mccaffrey

Good Times...1969

Hi guys!
While doing some video archiving of my memories this summer I came across this funny event: the 1997 Gareau Folies in St-Gabriel de Brandon. Some of you probably remember I wrote about it before( the trail pass just aside this site, just below the belvedere of St-Gabriel) and for others, the concept was quite simple: using snow that had been buried during the winter and make a snowcross track to race for an afternoon...in July! Another great sledder idea!!!
A torture for the sleds and the pilots, especially after a few hours at 30C, but the show was great! The track was well thought out with jumps and several long water holes to keep the machines cooled.
We filmed it on 8mm tape so the quality isn't great but it gives a good sample of the event. In the 2nd half of the video I edit you a lap of the open category final at 4 sleds wide which had offered quite a show.
Turn the sound on!
Alain

1.38CAD to the 1.0USD
So 295.00 USD for the Season Pass.
Mini's Ski Pass was that for one small mountain in Mass.
GutZ 

https://fcmq.qc.ca/en/trail-permit/line-trail-permits/?utm campain=[prévente]&utm medium[journeyen]&utm souce=[simplify]

FREE WEEKEND
I emailed the FCMQ to see about the Free Weekend
It is January 14-15 subject to change if lack of snow or other reasons.
We usually go to Mont Laurier for our first Quebec trip and want to avoid the free weekend.

Good deal with the current exchange rate!

Leaving camp and driving down the # 1 road
they keep it graded so nice that it is literally smoother than ANY interstate in New York

The new 480k dollar bridge at the Giraldo dam. Don’t be fooled by this picture. This thing has two massive 4 ft tall Ibeams underneath, all 8x8 PT timbers with galvanized bolts and hardware and will surely be there 50+ years from now.
just don’t lean on the rails and look over like the old bridge....LOL

Everyone knows where this is.....LOL

Here at the M20 & M21 junction 

Hello fellow Quebec Riders !!!!
Dont know about the rest of you but it’s been a LONG LONG summer for me. Hot, dry and humid is not exactly how I like spending my days. But the upside is there was a stretch of over 30 days that I didn’t have to mow the lawn. Only took the boat out twice this summer because I was just too busy trying to finish up projects at the house. Funny how when you get older everything seems to take twice as long as you thought. To add to the summer doldrums my mom unexpectedly passed away about 6 weeks ago (age 78) and we are still going through trying times with that. Throw in the economy and state of the world nowadays and well.... you get the picture.
So on top of all that there is the news of the M20 & M21. Sadly it appears that the loggers are going to be doing their thing this winter and the area won’t really be conducive to sledding. Ironically I have been very disappointed the last two seasons with both trails. What I noticed from years passed was the increased traffic and number of people using their camps in the area. So much so that I couldn’t get fresh groomed for the life of me. This was never an issue especially on the M21 but now seems impossible. There is a group of 3-4 younger dudes hanging at camp up there somewhere and I swear as soon as the groomer leaves they unleash MAJOR havoc on the trail. Oh well....I guess I did the same up there for a lot of years prior...LOL
As far as Andre’s camp at the end of the M21, one could still get within 4 miles or so of the camp off the #2 road and #1 road which are plowed. For our little crew that doesn’t make much sense as once at the camp....”what now” ?? I guess if we all were not riding big, heavy four strokes we could take the back roads (unmaintained) trail out of there. I’m just not into that type of adventure at this point in my life. We had a hard enough time last season on the groomed trail due to our trip timing and storms. So...at this time and juncture I’m sitting out on the camp this coming season. Will try and concentrate on a few good trips (hmm.. haven’t been to the Abitbi in awhile) with good weather.
All that being said....it was very refreshing and enjoyable to spend 4 days at the camp last week with my two BFF’s.                          We spent some time installing more solar panels and installing roof vents but left plenty of time for fishing (sucked big time), 4-wheeling, and just hanging out. It had been 3 years since I was there without snow and my buddy Jeff’s first time ever.
Here ...the camp a week ago today (Sept. 19th) as we were heading back home.

Gotta admit, I was like hmm? back in March when NH Moose & I followed Iceman off the beaten path over Carlton, trail got skinnier & twistier, but he went full honey-badger, then shazam!...
 

Surely if there's a statue that was erected in pipes home town it'll have to be un-threaded and taken down asap ! 😁

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-to-drop-covid-19-vaccine-border-policy-arrivecan-to-be-optional-sources-1.6076355

Thank you for the info.

Looking on the FCMQ map and seeing M20, and M21 are not showing on the map, it had been in the red all summer thinking they were logging that area, are these trails gone for the up coming season?

Thank you for the info.

Looks like a portion of this will re-open this year.  Only section to remain closed is TQ 63 East from Pourvoirie Pavillon La Vérendrye to La Domaine.  The rest is re-opening.

As of today, 9/3/2022 you still need to fill out the AriveCan app every time you cross into Canada.  The app is the same as it was, you need to upload your vaccination card to it.  You need to fill it out when under 72 hours of your crossing.  They are still giving random kits at the border, though it seems way less. 
If you are returning home and not quarantining for 14 days you can fill out this form : https://covid-contact-details.canada.ca/en/.  Both this form and the ArriveCan app still only have CAN address options.  They are happy with you putting in the address where you are going, even if its just a day or overnight trip.
When will the madness end, no idea?  For now its mostly the same as last year except you DON'T need a test before you cross.  Having spent some time across the border since the snow melted, for sure most of the locals are done with masks, COVID and the control of the government on this issue.
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada
 
 
 

And you can ride free until the permits come out, really!

Trails ready in 2 weeks !

hahaha.....good morning smclelan !!!
at least easier than me.....need to that at my camp....at a few places....alders almost touch the mirrors...from little bridge to camp...road is getting narrower...
put that little tractor on the freight train and tell the conductor to dump it in front of house !!!nice little machine
i had friends from australia at the lake friday night...great to see them ...
only 2 moose...yesterday morning
 
jean-guy
 

Summer project done. 2013 Olympic 600 Ace.

Gone through many different sets, but no matter what just run gauntlets.  Then you can just wear a pair of thin gloves with no insulation.  See people riding with gauntlets and no gloves just bear hands.