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hi all !!

for some reasons our '' qr sister '' had problems posting pics !!

so she asked help from a '' pq brother '' !!

thx for sharing linda !!

pics from st raymond this morning and up to saguenay !!

jean-guy

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Great meeting some of you Friday night at the gathering. Sorry I didn't have more time to meet & speak to more of you. Unfortunately we decided to head down to Saint Raymond on Saturday morning due to the pending weather forecast. Thanks again Bill for all your hard work & dedication to make the gathering a reality. It doesn't go unnoticed. You are a great ambassador for Quebec snowmobiling. We rode to Shawinigan today & will pull out for home tomorrow very early.

Everyone get home safely!

Best,

Tom

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It was nice meeting you Tom, Linda and once again Bill, John, Jack and many more, i hope that next time we can spend more time together and ride a bit, big thanks to Bill for putting all together.

See you guys in the trails sometime.

JG

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It was nice meeting you Tom, Linda and once again Bill, John, Jack and many more, i hope that next time we can spend more time together and ride a bit, big thanks to Bill for putting all together.

See you guys in the trails sometime.

JG

Great meeting you also Jean-Guy! always nice to put the face to the words. Hope your sled repair is finished or close to finished. That video of Mike snoring that you sent to CrazySnow last night was hysterical!!!!!! Say hi to Mike for me.

Hope to see you again in Feb or Mar & get a ride in together.

Best,

Tom

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post-280-0-02872200-1358849012_thumb.jpg Mccaffrey (aka lollipop) and his crew on Valin .One of the best rides ever.

post-280-0-78417400-1358849141_thumb.jpg Picture of the ride home and the snow. Got to ride a bit on the way out with the Gutz boys and Jack thru the closed section of 383 which was awsome!We did make it from the meet (LSJ) to St Raymond Via 83/ 3 thru quebec in one day. For reference its 276 miles 12 hours door to door in a storm. Gotta give Linda props for going the whole way.She's a great rider and official photographer of the trip..We had to split from Mcstars group but it was a great ride til sled problems. JG thanks for letting me take the lead on friday with no face shield heat . It was great Ride'n hard hope to do it again.

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That was a good ride in the Valins Snowfarmer,not much traffic to take away from are pace,lets do it again and maybe JG could show us some neat deals.

That was a good ride in the Valins Snowfarmer,not much traffic to take away from are pace,lets do it again and maybe JG could show us some neat deals.

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How to make a condensed version of all my thoughts? Well not easy and if you met me, you know I talk too much!

Saquenay Bill....I have to say, very well organized event, great food, loved my sip of the 'Caribou', and was honoured to ride up to Scooby Raid with you!! How lucky was I to run into the Monteniege magazine guys and Ski doo Dan!! We made the picture and the video on the site!! For me, that is pretty neat. I just want to point out that if I hadn't been stopped trailside, alone, with my coat off...they may have kept driving by! lol (you guys figure out why I was stopped lol)

Snowfarmer...without you, I wouldn't have made it. I am not sure if I am getting old but that felt like a long drive to get to St. Raymond...thanks for driving!! Your map skills are impeccable...and you are a great trail boss!! Made it possible for me to make the Gathering and get me back safe!

Traillbazer...Great to meet you!! You are good stuff!! I loved your friends, great people! I like your style...you ride well but its more than that, just plain old good people!! And don't worry...I didn't tell anyone about offering to tow you back with my ski doo and you choosing Mikes yamaha!

Crazysnow, Florida, RevCt, Gutz brothers, Shane, bridgebuilder, farmerold, mcstar,, phil, Jackstraw,182 ray, wow...the list goes on...was just so great to meet all of you!!! I had a lot of fun, great rides and wonderful conversation. I know I am missing some of you and will have to edit, but what fun was that!!

Freezing ride up Friday -36C I think.......stopped at L'etape for lunch and fuel!

Arrived for some 'Caribou'!! Thanks Bill!!

Ready to roll out Saturday morning for Scooby!

Phil and his smiley face...going to make an effort to make it back!

Gutz family...looking like they are ready to roll!

Jackstraw, Shane, Floridasnowman...ready to head back

Bill organizing Scooby lunch!! It was excellent!

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Hey Linda,

Great report & pics! Glad you got home safely. Long ride from LSJ to Saint Raymond sunday with the winds & snow eh? Was thinking about you guys all day hoping you were doing ok. I knew it would be a hard long day for you guys.

Nice meeting you at the gathering. Thanks for the desserts!!

Best,

Tom

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Heading back via Quebec City to St Raymond!

Escorts for the first part of the ride!

Parting...such sweet sorrow!

There was only one of these!

Home stretch!

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Now...just when the wind had died a little, the sun came out and we were fueled and ready to lunch in just 5km.....we have a break down! Sunday...hmmm

Lunch, then a blizzard!

The rest of the ride in the day light...spectacular!

My drive from Sarnia to Port Perry, then to St. Zenon area, then St. Raymond, then drove to Mont Ste-Anne then drive back to Port Perry and then to Sarnia...about 2500km.

Sled travel was about 1400km.

I wish Groomer was there with the good camera!! There were so many places I know we would have stopped to do pictures!! Start saving Mr!! You are coming with me next year!!

Thanks to everyone that helped me make it to this trip!

And a special thanks to ANDYMAN for coming to St. Raymond to say hello!

Lindasledgirl!!

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It was wonderful to renew friendships and meet new people to start new friendships, as Bill said QuebecRider members are "Our" extended family.

I am a bit distressed at my machine that let me down twice causing me and my partners miles, but as my wife said at least is is a broken machine not body.

My biggest THANK YOU goes out to bridgebuilder for letting me hitch a ride from The Delta LSJ to Shawingan in his truck and sled in trailer, he saved my bacon...He is a gentleman and I owe him one. Thank you again... :drinks:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdBj_CCekig&feature=youtu.be

hi linda !!!

great pics !!!

well,you should start saving money and buy yourself a dslr !!

free photography course at the camp !!!....hahhaha!!!

btw,found that on a small french forum saturday night i think ...just forgot to post !!

you and saguenay bill @ 4 :36

jean-guy

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Just came back home and we had a great time with Quebec Riders, meeting the people, etc. A BIG thank you goes out to snowfarmer and lindagirl for the great help on the trail, when our friend broke down.

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Breakfast, before the cold ride up to the gathering...

Lindagirl, Andyman, Snowfarmer, Mccaffrey, Trailblazer, Mcstar!

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Mcstar team warming up!

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Bill...the Host!

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182 ray, Farmerold...

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No hair, Revct1, Lindagirl

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Gutz Bros....

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Snowfarmer...Where are we?

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Mcstar base camp, Upstate NY!

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Hey Linda,

Great report & pics! Glad you got home safely. Long ride from LSJ to Saint Raymond sunday with the winds & snow eh? Was thinking about you guys all day hoping you were doing ok. I knew it would be a hard long day for you guys.

Nice meeting you at the gathering. Thanks for the desserts!!

Best,

Tom

Hi Tom!!

I enjoyed meeting you and hearing your stories! Glad you enjoyed the desserts!! lol

The trip home was like a survival trip...i had a great leader! He kept us rolling!!

Hope to meet again soon!

Linda

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Just came back home and we had a great time with Quebec Riders, meeting the people, etc. A BIG thank you goes out to snowfarmer and lindagirl for the great help on the trail, when our friend broke down.

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Breakfast, before the cold ride up to the gathering...

Lindagirl, Andyman, Snowfarmer, Mccaffrey, Trailblazer, Mcstar!

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Mcstar team warming up!

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Bill...the Host!

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182 ray, Farmerold...

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No hair, Revct1, Lindagirl

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Gutz Bros....

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Snowfarmer...Where are we?

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Mcstar base camp, Upstate NY!

Mario and family!

It was a great day...just too bad we had some obstacles. The picture of the truck...OH MY!! That is wild!!

Glad you made it home safe! There will be lots of stories from this trip!

See you again!

Linda

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdBj_CCekig&feature=youtu.be

hi linda !!!

great pics !!!

well,you should start saving money and buy yourself a dslr !!

free photography course at the camp !!!....hahhaha!!!

btw,found that on a small french forum saturday night i think ...just forgot to post !!

you and saguenay bill @ 4 :36

jean-guy

Thanks for the video Jean-Guy!!

But you aren't going to skip next year...I will be bossy next year, you will be coming! haha!

Plan on it!

linda

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although our trip to lsj started in st raymond hospital (our friend sprained her wrist before even getting on her sled), ended up driving to delta lsj with truck,trailer,broken and wife and 2 sleds meeting up with trailblazer and the rest of the riders from st raymond, being our firs trip with qc rider we will be back and had a blast, big thanks to bill and all of who organized.

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