Phil 1

Nice pix Steven, thanks for posting. 

bonjour playhard !!!
 
hahahha  !!!
first of all , don t get mad for the choice of my pic.....the only one i had left .....buuuuuuuttt , honestly , fit very well with the context of your post !!!😁
 
what happened , at my camp with ontario friends....sledgirl fell down in the '' driveway '' of the door....exiting the door...
so, i went to help and ...don t know how you say that in english...'' lost my foot '' and fell between the  steering and the  windshield of her sled...my beard got stuck in the glove box....aahahahaha
 
have a great day !!!....snowed a bit this morning !!!
 
jean-guy

Hey Phil,
Looks like tough sledding that day in the first pic...lol
 

Nice pix Steven, thanks for posting. 

Nice pix Steven, thanks for posting. 

3200 miles for me on 2 trips to QC. Never got to do the end of March run which is usually my favorite. March riding is the best!

i was deleting pics earlier this week .....
landed on that dinosaur !!!
feb....2013
 
jean-guy

if operator took the pic...he s awesome not to let us see his footprints on the trail !!! 😂

if operator took the pic...he s awesome not to let us see his footprints on the trail !!! 😂

bonjour paddy o !!!
 
great thx for the concern...but i think it ll take a miracle to come back ....
keep in mind , im grooming same trails since the last 20 years....getting older....getting tougher to spend 10-12 hrs in a row in the cab...and tougher to come back to life the next day ....but stubborn enough to do it....
but like i said before ,all good things must have an end...i never liked both sides of ste marguerite......since the windmills...where the trail is next  to the road for the windmills.....way too narrow...trail come  rough very fast ....very discouraging ...for me and sledders...too many '' quebec words '' there while grooming in the last few seasons ....

if one day i come back ....i ll groom only local trails....only !!!
and honestly ....im going to miss taking grooming pics !!!
 
great day for riding !!!
 
jean-guy
 

im not shy to say that ....( hahaha )....my best season in many years....about 400 miles...maybe a bit more
riding with ontario and nova scotia friends !!!
chez nous c est ski doo !!!
 
jean-guy

I rode about 6,600 miles this season.  Conditions out of RDL were excellent this year between mid January and mid March with only a couple short warm ups and no real rain events. 
I am thankful for all the friends that came up and rode with me, we had a great time.
mike
 

bonjour!!!
 
just for fun .....
rained during the night....snow is crusty / crunchy  ......grey sky and 0c !!!
 
jean-guy
 

Too bad, conditions are excellent right now, and spring sledding is always awesome.

Thanks for the ride along, living the dream. 

Thanks for the ride along, living the dream. 

Hi, thought I would make a last post. I've posted bits and pieces of our winter, but thought I would fill in some blanks. First of all, I RETIRED, jan. 4th 2020. I always dreamt about a snowmobile trip when I didn't have to go home to go back to work. This was it.
    Our plan was to ride when we wanted to, stay in when we wanted to, saddlebag and day ride when we wanted to. Ride with limited far out reservations. As storms approach, find a place we like, relax, wait for the groomers or you to break the drifts.
    We started at the Delta on jan 21st. We day rode for several days getting used to new sleds and helmets. Sandy went to her first 137 after always riding 120s.
    Then we headed out, went around the lake to St. Felician, Chibougamau, Senneterre, Rouyn Noranda, New Liskeard ont, North Bay, Pembroke, Mt Laurier,  Sainte Emelie de L'energie, Quebec city and back to the Delta. 
    Pic from Lake Temiscaming, crossing into Ontario around New Lisk. Pic of RR trestle south of Pembroke leading back into Quebec

What will the virus be like in 2 weeks?

Nice pics from top of MSP almost like I’m there tell Phil I looked for the gps but no luck have a fun and safe ride 

Hi Mike:
I’m very upset seriously think of not talking to you any more.
 
 
 
😁
 

bonjour jackstraw !!!
 
wooWWW great shots...
hi to all !!!
 
jean-guy

A drink just might by my friendship back, was good to see Mike thanks.