viper2 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Got home from the Gaspe trip Monday January 30th, Decided Tuesday gonna head right back up Sunday the 5th for a week at LeCabanon. Just 3 of us on this trip, my 77 year old Dad will be leading this trip. He has been staying here since the mid 80’s and LaGlaciere before that. We leave at the crack of 9AM 😂 not as chipper as he used to be, it’s ok we will ride at his pace, he will lead. We head out on 23 in the East direction. Take that down to 345 and go check if Koubek’s is open, they are not on Monday’s apparently. We roll up 23 to 350 towards Lac Blanc. We take the gas there then continue up 349 through Lac au Clare back up to 23. We still head East and have a late lunch at the old Cabane Chez Hill. Forget the new name. After lunch double back on 23 to Sacacomie for gas then back 23 all the way to 345 and into LeCabanon. 200 miles for the day, trails ok not great, not terrible. They had an accumulating snow yesterday and the trails that were not groomed last night were a little loose and some bumpy, not bad iceman, MrsGTRider, towing and 12 others 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Awesome to be out riding with your father!! Hope you have a fantastic week. nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastMark Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Special memories ! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrd Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Look’s like your having fun l can only hope I can ride 200 miles a day at 77 . jak and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka2 Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, Byrd said: Look’s like your having fun l can only hope I can ride 200 miles a day at 77 . Hope I'm alive @ 77! zeusand, jak and Spanky in Pembroke 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipeman Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 That’s awesome, good for him and good for you enjoy! jak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 Day 2: we leave LeCabanon at 8:30 and take 63 West to SMDS. From there we jump on the lake and take it up to Auberge Taureau where we pick 33 up. All fresh groomed right to Repos. Gas up there and on to Kanawata for lunch. We decided to head back to Repos and top the gas then take 345 to 360 and the barrage back to LeCabanon. 8 miles before Repos I broke the front bolt for the shock in the skid. My 2016 Apex is the first year for the single shot. Anyone familiar with it knows what a pain in the butt this is. I had changed out the air shock long ago for an Elka, but she likes to eat bolts. Thought we had it resolved but no. After an hour or so of trailside mechanics, we get it together enough to get back but forget the 345, we are taking the 33 all the way and retracing our steps from earlier. It’s the shortest route and it was groomed. Got back at 6:00 PM with 220 miles on the clock. Will have to pull out the spare for the rest of the trip P Hardy, dooright, GT Rider and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Day 3: We left LeCabanon at 8:30 and took 23 East to 345 and continued to the Barrage. After crossing the Dam we took 360 to Mattawin. We arrived by 11 and gassed the sleds and took an Earl lunch at the Marinou. We decided not to continue the loop to Grand Mere because 360 hadn’t been groomed in quite some time so we headed back up 360 and this time at the Dam took 360 around the top of the lake. It was perfect and we met up with 33 where we continued towards SMDS then jumped on the lake to town. Gassed up and took 63 to LeCabanon. 63 was beat but was to be expected especially with the warmer temps and sun. Got back at 4 pm with 200 miles on iceman, mccaffrey, doonali and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Glad to see you guys having a great ride. I want to take that Gilbert thing on a saddle bag trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, snowmaster2112 said: Glad to see you guys having a great ride. I want to take that Gilbert thing on a saddle bag trip. That is for the Seniors QR ride! Spanky in Pembroke, Florida Snowman and poltodoo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, smclelan said: That is for the Seniors QR ride! I’m turning 57 in a couple weeks and have been getting those AARP things in the mail for quite some time now. Guess that qualifies me. can you imagine the amount of beer we could get in one of those. ODog, blackjack1 and smclelan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 7 hours ago, snowmaster2112 said: I’m turning 57 in a couple weeks and have been getting those AARP things in the mail for quite some time now. Guess that qualifies me. can you imagine the amount of beer we could get in one of those. Do you suppose you could pack enough beer to go from La Dore to Chibougamau? poltodoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 27 minutes ago, smclelan said: Do you suppose you could pack enough beer to go from La Dore to Chibougamau? Think I would just install a full keg in it and have a holder full of Solo cups. Red that is. smclelan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 1 hour ago, snowmaster2112 said: Think I would just install a full keg in it and have a holder full of Solo cups. Red that is. Maybe a bar and a brass pole!😁 smclelan and snowmaster2112 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: Maybe a bar and a brass pole!😁 NOW we're talking !! I'll pick the girls up in Montreal on the way up. And I'm installing one of those rotating globe lights and a killer sound system too. Florida Snowman and smclelan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Definitely pick them up in Monteal, they are not always the best in Chibougamau!! LOL Teet F8SP and Florida Snowman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Sorry forgot to post the last day, Day 4 Thursday. Decided to do a shorter day so we could get loaded up for home Friday morning. We took 63 West to St Zenon then continued to LaGlacier. Trail groomed nice to LaGlacier but rough after there. Trail passes through a forestry operation and there is about a 1/2 mile on the plowed and sanded logging road. This is the smoothest section of 63 Lol. Go down past Bazinette still rough. Finally groomed again at St. Emilie and we continued to St. Damien. There we picked up 23 and took it to 350 to Koubek’s for lunch. After lunch headed up 345 and back to LeCabanon 130 miles for the day. 750 miles for the 4 day trip. Trails mostly good some great and some rough. This area as always has a lot of traffic and gets used by a lot of tour groups. We still like it for the simple reason there are a lot of different loops that can be made from one spot and a lot of great places to stop trailside. They usually get very good snow as well and many use it as a gateway to the Quebec North dooright, zeusand, Pipeman and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Nice ride thanks for posting viper2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Yes , thanks for the post and pics. Glad you guys had a good time. A “tip of the hat” to your dad. viper2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towing Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Extremely nice report and superbs pics you have many great shots! thank you for having took the time to post it 👍 Being able to share this run with you dad is a great chance for both of you, cherish those moments! for most of us we just can take them along with us in our heart 💔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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