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Pics from the Matapedia Valley !!!


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52 minutes ago, smclelan said:

That can't be you in the picture, that's looks like an old Arctic Cat.  

 

yesss......don t tell my brothers.....hahaha

old pic from bonaventure .....back in 76 !!!

great day for riding ....-11c 

 

jean-guy

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bonsoir !!!

long day on tq  5.....the rain from last week...many trees kaputt or hanging over the trails

.....but great light for pics with the ice !!!

met a friend...he rode moose valley to matapedia...not nice ....trees too

 

jean-guy

 

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good morning !!!

back from tq  5 + ste florence 

left at 3 30pm ....-13c ......back at 2 10 am....- 34c 

talked with 2 guys north of toronto ...about 1 mile after logging road...first hill going down...they were on their way to the auberge

 

jean-guy

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1 hour ago, smclelan said:

I like the last one, looking straight up the trees. Great pics as usual Groomer.

hi smclelan !!!

 

thx....right behind church ....

not much pics last night ....i ll need to put the brush bar...since the rain ...a bit too much branches hanging on the trail

lots of moose tracks on the hill with antlers and the last one before st fidele cb 

windy again this morning ...-23c 

night pic with city light...ste florence....new trail for half a mile....waaaay better ....no more sharp corner !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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28 minutes ago, nyskidooerinnewhampshire said:

Have a couple of glasses of rouge' , a belly full of scrumptious Quebec food & sleep well. 

Thank you.

Paddy O 

 

 

bonsoir paddy o !!!

 

yaaa.......tomorrow hope to have a relaxing day ...with rouge for supper !!! ( bottle )

i saw the groomer almost every day since a week....grooming ...maintenance...fixing a few things ...time to relax

not much local traffic tonight....i guess too cold...not too nice on my way back in the fields up the hills...very windy 

 

merci !!!

 

jean-guy

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1 hour ago, MrGutz said:

Groomer

I like the upward tree shot!

Thanks for all the pics.

GutZ

 

hi gutz !!!

 

merci...right in town behind church...wanted to go deeper in the plantation ....but too much snow...hate when my boots are full of snow when i come back inside the machine..

back from clubhouse...very crowded...full !!!....snowing lightly...warmer...- 17 c !!

sunset last night ...and pic at the '' school bus '' last monday on my way back !!!

 

jean-guy

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2 hours ago, jak said:

Groomer, how many miles of trail do you take care of? Just curious and thanks for all you do.

hi jak !!!

i never calculated exactly ...but somewhere around 100 miles....30-35 hrs of grooming a week ...depending of the mood !!!

+ a few hrs of maintenance .

on a normal week ...no storm ...no wind...can groom tq 5 in 9 hrs.....non-stop ...not much pics...and no breaks....just  vrooooooooooommm all the time !!!

last monday , tq 5 + 1 local trail ...including cutting a few branches...i took 14 hrs.......normally  , same run about 11.5 hrs

merci !!!

 

jean-guy

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2 hours ago, lindasledgirl said:

Great pictures as usual ! Hopefully you don’t get this rain. January thaw is late this year. 

bonjour linda !!!

aujourdhui dans la gaspesie ...snowing early afternoon....now a mix of sunshine and a few clouds.

-10c....hopefully we won t get rain...already enough branches hanging on the trail....should put the '' razor '' for next run !!!

they are using it right now in albertville !!!

not much pics...took 9 hrs yesterday night...

 

jean-guy

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Starting @ the bottom and scrolling up , photos 3 & 4 are awesome. It's all about the light. Thanks for sharing. 

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2 hours ago, nyskidooerinnewhampshire said:

Starting @ the bottom and scrolling up , photos 3 & 4 are awesome. It's all about the light. Thanks for sharing. 

bonjour paddy o !!!

merci !!!...bienvenue !!!

 

light and long exposure...need to bring tripod...must nt shake at all ...

pic of lac saumon....i noticed the hood of the machine after i downloaded my pics....st alexandre ....shook a little bit !!!

snowed about 3'' after i went to bed...gorgoeus day for riding ...just nice outside !!!

 

jean-guy

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good morning !!!

few pics before going to bed....heavier traffic ...trail in bad shape...mild temps....-6c right now ...snowed a bit while grooming !!!

someone let me a big gift along tq 5 ..

while taking pics at the bridge behind gas station ...at 4 pm ..2 guys landed next to me...wanted to go to new richmond for the night....hmmmmmm..still a long ride ...

 

jean-guy

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