PLAYHARD Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, doo4adoo said: Yes he's still alive and apparently in good spirits. Thank goodness. Best wishes. doo4adoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Ok......so yesterday’s epic ness started out like this. I’m having breakfast (15 ft away from my room door) in the common kitchen area here at the Hotel Opemiska. There is a guy in there that is staying here in the lower level apartment type rooms with his wife. His name is David and his wife Janell. He is from Chapais but moved to Ontario years ago for mine work. They know Isabelle and Pierce-Luc that own the hotel here. After chatting a bit he tells me that he, his wife , Piere-Luc and another friend David are all going out in the bush to this guys camp about 20 miles away. Well.....guess who is going with them............. Here we are getting ready. The second “David” has a 6 yr old son and black lab that get towed along in the caboose. MrGutz, RoadRunner, PLAYHARD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Now......these guys (including Janell) all,have summit type mountain sleds which suits them for the riding they do. I however have a boat anchor type machine for this type of riding. The snow up here on the unplowed/ungroomed areas is DEEP DEEP DEEP i didn’t get a lot of trail pics because I was basically holding on for dear life and concentrating with max intensity utilizing every last skill I have obtained over the years. Now I’m in the back of this caravan and we are cutting down logging roads, cutting through virgin fields and even going directly into the bush itself. About the first 5 miles I’m starting to think maybe this was such a good idea and my adrenaline is racing big time. But we stopped for a break and things got much better after that. Here is David and Pierre-Luc who are both consummate riders pulling out one of their machines. It was awesome to be in the back and watch these guys carve into and up the hillsides and scrub bush. 1000% completely different riding than what I have been doing all my life. PLAYHARD and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Ok....you really didn’t think I was going to make it to the camp without getting stuck did you ?? this is literally 1 km away from the cabin....TABERNACK....almost made it. AND.......got stuck TWICE no less within 30 ft MrGutz, Florida Snowman and PLAYHARD 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Finally we arrived at the cabin mikerider, PLAYHARD and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 This is a very rustic camp that has been in David’s family for over 40 years. It is in a surreal spruce tree setting and you can see the lake about 100 yards away. And like anything else....it requires maintenance MrGutz, RoadRunner and PLAYHARD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Here .....the local crew. David (in blue suit) next to him Pierre-Luc (isabell’s husband) the lovely Janell and David who owns the camp. MrsGTRider, PLAYHARD, MrGutz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Me and the lovely Janell. This 120lb 29yr old sweetheart can handle a snowmobile better than most guys I know. MrGutz, PLAYHARD and RoadRunner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 So in summary we only road about 45 miles yesterday but it was 45 I will never forget till the day I die. i had a BLAST and these particular Québécois are some of the finest you could ever meet. The whole experience was icing on the cake to all the epic ness I have had in the last 4 days. We all went to the Chapais clubhouse from the camp and had some fine Canadian cuisine. getting a late start today again (these reporting/posting duties sure take up a lot of valuable riding time) ...LOL im thinking I’m going to Mistissini again today. Why not? It will be my 3rd (140-150 mile round trip) up there. I might go play some hockey in the streets with the kids. Staying at the Opemiska one last night tonight as this shit storm passes the lower areas of Quebec. Tomorrow heading out EARLY and blasting 225 miles back to Auberge Timblemont. Should have some nice “cream cheese “ on top for the ride back. NSHM, nyskidooerinnewhampshire, mikerider and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyskidooerinnewhampshire Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Sweet. Thanks for making the effort with the posts. Paddy O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSX800 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Absolutely AWESOME adventure. Looking forward to your next edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Ok so.....today’s adventures involve (again...I Just CANT get enough) of the Chapais to Mistissinni run which is about 140-150 mile round trip. Today while much colder than (still my favorite temps) other previous days the beautiful sunshine was out. That and the recent weekend local trail traffic actually made riding even nicer. I snuck up to the place I was the other night before Chibougamau and caught some beautiful daytime pictures. Not a soul there now and the other night were literally a couple hundred people. MrGutz and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Here is the backside view off the tower from up top PLAYHARD and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Here a pic of the machine you don’t see too often PLAYHARD, MrGutz and slomo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 The ride up from Chapais was sweet even with the locals use of it over the weekend PLAYHARD, Pipeman and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo4adoo Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Ya that's really beat, lol PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 The ride up to Mistissinni (now my 3rd run) was definitely the best of the three. First blue sky and whatever minimal traffic has been on this trail since I was on it two days ago has actually made it so I could lay an extra little amount or “ smack” down. PLAYHARD, Pipeman, MrGutz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Yeah o.k. ........I got your 70 allright PLAYHARD and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 There was a big ass fire up here about 12 years ago the whole town (about 4,000) had to evacuate for about a week MrGutz, PLAYHARD and revrnd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Here doing a little “tee pee creepin” outside of town MrGutz and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Much better view from up on the hill near the cross tower today MrGutz and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowmaster2112 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 As I’m up enjoying the view and a smoke a lone slender pulls up on a boondocker sled meet 21yr old Francois Mianscum PLAYHARD and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 18 hours ago, snowmaster2112 said: They had playground areas for the kids and people were doing what most Quebecers do in the winter.....embrace it Whereas in southern Ontario they just gripe about it... Great travelogue. Rode thru the Amos area about 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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