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Thanks Tom!
This morning we left Lac Echemin up 55, WOW, ausome trail 10/10 all the way to St. Pampile, we gas up and have lunch and continue on to next intersection 55/557 and I decide to take 557 north and again it just ausome, a quarter of the way up I,m thinking what a great choice I made, no one on this trail, I am coming up to a turn an here comes a 2 upper, as they get up to me I see a winch on his bumper, I start waiving like a lunatic but the don’t see me, I figured it had to be gtrider, who else has a winch right?  I sent him a message to see if it was them. Pulled into Phenegamook at 2:45, short day with 160 miles, again, enough for the wife!
We are now in Mikerider domain, Bas St Laurent, not sure where tomorrow!

Thank you Jim and Gemma for letting us ride with you to radar tower and to lunch at Groomers club house. We took 5 back to Rimouski and stopped at L’Empress, at 4:30, was too cold to try making Trio Pistoles. We are going to head to Montmagny today, hope to reach truck in Drummondville on Friday.

We left Montmagny Friday morning and conditions were still good.  The best lodging is L'oiseliere, but I think that by March 17th you should stay at Econolodge , right on the trail , no need to ride the sidewalk off trail ,with this warm up it will not survive unless they  get more snow right before you start your trip. The Econolodge is being renovated and rooms are nice.  March 17th is generally a hit or miss for Montmagny area. A trip that late in March  needs to be planned at the last moment due to conditions.

Glad you got to experience this up close, and it looks like he came by fast and moved on without no harm done, we suffered a broken windshield and bent handlebar on one of our sleds a few years back on 595 !  Moose went by the first 2 sleds then kicked the last sled !  He (friend) was cold the rest of the way back, the rest of us were laughing in our helmets!

good morning !!!
 
just back ...11 hrs run ...bumpy ....
thx....-22c 
 
'' off the trail '' rider in ste marguerite while having lunch !!!
 
jean-guy

We have a really nice run all the way on 5. We passed a groomer on the way making a nice trail perfect. We rolled in with 198 miles at 7:00.

Thank you Jim and Gemma for letting us ride with you to radar tower and to lunch at Groomers club house. We took 5 back to Rimouski and stopped at L’Empress, at 4:30, was too cold to try making Trio Pistoles. We are going to head to Montmagny today, hope to reach truck in Drummondville on Friday.

We get over to the radar road my GPS shows 2 miles up to the tower. The trail is all moguls but when you are checking out the views who cares. We make our way to the tower. It’s 6f and with the breeze it feels cold.

Leaving this morning from Drummondville for day 1 of our trip. May head toward lac echemin,  good to hear that conditions are good,  will post later

This morning we left Phenegamook, took 35 to 563 which was covered with fresh snow which made for a great ride, we did lose the trail at one point as it was not marked well,  a quick look at the app and we back tracked and found the trail and onto 85 to the gas in Deglis,  85 was good as well,  we back track a little and take 571 north which is excellent all the way to Sqatec, have lunch and onto 35 to 5 both good as well all the way to the 579 intersection,  we checked into Domain Valga with 165 miles, looking like a daisy tour with these low miles and look who just pulled in.....Jim and Gemma and they did 270 miles!. Getting ready for dinner, not sure where we are going tomorrow. We only saw 7 sleds all day. Full house here at Valga.

Thanks Tom!
This morning we left Lac Echemin up 55, WOW, ausome trail 10/10 all the way to St. Pampile, we gas up and have lunch and continue on to next intersection 55/557 and I decide to take 557 north and again it just ausome, a quarter of the way up I,m thinking what a great choice I made, no one on this trail, I am coming up to a turn an here comes a 2 upper, as they get up to me I see a winch on his bumper, I start waiving like a lunatic but the don’t see me, I figured it had to be gtrider, who else has a winch right?  I sent him a message to see if it was them. Pulled into Phenegamook at 2:45, short day with 160 miles, again, enough for the wife!
We are now in Mikerider domain, Bas St Laurent, not sure where tomorrow!

Left  Drummondville, took 532 , 525, 35, 538, 25 in to Thetford Mines for lunch. All were great conditions. Had lunch at Tim Hortons and decided to head to Lac Echemin for the night. We continued on 25 to 55 now the trails are a bit rough, it is Sunday after all to be expected, but ok, some of the trails are shared with atvs, that doesn’t help. Pulled into Manoir lac ecthemin at 4:30. 185 miles, enough for the wife. Today we may head to Pohenegamook. 
 

We have about 30 minutes of day light left. We head for Montmagny. 347 is a bit different then my GPS shows. We make a gas stop and head for 35. The rail bed is super nice we make great time. We get on 551 it is also in nice shape but this is a twisty trail. It starts snowing again. We make our way to 5. As we approach Montmagny there are open fields and the wind is whipping blowing snow sideways. I was thinking of a conversation I had with Mike earlier. He spoke about this area. We rolled in with 249 miles.

Thanks Tom!
This morning we left Lac Echemin up 55, WOW, ausome trail 10/10 all the way to St. Pampile, we gas up and have lunch and continue on to next intersection 55/557 and I decide to take 557 north and again it just ausome, a quarter of the way up I,m thinking what a great choice I made, no one on this trail, I am coming up to a turn an here comes a 2 upper, as they get up to me I see a winch on his bumper, I start waiving like a lunatic but the don’t see me, I figured it had to be gtrider, who else has a winch right?  I sent him a message to see if it was them. Pulled into Phenegamook at 2:45, short day with 160 miles, again, enough for the wife!
We are now in Mikerider domain, Bas St Laurent, not sure where tomorrow!

Would of been great, next time,  this confirms that it was gtrider we crossed on the trail!

Thanks Tom!
This morning we left Lac Echemin up 55, WOW, ausome trail 10/10 all the way to St. Pampile, we gas up and have lunch and continue on to next intersection 55/557 and I decide to take 557 north and again it just ausome, a quarter of the way up I,m thinking what a great choice I made, no one on this trail, I am coming up to a turn an here comes a 2 upper, as they get up to me I see a winch on his bumper, I start waiving like a lunatic but the don’t see me, I figured it had to be gtrider, who else has a winch right?  I sent him a message to see if it was them. Pulled into Phenegamook at 2:45, short day with 160 miles, again, enough for the wife!
We are now in Mikerider domain, Bas St Laurent, not sure where tomorrow!

Thanks Tom!
This morning we left Lac Echemin up 55, WOW, ausome trail 10/10 all the way to St. Pampile, we gas up and have lunch and continue on to next intersection 55/557 and I decide to take 557 north and again it just ausome, a quarter of the way up I,m thinking what a great choice I made, no one on this trail, I am coming up to a turn an here comes a 2 upper, as they get up to me I see a winch on his bumper, I start waiving like a lunatic but the don’t see me, I figured it had to be gtrider, who else has a winch right?  I sent him a message to see if it was them. Pulled into Phenegamook at 2:45, short day with 160 miles, again, enough for the wife!
We are now in Mikerider domain, Bas St Laurent, not sure where tomorrow!

Left  Drummondville, took 532 , 525, 35, 538, 25 in to Thetford Mines for lunch. All were great conditions. Had lunch at Tim Hortons and decided to head to Lac Echemin for the night. We continued on 25 to 55 now the trails are a bit rough, it is Sunday after all to be expected, but ok, some of the trails are shared with atvs, that doesn’t help. Pulled into Manoir lac ecthemin at 4:30. 185 miles, enough for the wife. Today we may head to Pohenegamook. 
 

Left  Drummondville, took 532 , 525, 35, 538, 25 in to Thetford Mines for lunch. All were great conditions. Had lunch at Tim Hortons and decided to head to Lac Echemin for the night. We continued on 25 to 55 now the trails are a bit rough, it is Sunday after all to be expected, but ok, some of the trails are shared with atvs, that doesn’t help. Pulled into Manoir lac ecthemin at 4:30. 185 miles, enough for the wife. Today we may head to Pohenegamook. 
 

Wow those are some drifts! It's always an adventure,  we plan all year,  take our  vacation time and have to make the best of it, stay safe, hopefully the next few days you will be able to make up some time!

Spoke with one of the clubs yesterday, winds have calmed down and they had all 5 groomers out yesterday, he said all should be very good today!
We will be up this Saturday, to start a saddlebag trip from there (Drummondville).
Interactive map seems to support that this morning, and it will be cold this week so it should hold up. 

Spoke with one of the clubs yesterday, winds have calmed down and they had all 5 groomers out yesterday, he said all should be very good today!
We will be up this Saturday, to start a saddlebag trip from there (Drummondville).
Interactive map seems to support that this morning, and it will be cold this week so it should hold up. 

That's a big hole!

Returned from RDL yesterday -Thursday the 21st by means of the black trail. Parallel & or intersecting trails on Routes 20, 55 & 410 were all groomed & looking appetizing. In comparison to two weeks ago where the intersecting trails on 410 & 55 were bare or under water. 
Happy trails....

1.)That's why you always need to ride with at least one buddy who is slower than you.
2.)Chances  are a single wolf is not going to take on a pack of helmet wearing aliens unless it is rabid.
3.)If it is,refer back to #1😉