Scranton1 Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 On way. Home will post tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallis Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 12/25- drove all night from Scranton, PA and arrived at Bernards at 6:30 am on Wednesday. Got on the trail by 8:00 am and arrived at the HI at 7:30 pm via Mekinac, LaTuque, Lac Edouard, St Andre, Jonquiere. Trails were groomed but a little hard, 6.5/10. Rode 281 miles. We had breakfast at Auberge Beau-Lieu in Mekinac. Jean was very good host (we stayed here last week too) and served a great breakfast. It is definitely a good place to stop when in this area. 12/27- Rode to Mt Valin and had lunch at Auberge 31 and then back to the HI. Trails were 9.5/10. Groomed flat with ~ 3" of fresh snow on top. I wanted to see how far I could go with my '05 500 SS with fuel before running out. I made it 168.5 miles and gassed up at the station by the HI. I still had 3 L of fuel left. The SDI's and 500SS's have great range. 12/28- Rode to St Raymond via 23 through the Laurentides park. This was the first time we rode these trails and they were great. 9.5/10. Groomed flat wtih 5" of fresh snow on top. The scenery in the park was absolutely gorgeous. We got gas at eltape and we were able to pay with a credit card. We stayed in St. Raymond. Rode ~ 200 miles. 12/29- Rode #3 back to Shawinigan. Trails were in very good shape and we made it back to the truck in 4 hours (a little over 100 miles). All in all, it was one of the best saddle bagging trips we ever did. The sleds ran great, the food/beer was great and all the people we ran into along the way were very nice. All the trails are in great shape and are ready for everyone. Get out there and ride. I'll post a few pic's when I get a chance to download them from the camera. Back to reality.... Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scranton1 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Some pics of the trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobeeler Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 12/25- drove all night from Scranton, PA and arrived at Bernards at 6:30 am on Wednesday. Got on the trail by 8:00 am and arrived at the HI at 7:30 pm via Mekinac, LaTuque, Lac Edouard, St Andre, Jonquiere. Trails were groomed but a little hard, 6.5/10. Rode 281 miles. We had breakfast at Auberge Beau-Lieu in Mekinac. Jean was very good host (we stayed here last week too) and served a great breakfast. It is definitely a good place to stop when in this area.12/27- Rode to Mt Valin and had lunch at Auberge 31 and then back to the HI. Trails were 9.5/10. Groomed flat with ~ 3" of fresh snow on top. I wanted to see how far I could go with my '05 500 SS with fuel before running out. I made it 168.5 miles and gassed up at the station by the HI. I still had 3 L of fuel left. The SDI's and 500SS's have great range. 12/28- Rode to St Raymond via 23 through the Laurentides park. This was the first time we rode these trails and they were great. 9.5/10. Groomed flat wtih 5" of fresh snow on top. The scenery in the park was absolutely gorgeous. We got gas at eltape and we were able to pay with a credit card. We stayed in St. Raymond. Rode ~ 200 miles. 12/29- Rode #3 back to Shawinigan. Trails were in very good shape and we made it back to the truck in 4 hours (a little over 100 miles). All in all, it was one of the best saddle bagging trips we ever did. The sleds ran great, the food/beer was great and all the people we ran into along the way were very nice. All the trails are in great shape and are ready for everyone. Get out there and ride. I'll post a few pic's when I get a chance to download them from the camera. Back to reality.... Karl A tip of the hat to you. Nice ride and report. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Thanks, Reports have been slow coming. I agree that is a fantastic loop. 23 thru the park is bout my favorite trail anywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
600IQHO Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 12/25- drove all night from Scranton, PA and arrived at Bernards at 6:30 am on Wednesday. Got on the trail by 8:00 am and arrived at the HI at 7:30 pm via Mekinac, LaTuque, Lac Edouard, St Andre, Jonquiere. Trails were groomed but a little hard, 6.5/10. Rode 281 miles. We had breakfast at Auberge Beau-Lieu in Mekinac. Jean was very good host (we stayed here last week too) and served a great breakfast. It is definitely a good place to stop when in this area.12/27- Rode to Mt Valin and had lunch at Auberge 31 and then back to the HI. Trails were 9.5/10. Groomed flat with ~ 3" of fresh snow on top. I wanted to see how far I could go with my '05 500 SS with fuel before running out. I made it 168.5 miles and gassed up at the station by the HI. I still had 3 L of fuel left. The SDI's and 500SS's have great range. 12/28- Rode to St Raymond via 23 through the Laurentides park. This was the first time we rode these trails and they were great. 9.5/10. Groomed flat wtih 5" of fresh snow on top. The scenery in the park was absolutely gorgeous. We got gas at eltape and we were able to pay with a credit card. We stayed in St. Raymond. Rode ~ 200 miles. 12/29- Rode #3 back to Shawinigan. Trails were in very good shape and we made it back to the truck in 4 hours (a little over 100 miles). All in all, it was one of the best saddle bagging trips we ever did. The sleds ran great, the food/beer was great and all the people we ran into along the way were very nice. All the trails are in great shape and are ready for everyone. Get out there and ride. I'll post a few pic's when I get a chance to download them from the camera. Back to reality.... Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
600IQHO Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Thanks for the update! Nice pics! I will be heading to that area for the first time on 1/8/08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Great pics and writeup. I've done that same loop several times, started from Shawinigan a few times as well. Gods country for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallis Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 on the way to Mt Valin From Auberge 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 600IQHO, You wont be dissappointed, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Thanks for the update! Nice pics! I will be heading to that area for the first time on 1/8/08. Keep your eye on the weather, I think there is a huge warm up coming in around that time, I'm supposed to be going up on the 9th, may hold off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S pump Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 How was the range on the Nytro n your group? Love those trails......my favorite place on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgallis Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 How was the range on the Nytro n your group? Love those trails......my favorite place on earth. It got pretty much the same mpg as my 500SS (~ 17 mpg depending upon the snow conditions). The last day it was warmer and the snow kind of sticky- it ran out of gas with 102 miles on the trip meter. We carried extra fuel so the range was not too much of a problem. The ergo's, engine and fit and finish are excellent on the Nytro. It pushed a little in the corners, but we adjusted the limiter strap on the front shock of the rear skid, so that should help give it a little more ski pressure. Overall, it is a much more comfortable sled to ride than the rev- once we dial in the handling it will be an excellent machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S pump Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Cool, that's about the minimum range there though. Cant figure why they skimmped on the tank size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfm Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Great post, I hope to be going up there soon. Never did any saddle bagging trips but would like too. Thanks for the pic's also. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Cool, that's about the minimum range there though. Cant figure why they skimmped on the tank size. Tour buddy makes a auxiliary tank that holds about 3.5 gals and fuel is vacuum drawn into main tank. Really cool set-up...About $200. I use one on my 05 600SDI have almost 200 mile range...works perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
600IQHO Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Keep your eye on the weather, I think there is a huge warm up coming in around that time, I'm supposed to be going up on the 9th, may hold off! Thanks for the warning! I have been watching for the warm-up. I will wait till the last minute to cancel. If I cancel I cannot go up till the week of the 21st. I hate to do that I am really itching to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.