groomer Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 pic 1 ; reservoir lamothe near falardeau ,lsj pic 2 :parc des laurentides (pdl) .coming from desbiens ,we had a guide ,from lsj down to the north-west side of pdl .guide turned around and left us alone.told us the trail was at the end of a lake(7 miles ).first time there ,we did many miles at night .we landed at lac des ecorces ,12 miles west of that phone boot on road 175.out of gas.there was guys from the canadian army.gave us gas . we spent about 1.5 hrs on the lake at night with those guys.when we left ,still on the lake ,my friend forgot to put injection oil again.i could see his headlight going down in the darkness.put oil back ,engine was running like a diesel one.ha !! ha !! -35/-40c that.i was breaking a lot of snow for miles.both of my carburators froze.tried many times to fix it ,but no luck.half of the clutch was turning in the ice.lots of snow.friend remembered there was a camp a few miles away.started my sled ,throttle was frozen,so i was playing with the ''kill switch '' not to blow the motor. so when we woke up ,i put warm water on the carbs ,and go for the phone boot.guy was waiting for us there ,since 3 pm ,the day before .took lunch there and go for the casino .crazy day.at the camp ,we took a 5 gallons of gas and a 10 onces of 94% alcohol.let 40.00$ or 70.00$ to the guy.he was from chicoutimi. pic 3 : p d l ,we were on top of that mountain,saw a road at the base ,decided to go down between the trees .awesome !!! pic 4 :realais quoquochee (sp maybe).it s on the road going to parent.north-north-west of latuque.coming from mattawin and manawan (out of gas ) we landed at that place at 11 pm one night.just in time to put gas.then a few miles later ,we landed on a lake full of slush .wow !! it has been rock and roll on that lake .if you have a pq map ,look for lac laureat ,flamand and latuque ,in that area. pic 5 : peribonka river,we did 60 miles along that river ,last 10 on the river.huge !!we went by ',relais onatchiway '' up to lac st jacques.then down along the river. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 pic 1-2 : north-east of clermont (charlevoix ) but east of trail 83 ,going toward tadoussac.awesome off the trail riding .jumping from one lake to another.great memories!! pic 3 :stuck in the slush ,south of quoquochee on the way to latuque.near lake laureat on the pq map.while i was turning around ,i realized snow was poor ,too late ,sled sank in the slush.1.5 hrs to remove the sled from there. pic 4 : after crossing tq 3 ,we went down a very steep mountain between the trees .no way to go back up there .on the way to tadoussac. pic 5 : looking for a road/trail near lake jupiter north of l etape and south of lake davenport. i was nt stuck!! ps: this is my 1000 th post on qr ,rob is there a prize for that ???? just joking !! ha !! ha !! groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 pic 1 : relais ''les loutres '' 55/60 miles north of dolbeau.we left that place one night at 6 pm ,arrived at a relais near mistassini along the river at midnight .went to the motel in st felicien ,took a few beers and went to bed at 4 30 am.troubles that night ,hard times to find trails and lakes.lots of fun tho. pic 2 : mistassini river ,between chiboo and lac a jim (st thomas dydime(north-west of lsj. pic 3:darlen river ,south-east of rouyn.cold that morning pic 4:kinojevis river or darlen ,i was in front and hit a rock or a crack in the ice under the snow .in a fraction of a second,sled went straight to the left and made a nice ''dive '' on the ice.while on the ice ,i was looking at the sled going slowly for the hole .i had my camera around my neck and landed on my camera side.did nt care much about the sled ,ha !! ha !!i was more afraid that my camera was broken !! ha !! ha !! pic 5 : bridges ,south-east of rouyn.the second one could be ,road 117 ,don t know. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 pic 1 : between chiboo and lac a jim .stopped for gas. pic 2 :me ,not to far from the clubhouse in val d or.coming from lake ,mourier ,lemoyne and up for lake de montigny.27 miles in a row on those lakes. pic 3 :lake the montigny (val dor ).returned on the lake to take a ''way point-degree '' with my compass.very cold ,you can see the steam coming out of the seat.next morning ,on our way to val senneville ,then senneterre ,we arrived on a lake .an elderly person told us it was - 50 c. pic 4 :on a lake south of chiboo pic 5 :hit a rock about 1 mile from '' camp a jos '' in chiboo.very long day.woke up at 6 am,ready to go for lsj .seized my sled on lake chiboo,almost at the most southern point of the lake.went back to chiboo to find another sled at the doo dealer.left camp a jos late in the afternoon ,i had a coil problem.misfiring.told my friends no way im going to lsj with that sled..(170 miles).waited for the challenge kanada organisation to arrive in chiboo and left the clubhouse at 9 pm and arrived at lac a jim at 5 30 am.slept for 2 hrs ,then down to st felicien and up 60 miles north of dolbeau ,relais les loutres and back down to mistassini at midnight.we had to do the ''circuit '' twice ,last 2 weeks were just crazy.not much sleep.12-15-20-24 hrs of riding .crazy groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 pic 1 : south of lake chiboo ,sled is seized.on the way to lsj.i learned a few days later that it was a broken bearing on the crankshaft. pic 2 :lake flamand ,not too far from quoquochee.coming from mattawin on the way to latuque .11 miles on that lake i think . groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Post 26 You have made some incredible trips!!! You are a brave man. 1 Lac Flamond 2 Lac Laureat 3 to La Tuque 1 Lac La Mothe 2 Relais Onatchiway 3 Lac Saint-Jacques Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 pic 1-2 : north-east of clermont (charlevoix ) but east of trail 83 ,going toward tadoussac.awesome off the trail riding .jumping from one lake to another.great memories!! pic 3 :stuck in the slush ,south of quoquochee on the way to latuque.near lake laureat on the pq map.while i was turning around ,i realized snow was poor ,too late ,sled sank in the slush.1.5 hrs to remove the sled from there. pic 4 : after crossing tq 3 ,we went down a very steep mountain between the trees .no way to go back up there .on the way to tadoussac. pic 5 : looking for a road/trail near lake jupiter north of l etape and south of lake davenport. i was nt stuck!! ps: this is my 1000 th post on qr ,rob is there a prize for that ???? just joking !! ha !! ha !! groomer !!! Pic 3 I guess I am not the only one to sink for an hour or 2 Great Pictures and stories Groomer. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Pic 3 I guess I am not the only one to sink for an hour or 2 Great Pictures and stories Groomer. Thanks. ha !! ha !! it has been hell to get the sled out of the slush. thank you very much for the maps.only a guess ,relais quoquochee ,must be just north-east of lake flamand.look like there s a road there.we did about 1 miles on the road then south for lake laureat ,maybe even the one just north.one night we ''hit '' a lot of slush on one of those 2 lake.crazy !! lake latuque ,there s a little dam at the end of the lake .remember that lake at night .huge ''waves '' for a few miles.arrived at motel des 9 in latuque at 4 30 am.there was no rooms available.so they took spare beds and put them in the ''stockroom '' and slept there for 3 hrs .then in the morning we were on way to trois riviere using the pipeline and hydro power lines outside 3 rivieres. from lac st jacques we went on the east side of the peribonka river.but at the end of the day ,we realized it was too dangerous for the racers .there was big crevices,ditches 8-10 ' deep across the trail .so instead ,from onatchiway ,went north -west for a few miles on zec ''la boiteuse '' then south along the peribonka river. one time ,late at night we were on our way to mattawin (motel des 9 ).for sure the fatigue and cold.we were on a tq trail ,very long straight going slightly downhill.there was lights far away ahead ,1 mile plus.so we were tired and my friend was in front ,lights were coming closer and closer and closer .i realized it was 2 groomers coming toward us ,one on both side of the trail and maybe 100' apart.my friend was in the moon or sleeping while driving.when he realized it was 2 groomers ,he put the brakes and went off the trail and he was very close.ha !! ha !!he probably tought it was sleds coming toward us.i was probably sleeping myself that night ,remember that just like it was yesterday. thanks again for the maps. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 here s a map of the laurentide park .we came from metabetchouane (lsj) south for p d l .the black line ,the lake on top is lac a la carpe .we ve been on that lake .then where the orange arrow is ,lac des ecorces is just under.from there, we stayed on the ''orange line ''from west to east toward manoir richelieu . the orange line going south we did it ,but something happened near auberge le relais ,groomed trails or plowed roads.so we went more north.we ve been to ''portes de l enfer '' too .there s a hydro power lines near by. went we met the guys from the canadian army at lac des ecorces ,they had huge tents on the lake.for supper they gave us ,ha !! ha !! cold pork chops ', in a plastic bucket.we were hungry !! ha !! ha !! the night we had spent at the motel in metabetchouane ,the room next to us ,there was 3 sledders.looks like they went to party all night long.went they came to their room ,they started to sing and making noise.unable to sleep. so the next morning around 6 am ,went outside and started the sleds to warm them up.let them running for at least 20 mins to say thank you to those guys.ha !! ha !!so went we left ,they were looking at us by the window !!! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted May 9, 2010 Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Here is a closer look of the roads. Nice alarm clock for a hangover I will keep that in mind if it happens to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 Here is a closer look of the roads. Nice alarm clock for a hangover I will keep that in mind if it happens to me. ha !! ha !! it was ''pay back time ''... work very well !!! http://www.quoquocheepleinair.net/pag/trajet/trajet_routier.html went to check on g e to find something about relais quoquochee ,landed in latuqe but found this.i was a bit ''off '' .if i remember well ,lac laureat was within 5-6 miles from the relais. lake sincennes ,we ve been on that lake or very close. we ve been on vermillon river ,but can t remember where.near lake edouard there s a hydro power lines ,took that to go up lsj. south -west of lake flamand ,about 60 miles north-west of mattawin. there s lake breault.we went there one night at the camp of my friend, z e c chapeau de paille.we met the brother of my friend with his friends, about 5 ,about 30 miles from mattawin.so in the camp it was nt too warm at night even if there was a firewood stove. next morning ,i woke up before my friend.when he woke up ,i realized that he went to bed with all his clothes + snowmobile suit, into the sleeping bag !!! never seen something like that. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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