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Should get the turn signals to work too. lol 

Should get the turn signals to work too. lol 

Nautical Depth Maps from the SeaDoo Lineup!
GutZ

Day 2 Tuesday 
 
Woke to beautiful cold morning after awesome night at Pouvoirie La Dore. Great stay had great conversation with Owner Stephane super nice guy. Big chalet with four bedrooms nice fun. Terrain here is big i think their territory stretches 20 miles. 18 chalets and big fishing and hunting for bear, moose and caribou. Lake trout and brook trout. 8 miles out trail to TQ93 trail groomed into pouvoirie with small drag but real good. TQ93 has been groomed north he has not returned south. It’s beautiful all the way to local trail to Resto du Chef.  Saw 2 sleds north bound direction Chibougamau. Been very little traffic few here and there but very spread out. 
 
Bingo that is the plan. Good old fashioned trail bingo. Here in the honey hole. I got all day to go nowhere. Destination St Felicien tonight and we will be in the vincinty all day. 
 
And now please stand by for a
Public service announcement. 
 
Everyone please continue to circulate only on the Blue federal trails as you are now. 
We thank you all for you continued cooperation in helping us enjoy the other trails privately without undue, unnecessary, excessive traffic. Thank you for the support. 
 
 
Say it with me or even better sing it out loud.  B I N G O……B I N G O 
 
Up down over back up down over up back around all that. And is awesome. 
One after the other  
Please sir may i have another? Yes you can. 
 
Late lunch Resto du Chef then then another 80 miles into hotel the BINGO way. 
 
Saw Mother Lynx with kitten. On TQ93 west of Lac a Jim. Leisurely strolling together right off side of trail. 
 
We will keep on going. One day at a time. Headed for Otis Nature via 373 and some bonus honey hole action. 
 
Well oiled machine here. Great bunch of riders. 
 
206 miles of
8/10 to 10/10 all damn day (r.i.p. Big) 
 
Corral full and overflowing here at Du Jardin. Hotel full tonight. 
Ordered dinner from Restaurant Mikes. 
 

 
 

Exactly.  Happened to us last week.  Coming down from Saint Felicien to Mattawin.  Got to LaTuque.  Just got gas and was sitting on sled talking with one of the guys while the rest of the group was in the convenience store getting something to drink.  Just happened to look at the app on the phone.  Crap, we have a problem!  What?  355 is closed for about 20 miles leaving LaTuque.  Wait, 345 is also closed from the dam to LeCabanon.  Got rooms at Marineau LaTuque and a rental pickup truck from the Dodge dealer.  Drove to LeCabanon to retrieve the trucks and trailers the next morning.  Some debate on whether or not we would have made it.  Overall group decision was to pull the plug.
North was very nice.

Day 1, word of the day….Thin!  Got 2” overnight made it nice leaving RDL. Never seen it so thin here in February. Trails pretty smooth, not enough snow to be rough. Snirt is gone with the fresh snow. Get out of town and take 5 East. Rimouski Club says stay on 5 for best conditions. Hasn’t been our experience but let’s try it. Away from town coverage not bad. Once we get to Trois Pistoles it’s actually pretty nice. Continue on 5 to the 35 outside of Rimouski. Traffic is light all day groomers are doing their thing. Meet back up with 5 East to 587 short cut to 5 at Padoue. Took the 5 all the way to Matane to the Riotel. Very scratchy in town, basically blacktop and dirt.

Exactly.  Happened to us last week.  Coming down from Saint Felicien to Mattawin.  Got to LaTuque.  Just got gas and was sitting on sled talking with one of the guys while the rest of the group was in the convenience store getting something to drink.  Just happened to look at the app on the phone.  Crap, we have a problem!  What?  355 is closed for about 20 miles leaving LaTuque.  Wait, 345 is also closed from the dam to LeCabanon.  Got rooms at Marineau LaTuque and a rental pickup truck from the Dodge dealer.  Drove to LeCabanon to retrieve the trucks and trailers the next morning.  Some debate on whether or not we would have made it.  Overall group decision was to pull the plug.
North was very nice.

Du Jardin told us when booking that the restaurant was open on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but not open Sunday night (Superbowl night).  No problem, we can work around that.  As it turned out they opened Sunday night in a limited capacity.  Pizza, wings, mozzarella sticks for in room only.  Perfect for our superbowl party.  Monday morning, restaurant closed, no breakfast.  Munched on trail food we all carried and got an early start. 

Yesterday we rode from Delta to Otis Nature.  First 8 miles until you cross the second bridge were lots of rocks, snirt and dirt. One of the Sidewinders kept overheating.  After the second bridge a Huge improvement. Flat smooth.  Couldn't go WOT as there is ice beneath a thin layer of snow, corners very icy.  Goof smoked meat at Otis Nature.  110 miles.
Today took 83 S to Auberge du Ravage.  Much better getting out from the Delta.  Lots of open straight trials where you could go WOT.  Nice lunch at the Ravage.  87 Octane gas at the Ravage is 2.50/liter.  Was a great day for 160 miles.
 
Tomorrow we're going to head North again and shoot for Auberge KM 31.  Will post tomorrow.
Overall, it's still better then work.  Sled wheels are a really nice to have in the Delta parking lot.  Completely bare asphalt 
 
Fred

Exactly.  Happened to us last week.  Coming down from Saint Felicien to Mattawin.  Got to LaTuque.  Just got gas and was sitting on sled talking with one of the guys while the rest of the group was in the convenience store getting something to drink.  Just happened to look at the app on the phone.  Crap, we have a problem!  What?  355 is closed for about 20 miles leaving LaTuque.  Wait, 345 is also closed from the dam to LeCabanon.  Got rooms at Marineau LaTuque and a rental pickup truck from the Dodge dealer.  Drove to LeCabanon to retrieve the trucks and trailers the next morning.  Some debate on whether or not we would have made it.  Overall group decision was to pull the plug.
North was very nice.

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Exactly.  Happened to us last week.  Coming down from Saint Felicien to Mattawin.  Got to LaTuque.  Just got gas and was sitting on sled talking with one of the guys while the rest of the group was in the convenience store getting something to drink.  Just happened to look at the app on the phone.  Crap, we have a problem!  What?  355 is closed for about 20 miles leaving LaTuque.  Wait, 345 is also closed from the dam to LeCabanon.  Got rooms at Marineau LaTuque and a rental pickup truck from the Dodge dealer.  Drove to LeCabanon to retrieve the trucks and trailers the next morning.  Some debate on whether or not we would have made it.  Overall group decision was to pull the plug.
North was very nice.

Today’s path took us from the Delta to Escoumins through Mount Valin. The Chapel was crowded but service is second to none. Trails leaving Jonquire, where acceptable once we got over the second bridge they got much better. The orange Trail past lor Piste was a little rough. Plenty of snow but needed groomer. Once we hit Trail 330 it was a 10. Surprised to see how much snow is here in Escoumins being near the river. There Has to be 25 trailers here must be a good starting point. Couple guys came from Sept-Tiles and said the trails are perfect all the way. Can’t wait!

Parking lots are no problem anymore, I finally put wheels on my sled supposed to get couple inches of snow tonight

Start and end far enough north and you will be fine.  Gamble and you'll see the cost of a taxi or a U-haul. 😉

stayed at the saguenee hotel instead and was very satisfied and went back the next night   restaurant was excellent

Today we started a eight day 1500 mile saddlebag trip with Myself, Eric, Ken, Dan, Randy, and Kurt .Started in Saint Raymond and on to Sept-Iles. First 10 miles was snirt but not real bad. Got much better after that. All the way to Mount Apica. Rough for 20 miles after their then Pretty good almost all the way to the Delta. Was not bad getting into the Delta with wheels on the skis. 185 miles for the day.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Not good.  A lot of gas is sold there.

It's after breakfast and the decision was to make a small loop and come back up thru La Baie and see the fishing village.
83 south it is.  A few miles out and 83 crosses autoroute 175.  Straight thru the intersection and the trail goes into the field.  A change here.  The trail keeps going straight instead of left into the woods.  It runs a good mile and then goes thru a couple more fields.  Nice and open.  We come to a stop sign and this is where the cul-de-sac for Chicoutimi joins.  A little easier running.  You don't go behind the houses any more.  That is part of the  cul-de-sac now.  Then we are back on the old 83.
Good running along and we turn right onto 368.  The trail has been a little bumpy but enough snow.  No trouble with dirt.  A few miles in and the groomer for Laterriere made a pass from here last night.  We turn left on 383 still following the groomer's path.  We are first tracks now.  What a nice ride this is.  Crossing back and forth over the quad trail.  The quad trail is on the old road that went to the old Relais Boullanaise.  I know I must have missplet that.  The trail gets cranky after the old Relais.  Still groomed but tugging back and forth on the handlebars.
We pull into Ferland for coffee break.  A few sleds and quads outside.  Sunny day and mild temps.  What a great day for riding.
We continue south on 383.  Just after Ferland, wow has this area been logged.  Much of it has been clear cut.  A lot of nice scenic views.  The trail has been changed around here too.  It's following the access roads for the logging operation.  Nice gentle sweeping turns.  The up and downs are too big for big trucks.  Maybe its access for the smaller equipment.
383 now cuts back up to 83 on what was the old local 22 trail.  It joins 83 near the spur to St Felix.  383 no longer goes straight south to 83 where there was a warming hut.
83 is used but in decent shape.  We haven't seen too many sleds today.  I would have thought there would have been more traffic for such a nice Sunday.  At the little bridge for the cutoff to La Baie, Trail Security is checking sleds.  They have 3 sleds stopped and the younger riders are pulling out paperwork.  Oh oh for them but good for us.  One of the Security workers motions for us to continue on.
Into La Baie and gas up the sleds.  We cross the road and get on the local trail that runs on the walking path.  Slow going here of course.  In town and it is narrow and bumpy.  We jump down onto the bay and see the fishing house scattered all around.  A lot of activity but as we approach the north side, we notice no fishing village!  The signs are up and the lot markers are here but no fishing huts.  The only thing I can think of is the bay was so late in freezing thick enough, the trucks and tractors used to pull the houses onto the ice weren't allowed on the ice.  I don't know.  A disappointment because it is really cool to see the village.
We get off the ice and back on the trail.  Oh my is this bumpy.  I don't think this has been groomed this year.  The red stakes are in the ground and the stop signs are in but no grooming.  Rough is being polite.  About 8 miles of torture and we finally join back onto 83.  The rest of the ride back to the Delta is nice once again.
We get back early enough to trailer Jason's rental back to Evasion.  Overall it was a nice weekend for them.  Tomorrow they drive back to Connecticut.  Sandi and I are here for the week.  Can't wait to see Pat and Gary.  They should be on a plane right now coming across the pond.  See you tomorrow.
Jack & Sandi

What could the conversation be?
 
I'm low on gas.  Is there a station nearby?
My son just got his first snowmobile and I'm showing him the trails!
I was out late last night at Joe's Bar & Grill.  I'm avoiding going by the Police Department!
Is this the way to Tim Horton's?
My wife is in labor and this is the shortest way to the hospital!
 
Jack & Sandi

At the request of Pipeman……
 
 

I got two words for you guys talking about booking ahead
HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
bwah…………LOL

What if that person actually breeds? you know has children and raises them. That’s some scary shit…