smclelan Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Made a quick loop in the Gaspesie last week. Restrictions were in place on bars and restaurants but it was not a major problem. Started from Pointe a la Croix at the Inter-Provincial. They offered all meals through room service no issues. Trails were great right from the parking lot, everything groomed. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-34634ae2-d07e-49e3-9dfd-0c83cf8ef6d5_5aeXi3wh.thumb.jpeg.dd325dfd866fb38399be1a17e54eb855.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-63ceebfb-9a4d-4218-add6-e239da019b5d_1BALwMJT.thumb.jpeg.e1b31602f134ad5081b4b8890ceaf61d.jpeg Sadly the Carleton clubhouse was closed, hopefully clubhouse will be allowed to reopen soon. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-d6342cb6-48ef-4d83-a6d6-798f7c61f907_HH3LjOzX.thumb.jpeg.a366ea6cbfdf515693e4e3183c1b74c6.jpeg There has been some major trail changes between Carleton and Chandler, trails stay inland, not near as many road crossing. Also you don't drop into as many communities but there are orange trails into them. We stayed at the Hotel Chandler the next night, food there was a disappointment. Their restaurant was closed and really had nothing set up to help guests get food. We ended up walking through the drive thru at McDonald's. Next morning we woke to 6" of fresh snow. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-efaa4ac8-b1fa-42fb-942a-4580622a8437_zGUaOYaw.thumb.jpeg.af48a362e3145305078e5fbebd9ffcc3.jpeg Headed up the 597, always an awesome trail. Had a big bush donkey walk right across the trail in front of me, sorry not quick enough with the camera. That is a donkey beside me but the one I mentioned. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-297f3993-7d44-46ba-be14-f7f9f37d2bc7_l7uYMIYv.thumb.jpeg.cecf17288461ac1d7ae2026a35c3d229.jpeg Gased up in Murdochville, lady at the pumps happy to see out of province sleds starting to travel through. 597 all the way to to the TQ5 was perfect. There was a detour south of Murdochville that wasn't marked well but with more grooming and hopefully a few mores signs should be easy to navigate. Trails west on the TQ5 to Mont Saint Pierre were well groomed and marked. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-5a384f4d-9ca1-4c2b-9c0c-1e2064377b1d_A4JFGtYU.thumb.jpeg.f1b440d3f41763d03c9d0303cb84d95f.jpeg Leaving MSP there has been a major reroute, only one lookout instead of 3. The trail goes through a lot of recent tree harvest areas, in fact clear cut right above this well known lookout. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-25bbbd39-1f37-490e-9c31-f31c90f00059_lp4YsOBA.thumb.jpeg.83d3f500b0465116125305b2304e2877.jpeg Landed in Sainte Anne des Monts for a night at the Cie. I have never stayed there but tried it after Iceman mentioned it, a very nice place. Absolutely no issues with food, a good menu to order from and take back to the room. Breakfast was included in the room rate and they delivered it too the room whatever time you requested. Dusting of snow over night on the sleds. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-323e06d0-8189-42a2-afd2-5d3bd4973655_lWblkvVP.thumb.jpeg.ac38232f55d56ef767c3d1505c507390.jpeg Next morning continued west on the TQ5. A sad sight along the way, we knew it was going to be closed but still not something you don't want to see, St Paulin closed. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/processed-b89aadf0-e69c-4f21-8372-42e10228a5c7_hxVGghSD.jpeg.6197cf48c4aa6742b04e7a4ad3e256d3.jpeg It was brutal cold all next two days so no pictures. Snowing and blowing hard, visibility very poor in places. Tried to get warmed up in the gas station in Ste Adeleme but they had a two customer inside limit and were not flexible. Onward we traveled, rode up the the ghost trees, did not stay there at all with a -36° wind chill. Rode to the little gas/convience/ restaurant at St Irene, the lady there let us come in drink our coffee and sit at the table for 15min. That was a really nice break on a cold day. Stayed the night at Hotel Select in Amqui, food from the restaurant was no issue here either. We had the pleasure of a visit from the most well known celebrity in the Gaspesie, Groomer. Had a great visit, thanks for stopping by Mon Ami. Left there in the morning, another very cold day and headed for the 587 back to PALC. 110 miles of freshly groomed and pretty much Virgin trails back to the TQ5. Right at the intersection the QPP had a check point set up, too cold even for them to hold us up long. Three and half days 650 miles, certianly not high mileage but a really good first run for the season. mikerider, PLAYHARD, Pipeman and 12 others 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Hardy Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Looks like a good trip, glad you're getting at it! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 good morning smclelan !!! glad i went , great to see you all , despite the bad weather !!! sad to see st paulin relais like that ...nice pics !!! jean-guy Snobeeler and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Great trip Steve, pics are killing me, I will be there soon. PLAYHARD and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Thanks for the comments, it was great to get back up there. People/businesses seemed happy to see out of area visitors again. Don't know why my pictures show up in a link. Only one showed as a picture and it didn't go where I tried to put it. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice report Steven. You always have to be on your toes watching for Donkeys! Florida Snowman, Blueblood, smclelan and 4 others 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 6 hours ago, smclelan said: Don't know why my pictures show up in a link. Only one showed as a picture Was wondering about that? Seems intermittent. Gremlins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willb Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 12 hours ago, PLAYHARD said: Was wondering about that? Seems intermittent. Gremlins? I am no expert but what I found is when you upload the picture there is a box that says insert. If you click that, the picture shows up as a link. If you leave the picture just as uploaded it will show up as a image without the link and I think it defaults to the end of the post. just my experience so far! nice report and pictures by the way! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 I will try that willb. Is there a way to get the narrative in between the pictures when done like that? PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willb Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Not that I know of yet; but hopefully someone else will chime in! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Test It was Cold but he wanted to put one more coat of wax on the sled: Later we went to Matane. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/image.thumb.png.ecba00f8e2733df6f8c8f9b098ab3f21.png Test How did this come out? GutZ http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2022_01/image.png.e2326d641c159755c45c7f730800773e.png Edited January 19, 2022 by MrGutz PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Now that's whacky..... One link and one Pic is what I see? And placement is off..... hmmm GutZ Edited January 19, 2022 by MrGutz PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willb Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hmm. I see two links? Maybe it’s on the readers end? Hope a moderator can chime in! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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