GT Rider Posted February 25, 2023 Report Share Posted February 25, 2023 It’s great to be back in La Belle Provence. We didn’t know we would have a two year lapse when driving home March 2020. We are in Matane after a 785 mile drive. It started snowing around Rimouski. When we reached Matane the snow stopped. It’s 7 degrees F. We will post up conditions as we travel. dooright, mccaffrey, smclelan and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 Be on the lookout!... dooright, GT Rider and MrGutz 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted February 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 The quick report (rushed) Monday Matane to Riviere au Renard Mixed trails on the way. Trails out pretty good. Then like other people posted around Cap Chat - Sainte Ann not great. Starting Madeleine Center fresh groomed all the way! We passed 4 groomers last night. Snohorse, zeusand, towing and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Tuesday 190 miles We went to Perce via 5. Trails were all good (except the local in). On the way out 5 to 597 and orange local to Gaspe were the best of the trip so far. We made good time. I am feeling beat. Going to make this short. zeusand, mikerider, Florida Snowman and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Hardy Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 That orange trail is one of the nicest in the Gaspe, I don't know if I've ever met another sled on it. PLAYHARD and GT Rider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Great pics Jim & Gemma! Thanks for sharing. Glad you both got back to Quebec after your hiatus. Have a great trip! GT Rider, PLAYHARD and MrsGTRider 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 8 hours ago, P Hardy said: That orange trail is one of the nicest in the Gaspe, I don't know if I've ever met another sled on it. We were doing 65 and I spotted lights behind me. I let two machines pass and never saw them again! The trail was great. P Hardy and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 8 hours ago, Florida Snowman said: Great pics Jim & Gemma! Thanks for sharing. Glad you both got back to Quebec after your hiatus. Have a great trip! Hi Tom Its great to be back on the trail. I’m feeling a bit rusty but we’re getting back into the swing of backpacking. We are having a good time. Thanks. smclelan, Florida Snowman, jak and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Thanks Mr & Mrs Ice for your ideas. We stayed at La Plante. We ate dinner at StHubert and breakfast at Tim’s. Now to start our ride to Carlton. PLAYHARD and iceman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Wednesday 3/1 213 miles I make a run to Tim’s and we have breakfast at the hotel. It’s clear sky’s this morning. We get loaded up and head out to get gas at MultiGaz. It starts to flurry on the way. I can remember when this gas station was closed. The gentleman that now owns it said he bought it 11 years ago. I’m getting old. We are off towards the orange local to 597. I spot the team Ice sticker on the bridge. This orange trail feels nicer than yesterday if that’s possible. zeusand, Florida Snowman, P Hardy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 As we travel south on 597 it starts snowing heavier. Soon my dashboard and gps is covered. There’s a good amount of powder on the trail. By the time we reached trail 5 it was back to light flurries. PLAYHARD, MrGutz, P Hardy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Trail 5 west was in nice shape no complaints. At Port Daniel we see Team Ice has been here. With 120 miles on this tank of gas I stop at the Crevier in Saint Godefroi a quick 2k off trail 5. Florida Snowman, PLAYHARD, towing and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revct1 Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Hi Jim & Gemma, As always, very nice pics. We are at RDL this week and the lot is full of trailers but not many snowmobilers. I think most of them are at Gaspe. Enjoy the ride. The trails look beautiful. Jack & Sandi PLAYHARD, MrsGTRider, MrGutz and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 Traveling west we run in and out of flurries. The trail is good but softer. We stopped at Relais Tourbillon for lunch. When we got To New Richmond I made a wrong turn and as I was turning around Snowmaster and company passed us. We had the pleasure of meeting him on the trail on our 1st day. We get back on track and have a nice ride into Carlton. This was the first day without any difficulty’s. Gremlins had been along with us the first few days. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2023_03/image.thumb.png.17d80e5f6fb011da4519260d57313623.png towing, MrGutz, PLAYHARD and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, revct1 said: Hi Jim & Gemma, As always, very nice pics. We are at RDL this week and the lot is full of trailers but not many snowmobilers. I think most of them are at Gaspe. Enjoy the ride. The trails look beautiful. Jack & Sandi I tried to make reservations but had no luck. We wanted to stay a few days at the Universal. l hope you have great trails! jak and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revct1 Posted March 2, 2023 Report Share Posted March 2, 2023 I think the hotels are playing with the room reservations. I originally made this week's reservation back the end of January. I was told Friday and Saturday night they were booked full. So we reserved thru Thursday. Joe JAK had the same issue. When Joe JAK arrived this past Saturday, he asked if he could extend his stay. "No problem" was the response from the gentleman at the front desk. He then asked if my stay could be extended. Plenty of rooms. Sandi and I think the hotel(s) allow Trivago and the other internet sites hold blocks of rooms for their sales. Then whatever rooms are not sold are turned back to the hotel a week or so before the date. Jack & Sandi Snobeeler, nyskidooerinnewhampshire, GT Rider and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Thursday 234 miles Carlton to Grande-Vallee http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2023_03/image.thumb.png.98f78b41957b3ecdf3b1a345f0144cc4.png We had a nice stay at Belle Plage. There’s no restaurant so we usually go to Marin d’eau duoce. The food and ambience fits us. Unfortunately they were closed. Sorry Gemma. We ate next door at St Josephs it was doing brisk business. We get started about 7:30. I wanted to go up by the church and check out the view. As we pull out I can see the mountain is covered in clouds. Oh well we skip the non-view. we ride west a bit to get on the small orange loop. When we get to the intersection I see that it’s fresh groomed. The trail passes by plenty of windmills. We get half a mile in and pass a full size pickup truck with track’s on it (windmill workers?). We’re enjoying the scenery and my phone rings it the hotel I forgot something. When we reach trail 5 I backtrack 10 miles to the hotel. PLAYHARD, towing, MrGutz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Now we’re off toward New Richmond. Trail 5 is in nice shape. We make good time. I stopped at the Esso to top off the tank and we headed for 595. As we travel north I see the trail to Pin Rouge is open. I planned to take the orange bypass but we always see deer on 595 in the area. So 595 it is. As we go north there is a section that has some small bridges. It looks like a groomer can not go through this area. Wow was it whooped up. We did manage to see a few deer (not something you see on Long Island). zeusand, MrGutz, PLAYHARD and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 After passing Pin Rouge the trail was all good. We make our way towards La Cache. 595 is in nice shape. We haven’t seen much traffic. We drive in and out of light flurries. At La Cache it’s busy. We decided to gas and go. We were so quick I forgot to take a photo. We backtrack to the Chic Choc trail. dooright, P Hardy, PLAYHARD and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 We get on the trail and I see two machines in front of us. It’s a man and woman. They are on two stroke machines. Well it’s not fun trying to pass in the twisting up and down trail. We are following for too long and I stopped to take a picture. We managed to catch right back up. I’m looking at the GPS for a straightaway. When we finally passed I was afraid to take another picture. I didn’t want to tempt fate. The Chic Choc trail was in very nice shape. We have been on it when it wasn’t. It was a nice ride to Murdochville. Florida Snowman, zeusand, MrGutz and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 We get on 597 north and again the trail is in nice shape. We’re making good time. When we approach trail 5 I see some machines stopped to the side. I decided to make haste and move along. Trail 5 is in nice shape we’re moving along. I slow down to make a sharp 90 degree turn and see what I think is 5 machines coming a little ways behind us. I decide to see if I can put some room between us or if I have to let them pass. So I take off and I see one machine behind me a little ways back. He’s not on my bumper so I keep going. I’m having some fun and giving it the goose when appropriate. Still Someone is back there but not crowding me. We get to the bridge by Madeleine and I take a quick photo. I see the group coming and make haste. We make it to Grande-Vallee and It turns out that three of the machines were Quebec Bob, Zeusand and their friend. Bob was trying to get my attention but did not want to push me too hard. We had a few laughs and they had to go another 25k. It sure was nice seeing you guys. zeusand, jak, PLAYHARD and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 We had a terrific dinner here at the hotel. I tried to get two nights here but settled for one. Another great day. dooright, PLAYHARD and P Hardy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted March 3, 2023 Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Jim and Gemma, Really enjoying your posts and pictures. Glad your trip is going well. I really miss our night out at a fine RDL restaurant. The trails are always smooth at the restaurant. lol Safe travels. mike MrsGTRider and PLAYHARD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2023 Hi Mike We are missing it as well. The nerve of them not giving me a reservation. 😀 I think next year I will make sure we are there! mikerider and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2023 Friday 196 miles http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2023_03/image.thumb.png.5a6e09a55f9d502078a51753c2adb69d.png We wake up and it’s snowing. I can’t see the church across the cove. We have breakfast and hit the trail. It’s not a picture day. A good amount of power on the trail. It’s pretty windy at one point Gemma asked how can you see the trail? We make our way to the bridge at Madeleine I take a quick photo and we’re off. I’m thinking I hope it’s not like this in the Chic Chocs. I made haste on 5 yesterday today not so much. By the time we reached trail 597 it was cleared up. Wow the weather changes quickly. We make our way to the Chic Choc trail. The trail is in nice shape. P Hardy, zeusand, MrGutz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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