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Just got mine, I love this moment

That trip was changed by the storm! In so many ways it brought everyone together in the struggle to get back into Quebec from where we were stranded in shut down Caraquet, New Brunswick. It seemed it had cut into a fabulous long trip at first, but breaking through the drifts and finding our way as the trails could no longer be found in the mountains and finally being caught between the monster drift at the south edge of the river and getting onto the ice has burned the way we worked together to get everyone across into my head. No one was tagging along and I am grateful for your help, Patrick's, and everyone else. Digging the drift down by hand with all doing a share to get sled's over and the rest of the do or die situations still the next day, will always be in my memory. It is also a favorite of mine. Thanks again Mark. Here you are helping Kip.

The 2019 storm came when we were in New Brunswick and had to hold over for a day and then we pushed on for a tough day to get back across the river north to Quebec. It was a long day with many stuck issues. Even the groomers were getting stuck trying to open some of the trails. The motel warned us to move the sleds to where they are in the picture the night we arrived based on the wind predictions. It was bare pavement we pushed across to park next to our rooms and then decided they could be right and went back out and moved the sleds. The hallway was walled with windows and they covered over the next morning as we watched. Perce rock and other places along the way back on the Gaspe are shown. Some pics don't want to stay vertical, sorry. This was a long ride from RDL down through NB and back up to finish the Gaspe Loop. As I mentioned earlier the plans were changed by the storm and we missed some of the mountain trails that trip. We did mountains in NB in winds which tried to push you off your sled. Fantastic experience because we worked together to make it out.

Patrick and I were talking about your trip in Dub, just Sunday night. Lynne told him, we would love to go, on the next one, if it would work out. Ski

This was after making it back across that frozen river from New Brunswick the night before in the blizzard. The tree line had been blown away and there was a 20 foot high drift along the south side of the river we had to dig down by hand to finally get the sleds through/over. It was dark and we were told to aim for the lights barely visible at times. We took the roads once climbing off the river. Long day. Same spot as seen in the previous post by Gadgetman. Beautiful view of New Brunswick from Quebec.

Its the voyage, not the destination. So, depends on if you want to say you've done the big loop, or just want to the Gaspe.

Ah yes, the Gaspe storm of 2019, Feb. The end of my trip roll over. Here are some pics on why anyone considering doing the Gaspe should build in a contingency day (or two). No one was sledding for 2 days with that storm. Can you find the trail sign in the sunny picture?

One of my favorite pictures from near LaCache. The big storm in 2019 stopped us from taking this trail that trip. The North Shore and through the mountains are a must. One day went from Perc'e Rock to Murdochville to LaCache To Matane. Was one of my favorite days of sledding. We had a beautiful sunset and were forced to follow two moose for quite a while as they would not get off the trail into the deep snow. We kept stopping so as not to push them. Got to the Quality Inn in Matane just before they closed the kitchen and had dinner.

Chic Choc trail between Murdochville and LaCache, a must do Warming hut on Chic Choc trail Mont St Pierre on the north shore.

No, the only cost sledders cry about is that of the permit.