Gaspe Trip🏔️
Day 2
Had breakfast here at Pub St Joseph. Was admiring a group of sleds with NY and some NH registrations parked in a group, and what struck my eye was that they had 3 or 4 i think that had covers on their sleds. Anyway we are usually the minority big time with covers on and sleds chained up, wherever we rest. Did not cross paths at dinner.
Before breakfast I took off both covers. Sitting in breakfast we see the big group getting ready and outside. Then Phil says hey that one guy is taking pictures of your sleds and there are a few of them around your sleds looking at them. Not uncommon as you don’t see lots of Apex’s do you?
Long story short as we leave breakfast, come to find out its FCL…Fred and the boys from the Adirondacks. We meet again, last time was Gaspe Ride 2024.
Awesome to see him and with his Grandson Hunter, sorry didn’t remember all the guys names.
Hope they’re having a super time. They were off to Riviere Renard.
We pack on and head out. Today we have all day to go to New Richmond. Plan match is Orange trails above Carelton and sightseeing.
Out on TQ5 we backtrack west past Nouvelle then right turn up on Orange Top, as it’s known to us.
We run up and it’s delicious and keeps getting better. Seen no traffic all morning since hotel. Beautiful weather. We run up to the warming hut. Much better temperature today outside. After its off to the dragstrip where the real debacle would begin. Ran a few passes 4 wide up and back, then decided wind was favorable for drone use, so take out drone. Set it up looks great on screen we run up and back, move drone. Do another run. Awesome. Now we leave there head down and set up more action shots. Film another battery of shots. Great. Yeah no. Never checked footage. Completely my user error. I own this and am not pleased. But as NHmoose our (thank god) (voice of reason amongst 36 other titles he holds) all positive things. Has so clearly pointed out “we had fun doing it” that’s it. Period.
Learn and move on.
Being as no video evidence exists of these heads up runs. Mrs Ice is claiming all out victory. Complete domination.
We let her win.
These orange trails are treasure up here. Love it. Taking the Road less traveled. Every time for me.
Next mission is to Mont St Joseph to take in the view. Windy but a great day up there came with a surprise as trail was groomed all the way up. My last time here it was a bunny trail all the way to the summit.
Sweet run up, with great views today. We finish up our Orange Trail tour and hit gas in Carleton.
Now it’s TQ5 east and it’s still nice but getting icy. Nice ride into New Richmond and we head into relais for a late lunch.
Nice little break, back on sleds so then we head down a cul de sac trail across from Relais just because and to see what was down there. 2 trails over there both dump into two neighborhoods. Never know. Back up and across the 132 then through parking lot of Relais. East TQ5 its still early been easy fun day so we go down to suspension bridge and here is a bunch of deer. Well my dear i tell you was having a fun time photographing them. Fixed some stickers on bridge then as deer had moved on we continued east but not far. Good enough for our play day today. Back to town in New Richmond.
Gas and supplies then across street to Au Fin Gourmet our rooms are here tonight. Great little place all we need.
Nice and easy with a restaurant right there, Tims is right up street and a Subway next to the gas/depaneur as well.
Nice meal at the Au Fin Gourmet. Us four and 9 others one big group here.
They are from Thetford Mines area.
Observations for today.
Had fun
No stress
Wife can ride and does it well.
Mrs Ice had the point again all day. Trail Boss.
Snohorse and NHmoose are top shelf. Great influences on her as well. Encouraging her and joking on radio.
Great chemistry. Simple as that.
Speaking radios wow,seems to be the thing the open mesh but can be overwhelming when other groups don’t understand why they hear other voices. Especially the Quebec folks when we hear them. We play a little game, All of us Talking and we got Mrs, she is just waiting to give the French back to them, with a bonjour salut tout le monde, just after they are confused as to why they hear English voices. Usually leads to some very friendly back and forth as we pass.
Great day.
Tomorrow to Mont St Pierre
Stay tuned
By
iceman ·
