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Always an adventure!!! Glad everyone is mostly OK.

I can neither confirm or deny...LOL. I also recall having some strangers 15 year old kid with us as his father's sled broke and was going to meet us at the hotel that night. I remember thinking how his father would be feeling if none of us showed up and no way to communicate with him. So many stories and to think I forgot most of them.

I rode the Gaspe for the first time with some nut on a Skidoo. Possibly 2006 ish as I think I was on my 2005 Vector. Until that time I had never seen a moose while riding despite all the signs posted everywhere. I remember being super psyched when we came across some moose on the trail. We took our obligatory pics and eventually they moved off the trail and we were able to continue. We then came upon another group on the trail and they were not wanting to leave the trail because the snow was like 6' deep. We had to make an executive decision to attempt to pass the moose off trail and hope we didn't spook them or bury the sleds. All of us got by successfully. Then, we came across yet another group of moose that would NOT get out of the way. As they trotted along we came to a bridge made with 6x6's with gaps in between. One moose fell into the bridge and was stuck. Now we were in a predicament. We could not get around it and we didn't have enough gas to back track, and the only gas station ahead was due to close shortly. We shut the sleds down and started discussing options. I recall pondering that out West they have cattle guards in the roads in the free range areas. Cattle will not cross these guards, but moose will cross 6x6's with big gaps? Anyhoo, long story short the moose got him/herself out of the bridge and we were able to continue. We send the nut on the skidoo ahead to keep the gas station open until the rest of us could get there. Thought I might just freeze to death in the Gaspe that night. Good times!!

Happy Birthday Chris!!

OMG, you are killing me. So many memories come flashing back. My stomach would hurt after our trips from all the laughs. I still tell the the story from the Moose Ass ride where we almost died out in the Gaspe Interior. How the hell does a moose get stuck in a bridge? Out west the animals are smart enough not to cross a cattle grate on the open ranges. Hoping your sled is a cheap fix, but it's not sounding that way from your description of issues.

Sorry to hear buddy!! Unless you slowed down in the last 20 years, I bet that 1200 had a hard life. Hope all is well.

Awesome write-up buddy!! Brought back some great memories of our pre-Y2K rides North of the border!!!

Following along Chris. Hope all is well. Hope to ride with you again one of these years. Ride safe

I sold my sleds some years ago and have been doing some Long Distance motorcycle riding the last few years. I rely heavily on 12V electric heated gear. I typically wear heated jacket liner, gloves and socks. I took a 600 mile ride a couple weeks ago where it was 6F when I started only only got into the teens. I had the heat on about 50%, not the slightest bit cold...I was hot actually. Why hasn't this caught on in snowmobiling? I can remember my hands being so cold that I would warm them on the pipes and allow the exhaust to heat my gloves etc. I would have killed for heated gloves if I knew then what I know now. Maybe the alternators on sleds aren't large enough? Must be a reason people are using heated gear.