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  5. Mattawin-Clova-Mekoos

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    Left Marineau’s Saturday morning, headed to Clova via Kanawata.  Laid fresh tracks down the river run on 360.  Kanawata up to Casey was  perfect as per usual.  From Casey to Parent was loose snow., both sides of the driveway to Gouin looked freshly groomed as we drove by, stopped for gas in Parent then continued to Clova for the night. 300 miles.


    Sunday we headed back to Parent from Clova, it had been groomed overnight.  Heavy logging since my last pass through area in 2020. We stopped at Fer a Cheval for a coffee break. Then continued down 13 to SADL for gas and a snack, in for the night at Mekoos.  200 miles.

    This morning we headed back to Mattawin via Manawan.  Fresh groomed and temperature dropping.  200 miles for the day. 
     

    Noteworthy encounters included a Lynx on Saturday and a snow shoe hare being chased by a Fisher on Sunday, the woods were quiet today.  

    Here are some pics.

     

     

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  8. Place to stay in clova?

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    Name of the place in Clova is Auberge Clova.  Correct, the road to 100 lacs is Le Chemin Parent, dirt road that will most likely be an ice road by all accounts.  It took me 3 hours one way from SADL to Parent the last time I did it in the winter.  The cut off for 100 lacs is around the midway point, just past Lunic’s if memory serves.  In reality it probably adds 2 to 2.5 hours from SADL to 100 Lacs in the truck, highly dependent on conditions, so if your hooked on 100 Lacs it’s not all that bad.  I was told to stay in the middle unless there is oncoming traffic, there are washouts on the sides that can be tricky to navigate, it might be more challenging if it’s dark out.  Agreed that day is on the long side, 300 miles from Windigo to Chibaugamou.  Once you get past the first part of 93 it is pretty fast trail.  As Jack mentioned, make sure you have gas caddies, the mill is closed this year, so it’s 160 miles from pump to pump.  (La Dore to Chibaugamou).  If it’s a boys ride, no problem, on the other hand I would not try that with my wife, she is good for 200 miles, then she has had enough for the day.
    Cheers.

     

  9. Place to stay in clova?

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    Driving your truck directly to 100 lacs may not be necessary.  You could leave from St. Anne du lac and spend less time in the truck, Relais du Touriste is the spot there.  Relais 22 is not what I would call 5 stars.  Maybe Windigo instead?  The rest looks good.  Night 4 is a toss up.  I love Clova, but admittedly Faillon is a little more “plush” as far as the room is concerned. On the other hand, LSQ to Faillon would be a short day in my opinion.  The most important thing of all is to post pics when you get back.

    Also noteworthy is that you be in LSQ by lunchtime, there is only one small bar in town…so maybe head up north of Chibaugamou for a small tour prior to leaving town to LSQ.

  14. A little Parent info

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    That sucks about Parent, but good for Genevieve and Andre.  Back to the free testing….I have not done it myself, but that is what I hear.  Appointment is key due to limited availability.  I think I will try a couple longer trips rather than the weekend gigs.  I am not sure I can handle another year of local riding.  It is riding and all, but once you have seen Quebec it’s pretty hard to go back to NY, VT, NH or ME, they are simply not on the same level, and cost just as much.

  15. Latest COVID border deal

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    The Fedex guy that picks up where I work has a girlfriend across the border.  He goes up every weekend, he says it’s not bad jumping through the hoops, the local Walgreens does testing for free, just have to get an appointment first.   The last hoop of having a quarantine plan in place in case of a positive random test makes life a little difficult as well.  Can I just say that my plan is to drive home if I test positive?  I know one thing is sure, I will definitely try it before the snow melts this year.  I am a little gun shy of buying my pass at the early bird discount not knowing how often I will use it.  

     

  16. Latest COVID border deal

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    Well put.  I hope the random test is also dropped.  At this point that is the one hurdle I have a problem with.  I am vaccinated and I can upload my itinerary to the app, but getting a test on time and then potentially having a random test make going up for a quick weekend trip a real PIA.  Meanwhile in Champlain any “essential” worker has been rolling through since day 1 with no restrictions, as if they are immune or can’t be spreaders.   This 2 year shit show has to end soon.  I can’t handle much more insanity.  Sorry rant over!  
     

    PS - Please send grosse poutine extra fromage southbound.  Maybe it’s the withdrawal symptoms getting me down…lol.  I will be waiting at the rest area on 87 south in Beekmantown.   Seems to be the popular gathering place for all the snowbirds heading south in they’re winnebagos towing a Harley and a full size truck.

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