Trip Report Feb 8th-13th PART 1

[clarkely]

We left Richards Auberge Mekinac Monday afternoon 2/7/10 around 2:00 and returned Saturday 2/13/10 around 2:00 - Great Guy Great Place easy to get to by truck and sled.

DAY 1 - 1/2 Day - thin and rough up 355, smooth and great conditions once we got to 73 then fast and smooth and good on 355 the rest of the way to the lake

Short day up to Lac Eduard........ stopped Le Relais Du Trappeur for a beer

Before heading to Domaine Lac Edouard for dinner and the night

Spent the Night at Auberge Des Cevennes - Excellent place - Great Food!!! Highly Recommended......... no night life but a nice small out of the way place!!

Day 3: ended up being a 1/2 day

Smooth great trail back out 383 down to 83 and then up 3 to Tadousac

Then Across the Ferry

Then hit a bump on bridge exit our way before Sacre Couer and blew a shock around 1:00pm

I carry lots of tools - good thing as we had to drop the skid trailside to get the shock un wedged and out

Continued..............

Edited February 17, 2010 by clarkely

[clarkely]

Part 2:

Was 4:25 til we got it picked up roadside by Camil Moto Sports Great people , fella Ben also works with tourism and was a huge help, giving me his truck to use as he was taking out writers from On Snow Magazine for a trip.

Couldn't find the right shock........... so i ended up getting them to drop one out of a sabercat (shorter shock)

Then punched no limiter strap holes and Strapped it down to continue the trip (lots of ski pressure:( but it finished the trip)

They had closed at 5:00 so none of this could be done until Day 4, Spent the night at Cant think of the name.....cool place about a mile past Coronet, lots of animals there on the farm - 93 goes right through the property. We had planned on making it to Passion or Chicutomi

Day 4: -1/2 day needed to get the shock put on in the morning.....good trail out 93 from Sacre couer to Universal in Alma - only bad area was right past Passion....it was thin and rough for a 10 mile section......

Stopped at La Chapelle for lunch

Day 5:

out 93 around the lake through Roberval and then out 83 to Relais 22

Day 6: - 1/2 day Back down 73 then local river trail then back on 73 to 355...... all good trail.....355 had been groomed since the beginning of the week........ 355 was smoother but extremely thin now as we got closer to richards - lots of stones/boulders loose and exposed.

Back to Richards by 2:00 showered and loaded and on the road home by 3:00 2/13/10

All in All a Great Trip - Good Trail - Good People- Good Food :)

Only about 4 days of riding (with 1/2 day starts and finishes and two 1/2 days for shock) but 1100 miles in and a lot of fun!!

Edited February 17, 2010 by clarkely