Northbound Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Day 29 to La Tuque. Still warm, but we've been within one day striking distance of the truck since Sacre Coeur. So the weather's not a real gamble. A section of the 3 trail closed a couple of days ago for an unsafe river. Our detour is to go further south, or we could skip La Tuque and head straight back to the Delta. We decided on the south route through Donnacona. It was actually no problem and a nice ride. Lunch and gas in St Raymond. Stayed at motel des Marineau. Nicer rooms in the back, decent restaurant smclelan, Florida Snowman, MrGutz and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 3-16 Day 30 Back to the Delta. The 355 trail was perfect except for one terrible section of plowed, sun dried sand and gravel that went on for too long. Not so long as having to stop to cool sleds but still too long. Nice lunch as usual at Auberge Eva. Where we were first introduced to by no other than Saguenay Bill. Thanks for everything Bill. Along the lake the snow was very thin. Around the frog to the Delta, trails are mostly good. Of course road crossings are mid March road crossings. Wheels around the Delta make life easy. We rolled in mid afternoon, and only sleds in the compound. After dark there were almost 30 between the compound and sleds out front. I hope you've enjoyed my "wordy" read. And hopefully someone will be able to use something from my info. I know I've always gotten a lot of my info from you guys. Enjoy your summer, Jeff and Sandy doo4adoo, poltodoo, PISTON LAKE CRUISER and 18 others 18 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wng-2 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Glad you had a nice trip. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyswagon Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Great read, and pictures. It gives me some "must dos" for next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Hardy Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Wow, fantastic trip and write up! I made a few notes of some new places to try, much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Great detail and pictures Jeff. You make us jealous going for a month non stop. One thing about snowmobiling, you can always count on is changes. You highlighted that in a few places. Thanks for sharing with QuebecRider. Have a great summer on the water. Florida Snowman and wng-2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccaffrey Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Thank you for your report, I will be looking at your trip again this summer for next winter 2024. 30 days on the trail, fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Great trip & reporting! Much appreciated Jeff & Sandy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo4adoo Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 That's a great ride, wow Not sure if this can be pinned at the top of the forum as there's lots of great info here. Thanks for the ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnomoGary Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Thanks for sharing Jeff, great reports and that you had a safe and enjoyable trip. It makes me smile you guy's are still riding while we're sat here in +17c and taking about next February... lol . Have a safe trip home and we'll see you both in 2024.... G&P. MichiganRev, jak and Northbound 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 I spent 28 days in 2020 and got cut short due to the Covid shut down....Great trip for you guys...and great report....spending a month touring is a blast, I really enjoyed your pics and writing...many thanks, Bob. Northbound and smclelan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 just wonderful reading abut your trip and getting to see your pictures. And I agree about the Levesque Hotel. Amazing views and amazing food. One year I hit their ice bar on the second floor outdoor porch. That too was amazing and amazingly cold. Have a wonderful summer. mike poltodoo, Northbound and smclelan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Steven, thanks, and you have fun in the mountains with your new toy. Gary, thought of you guys today. Rode down to Ferland...they were closed😞 but we didn't take your lake route😳 Dave, thought of you today as we ended up in the bay eating a hotdog and poutine with "squeaky" cheese. Bob, we were up here then too. Finished a very similar loop as this yr. Got back to the Delta on 3-16. We did our last loop of the lake on 3-18. The only place we could find to eat was a subway in st. Felician. We were the only 2 sleds in the compound. I think this hotel only had 4 floors open. Restaurant here closed on 3-18. Food options was McDonald's drive thru. We left on the next day. I told JD it was like being in a Steven king movie. Mike, I'm glad you enjoyed it, you have a good summer too! Jeff & Sandy doo4adoo, MichiganRev and smclelan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSX800 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Awesome trip for you and your wife. As much fun as we have on our annual “boys” trip, nothing beats riding with your wife. Pipemaster, SnomoGary, Northbound and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnomoGary Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 13 hours ago, Northbound said: Steven, thanks, and you have fun in the mountains with your new toy. Gary, thought of you guys today. Rode down to Ferland...they were closed😞 but we didn't take your lake route😳 Dave, thought of you today as we ended up in the bay eating a hotdog and poutine with "squeaky" cheese. Bob, we were up here then too. Finished a very similar loop as this yr. Got back to the Delta on 3-16. We did our last loop of the lake on 3-18. The only place we could find to eat was a subway in st. Felician. We were the only 2 sleds in the compound. I think this hotel only had 4 floors open. Restaurant here closed on 3-18. Food options was McDonald's drive thru. We left on the next day. I told JD it was like being in a Steven king movie. Mike, I'm glad you enjoyed it, you have a good summer too! Jeff & Sandy Lol .... we didn't even take the water crossing this year when we rode to Ferland with you guy's strange they were closed on a Sunday usually full of locals.... and you've got to love the "squeaky " cheese lol..... MichiganRev and Northbound 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revct1 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 Sounds like you had an interesting trip. It makes us think about saddlebagging again. Have a wonderful summer and we hope to see you next year. Jack & Sandi Northbound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 Hey Gary, we were surprised too! Rode up to the ski hill for lunch today, better luck. Once past the dam, trails were all good. High of -2, sunshine, no wind, saw 5 other sleds in 175km. It's hard to complain. We'll hit Otis tomorrow 🙂 Hey Jack, sorry we missed you guys this season. Hope you and Sandy have a good summer! Jeff & Sandy MrGutz, zeusand, NSHM and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasledgirl Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Great trip report Jeff! Thanks again for including us in your trip to Chibougamau! We had a great time with you and Sandy. Hope to see you this summer at Sarnia Bay Marina. Linda Northbound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 Linda and Joel, Ditto to you guys. The Mandarin awaits!! Jeff and Sandy lindasledgirl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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