Mrs.Ice

I remember that trail between Le chef and La Doré from last year, it was a beautiful trail indeed!

Saturday morning, earlier start since we planned a much bigger loop than yesterday. Got dressed up and decided to get a quick breakfast at Tims instead of the restaurant here to save time. Left the hotel at 8:15. First we took 85 south to the green (used to be orange and still is on GPS Trackmaps). We took that until 563. After that we rode on the 35 near the Lake Pohenegamook, and we took that 561 and to the lake to get gas in town. After filling up, we headed on the lake again for a while. First time I see a lake that flat! I liked it and my thumb too! 😜 bonsai! Since there were trails closed (red) we had to go around, so we used 35 west at the end of the lake to join 526 and finally 85 all the way back to the hotel 1212. Trails were nice again. Only one spot of few km we knew could be bumpy since it was yellow on Imotoneige. It was but still acceptable. Besides that, we think they had to modify part of a trail since it was also bumpy and not as well maintained as the rest of it. (go around of some sort) We saw the groomer on our way out this am after leaving Tim Hortons. We also came across some loggers, which was the first seeing them even though I'd seen signs all the time. We had a great ride, I was scolded a little since I was riding in NHmoose's dust... So when I caught some air on an up and over, I let out a woohoo in my mic, so lover was getting nervous, but I enjoyed it! I like these roller coster bumps, if you hit them just at the right speed there awesome. Poor lover today wasn't his best day with his techie tools. First, trouble connecting the three Sena together, tried bluetooth, but lots of distortion, so ended up being just lover and I on mesh connection. We know one of them needs a firmware update. Then, his GPS lost power to the cradle. Fuse already looked at. Need to investigate some more at that when we get home. Overall not a lot of traffic for a Saturday, and lover will tell you that's why we put ourselves over here in this corner. Great place to discover would come back anytime.

Lover said no Moose Valley on a Saturday 🤷🏻‍♀️😅

Better a short one than none! 😉

Yes restaurant. Menu is online with few differences. Grocery Metro and SAQ across the street.

Good evening to you all, This year is a different year, we have to seek for the snow since it doesn't seem to be everywhere. It is what it is. Makes it tricky when you want to make some loops, but we can manage. Usually we get to ride a little during my Christmas break but denied this year. So here we are at Degelis for our first ride of the year. We left home on Thursday afternoon after my last class for the day. Got some traffic in Quebec City just before getting on the bridge, so delayed us an hour. We're here with NHmoose. This morning was a late departure after breakfast we took 85 and headed towards 571. Then, hit 35 to get back to 85. On the way, we took a few short breaks and had a little Tim as a quick snack. The trail conditions are 10/10 in my opinion with a few sticks sticking through here and there as well as few corners that need more snow, but overall pretty awesome! Overall we crossed path with 20 sled although we saw a group of 7 all at once near the end of our ride. I had never been in this area so it's nice to get to see a new scenery. Here are a few pics for you. Lover talked to some guys that arrived here at the end of the day from Montmagny. https://www.relive.cc/fr/view/v26MoRDz23v

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March 15 : Baie de Shawinigan That’s it! The season has officially begun for me! It was too much of a nice day to not enjoy the water. It was quite a workout to get to the water and come back but I managed. Had to slide with my board on the thin ice. My leg went right through as I was getting closer to the end, but fortunately I’m wearing a drysuit. It was cold though. I also wear my hypnose under it. Sadly, I noticed a dead deer floating on an ice flow, as I got closer seems like it had a front broken leg.

Have you ever tasted a Red Champagne in Saguenay Lac St-Jean? It’s a locally made soda. It’s really good and reminded me of strawberry 🍓 soda. Anyway, as I was asking what it was like, a man told me this is what you want to drink when you’re hungover! Always Good to know 😂

that's my favorite of this weekend.

Hope so, got a spring break coming up to keep me busy!!

Alright, here I am!!! It was a much-needed get away as lots of my friends teachers are gone on sick leave and report cards to be done by Monday. I had to be in the nature for a bit. I don't know if we're lucky or what, but we got some great trails considering the kind of year that it is. Born and raised in Quebec all my life ... I have never seen it like that ever. Even I'm surpised. Never had to fully open my jacket in February... 😳 Love the new helmet, I get a better look when I cross the street, there is no air leaking through which will be great in colder temperature since my previous helmet had the air vents on my chin broken open. I also love the color/look turquoise! It's also much lighter than my other one so I feel the difference after a couple of hours of riding. New radios are great too. My favorite? It's to hear other people talk when we're set in mesh... I like to spy and sometimes jump in the conversation!! ahahah like yesterday! I almost got free chips! Like lover said, was the first time passing people, i'm not the fastest but not the slowest either... I was getting bored behind them... I don't understand why they never let us pass them. When I see some people catching up to me I tell Don and we let them go by. I mean if you caught up, you should pass us, no? They had several occasions (road-crossing) and the leader of the pack never really looked back. Anyway, we got through, one of them got nervous a little. I thought I was back on an old trip in April in Matane at some spots like you can see on the pictures. BUt the rest was really good. I'm happy!! It was the second time that I passed the bar of the 300 km in one day. Proud. Even though I was maybe too tired for that, and the boys never stop for lunch. 😒 First real riding in the pack with Snohorse cause I was the middle. I felt safe knowing he was behind me. I also got to lead most of today, calling out coming sleds, studying the turns on my own, basically reading the trails for myself, looking where it goes and all. I also got to ride on my private groomed trail, you know, the one all the way on the right!! 👌 Best place to ride. Some turns were mushy so a little harder to deal with for me, but I managed. Even yesterday at the end of the day on the TQ5 coming to the hotel I still had my private trail even though hundreds of sleds had passed by. Got to love it! To the next time, I truly believe we'll get more snow ... I mean it's QUebec here. Otherwise I'll be shocked that that was the winter 2024. (But it would mean an early start of paddling season with a small spring flood. ) 🙂 GOt to have more than one hobby. Til next time. IMG_2117.HEIC

I totally agree with you. It was never a question of miles for me, but things I can't see from the road, or with a hike to me, it's worth so much more. Like that waterfall we saw yesterday.