adventures are all about! Called Chevery but no rooms so 40 k further Tete a La Baliene has and so it is but not before getting to the gas in Chevery before they close by 8 pm. Left Kegashka at 5:30 got the gas at 7:20, great! Doing good time but not for long, missed the left turn at the fork for Tete and ended up in Harrington Harbour, boy does the trail look so different at night. Back track 10 k to the fork and I’m in Tete at 9:15. Missed supper grrr and everything is closed. 
    Tomorrows plan get on the trail early and hope to arrive in Lab for noon. I’m very disappointed I wasn’t able to be there to see Team Maine roll in and  missing the opportunity to shake Robs hand and give him my support. That’s snowmobiling.
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    Scranton1 reacted to Trailblazer in White Road Run   
    Found myself getting settled into the local B&B, Auberge La Brion in Kegashka. The owner here is Ruth and after explaining to her the predicament that I’m in she was quickly on the phone looking for solutions. It’s supper time so I go grab a bite to eat, when I return she is still on the phone, god bless her soul.
    A short while later she’s got some options for me.
    Option 1 
    A fella from La Romaine is sledding up to Kegashka in the morning and driving to Sept Isles for supplies, he owns the ski doo repair shop in La Romaine and has agreed to stop at the Auberge to inspect the damages and tell me if they have the parts, if so I’ll need to find someone with a sleigh to drag my sled 60 klms to La Romaine.
    Option 2
    Call BRP in Sept Isles Monday morning for a rental, have it delivered and they return with mine. Seems this is done often up here but not on a regular basis so it is uncertain they would do same day delivery.
    Option 3
    She found someone to drive me to Sept Isles early Monday morning so that I’m there for opening time and have my sled looked at first thing, if they have all the parts, bonus. If not I’ll set myself up with a rental and return same day to Kegashka.
     
    Option 1 is put into motion immediately with option 3 as a contingency. So I am in for the night, the next day and night so what do you do to pass time all alone in a small town where everyone you meet knows you’re an outsider. 
    Well you watch a lot of tv cause there’s no cell service and the wifi was in and out mostly out and when it was working it took like 10 minutes to try and send a text after multiple efforts. That gets old real fast so I go for a tour du ville, take in some air, some pics and chat a little with the locals. This is a English speaking town btw.
    The following day Sunday, Sylvain from La Romaine shows up and has a quick look and tells me they have no parts. They can order them from Sept Isles Monday and have them flown in the next day, apparently there are daily flights here. But that puts me on the trail at the very best Wednesday and by then the boys will be heading back and I would’ve missed out on Labrador. So option 3 is now put into play. Ruth gives Trent a call to confirm and we have agreed for a Monday 4 am pick up. It’s a 5 hour drive from Kegashka to Sept Isles that’s like the same time to drive to RDL from home OMG, BRP opens at 8 and because we’re driving back in time cause Kegashka is one hour ahead that puts us in Sept Isles for 8 am.
     
    Stay tuned for an update.
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    Scranton1 reacted to mikerider in An Apology In Order   
    I want to give an update on the advertising situation regarding the Universel Hotel to all QR members.  But again, I don't want this to divide us as members, but just want to keep all in the loop as to what has transpired.
    First, I donated the money for the advertising of the hotel to QR,  feeling this might make it an easier decision for the hotel to get on board, and if the hotel was happy with the results they would become a yearly member.
    Secondly, I told the QR administrator that should the hotel not sign up, the money I paid would turn into a donation to QuebecRider.
    Third, I met with the VP of the hotel. She was very nice and seemed interested. Afterwards, I let the QR administrator know that he should contact the hotel VP as it would appear it might be she is interested and knows that an anonymous member has paid the first year of advertising for the hotel.
    The last I have heard, the QR administrator was having problems with his e-mail and thus was not able to contact the hotel VP. I have heard nothing since,  but I assume he has been working on this issue and will eventually have some news, one way or the other.
    Thanks,
    mike
     
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    Scranton1 reacted to mikerider in An Apology In Order   
    Thanks everyone, new sled and drinks always sound good to me.   Happy trails.
    mike
     
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    Scranton1 reacted to Mid Range in Another great run up to Parent.   
    Despite the mild weather which make trails soft, trails are in good shape specially north of ste-anne du lac. Hats off to Piteman and Alliance du nord SC. Everything was freshly groomed. Central was packed friday nite with a "chansonnier". Still some good riding in the upper gatineau and upper laurentians.

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    Scranton1 reacted to RoadRunner in White Road Run   
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    Scranton1 reacted to RoadRunner in White Road Run   
    Well today was the one we were looking for, a great run from Sept Isle to Havre St Pierre. The entire leg of this section all had been groomed within the past few days.  How could we have lucked out on that!  No breakdowns! We made awesome time today on what can be a very time consuming and rigorous ride. A welcomed surprise for sure.  
    The blue sky came out this afternoon and allowed us to lounge around the beaches of Longue point Mingan this afternoon and work on our suntans!  
    Our new recruit from our western run Alex, did a great job leading the pack today, we think he has earned his strips and is getting the nick name RoadRunner JR.  
    Chez Julie’s tonight for a seafood dinner and onto Chevery tomorrow, conditions and mechanical God’s all willing!
    Happy Trails RR


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    Scranton1 reacted to RoadRunner in White Road Run   
    With our Adventure riding mentor , Team Maine’s , Early rider, getting ready for the 2000 mile Cain’s Quest Race in Labrador this week, we decided several months ago that we would return up the White Road and meet Rob at the check point in Lanse au clair.  At this point he will be 1335 miles into the race and has a 12 hour layover in Lanse. 
    We have a big crew of 9 making the run, including 3 QR members, 603, Trailblazer and yours truly. 
    Several of of us are leaving Forestville for Sept Isle this coming Thursday, meeting a few more in Sept Isle, than making stops in Havre St Pierre, Chevery and onto Lanse au Clair Labrador. Weather and mechanical issues permitting 😋
    This is a trip similar to last year with the exception, that we will be returning back down the White Road after the rendezvous. 
    TB, 603 and I will update as our trip unfolds.
    Here are some links to the Cain’s Quest Race, they have a great tracking system to allow those interested, to follow the racers progress.
    Happy Trails
    RR
    http://www.cainsquest.com/
     

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