No pics to share, but a quick report from our trip last week.
Chaos started on our way up Tuesday with a broken leaf spring on the trailer about half way there due to a flying tire on 90. Waited 5 hours for someone to bring a replacement trailer and arrived at our hotel in Ottawa at 4:30 AM. Quick nights rest and some breakfast and we head north to the parking lot in Messines.
Hit the trail at 11:30 am. 6 of us, one on a brand new, less than a mile on it, ski doo enduro 850. .9 miles into the trip, blown turn, totaled enduro and broken back on the rider. Sad trip for the rider considering it was also his trailer that broke on the way up. Get him and his sled back to the truck and he and his brother head for the border to seek medical attention. Just to clarify, none of us were riding out of control. I think this was a classic case of someone on a brand new sled that he wasn't used to and it reacted differently in a corner than what he expected. Just a really bad situation and I believe he may have overreacted to it.
We continue on to our first night, Notawissi. The route we took was 322 over to 53 and then up through St. Anne Du Lac. Excellent conditions the whole way. Most excellent meal at the club. I was actually quite impressed and felt it was considerable better than Meekos.
Thursday we head for Barrage Gouin, north from Notawissi through the locals over to 53 then down to 33 across to 355 through Kanawata and up. Perfection the entire way. Like way good. I can't even find a negative thing to report. Awesome day! Great food at Kanawata as expected. Haven't been to Gouin for about 20 years, but nothing seemed to have changed.
Friday we continue on to Fontbrune via Parent with a stop at Fer a Cheval, seeking Onion Soup. This will make the 4th time I have stopped for Onion soup there and came up empty. Had a beverage and a snack and headed south. Again, most excellent trails other than a few bumps on the local cutoff to FontBrune.
Saturday am, back to the truck, headed through Gatineau and down 322 from Le Classic. Excellent trails the whole way.
Total of about 800 miles in the 4 days and for the fist time in my life I can't find one mile of the trip to even attempt to complain about. Everything was totally dialed in. The Clubs are doing a great job!!!
Back to the broken back......couple days in the hospital, total spit on the T11, in a brace and bed rest for at least 3 weeks and then re evaluation.
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ChrisWright ·
