ArcticCrusher Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Feel free to add any comments / pics as you see fit. I only reported from my perspective and my photos. BTW, Great pictures, definitely something I want to do when my son is a bit older. The language (barrier) should never be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Feel free to add any comments / pics as you see fit. I only reported from my perspective and my photos. Thanks, SJ...I'll now do that, with the intention that I supplement rather than duplicate your report and pics. Firstly, SJ, I agree with all of your comments and commentary in your initial post in this thread. As I have told various friends and family, this loop of Gaspe was a "bucket list" trip for us, and it certainly didn't disappoint, despite the various weather challenges we faced, both on the highways getting to and from Rimouski, as well as on some of our 5.5 days spend riding the trails. The trails themselves covered virtually the full gamut of what we experience in Ontario, and then some -- everything from fast, open-field stake-lines, utility corridors and summer roads, to twisty & tight bush trails, and most notably, steep winding mountain ascents and descents that literally took one's breath away. Highlights included our 1800-ft descent from the mountains down into Mt-Ste-Pierre for lunch (at sea level), and re-ascent back "up-top" to continue our journey, and our stay at Perce, with a stunning view of the infamous Perce Rock right from the hotel. The following pics are some additional shots to supplement SJ's earlier in this thread...I have re-sized them as small as possible due to the total number of pics in this post, so you'll have to click on each one to get a proper view of the image: Here's one of the several covered bridges we saw in our travels... One of the numerous wind generators, with the St. Lawrence River in the distance beyond... Typical open-field trail we encountered on our first day, which was nice and sunny but extremely windy... Distant view of the Chic-Choc Mountains from near Cap Chat, at the end of our first day... One of the numerous snowmobile suspension bridges we crossed... No shortage of snow here... Can you say STEEP trail? The white line visible in the distance (right-centre portion of this pic) was our trail climbing back up onto the top of the mountain...Yikes! The next bunch are taken from scenic lookouts at (or near) the top of that far mountain trail in the previous pic... At the end of our third day, we rode into Perce, along a trail with wonderful views of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the south and east... Here's a neat shot of a very high bluff right above the town of Perce... And of course, no photo essay of Gaspesie would be complete without a pic of the iconic Perce Rock... And just to prove our sleds made it that far east... More views from interior mountain trails... Here's the local ski hill in Murdochville...located right at the end of the main street... Some "snow ghosts" located at the summit of the mountain trail west of Murdochville. It was snowing and blowing so hard up there, we had trouble seeing the trail at times... Here's another one from that same area...can you say "flat light"...snowing very hard... Later that same day, in the mountains past Relais La Cache... Here's one from our last day, trying to cope with about 6" of very heavy, wet snow and mild temperatures... Almost there...how many sledders does it take to read and understand a trail map... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Here's one of the several covered bridges we saw in our travels... Although we don't have photographic proof, this bridge is now 'marked' as OC territory. IrREVerent, thanks for the additional perspective. As we said so many times on this trip, as stunning as the photos are, they do not do justice to the real thing. Oh well, we'll just have to go back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giddy UP Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Great pics Bob! Looks Awesome! Definitely will be putting it on our list for a future trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 No food pics Bob? I'm disapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxz800 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 nice pics boys ...i have done a lot of snowmobiling in the Gaspe area as i grew up there .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 No food pics Bob? I'm disapointed. Nope...none that I want to share... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 snow Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks for the pictures of Perce's Rock. 2 trips to Gaspe and still never seen it.... From Murdochville, did you take the orange trail west over to 595 and head north back to 5? I know this is the shorter route. Just curious how it was. Now that you've been and experienced it, it really is something else isn't it? I mean last week, Monday & Tuesday were crazy windy with 12+" of snow, (more in the interior), Wednesday more snow, and finally Thursday the trails were more groomed but again windy and about -20. (along the south shore and north towards Amqui anyway) and then Friday it was getting a bit milder. We were trucking by the time the snow came on your final ride days. I'll post some pictures from our ride (not to duplicate any though) once I refresh my memory on posting pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Groomer Guy Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks for the pictures of Perce's Rock. 2 trips to Gaspe and still never seen it.... From Murdochville, did you take the orange trail west over to 595 and head north back to 5? I know this is the shorter route. Just curious how it was. Now that you've been and experienced it, it really is something else isn't it? I mean last week, Monday & Tuesday were crazy windy with 12+" of snow, (more in the interior), Wednesday more snow, and finally Thursday the trails were more groomed but again windy and about -20. (along the south shore and north towards Amqui anyway) and then Friday it was getting a bit milder. We were trucking by the time the snow came on your final ride days. I'll post some pictures from our ride (not to duplicate any though) once I refresh my memory on posting pictures. Amqui... My Grandma said she say a few crazy Ontario riders there lol..... Most of my family are from there.... My Uncles and grandmother are from amqui. My dad from Ste leon le grand, My god Mother Now lives in Rimouski. I know all that area... very nice. Glad to hear you guys had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks for the pictures of Perce's Rock. 2 trips to Gaspe and still never seen it.... From Murdochville, did you take the orange trail west over to 595 and head north back to 5? I know this is the shorter route. Just curious how it was. Now that you've been and experienced it, it really is something else isn't it? I mean last week, Monday & Tuesday were crazy windy with 12+" of snow, (more in the interior), Wednesday more snow, and finally Thursday the trails were more groomed but again windy and about -20. (along the south shore and north towards Amqui anyway) and then Friday it was getting a bit milder. We were trucking by the time the snow came on your final ride days. I'll post some pictures from our ride (not to duplicate any though) once I refresh my memory on posting pictures. Hey, 14...nice to cross paths with you guys at the relais in the Chic Chocs. Yes, we did cross the orange mountain trail running west from Murdochville to 595, then north to Relais Le Cache for lunch, then continued north up to TQ 5, and from there to Matane...it was our longest day, at almost 300 kms. As my pics show, we were socked in with heavy snow for much of that mountain crossing to 595, so we had no opportunity for vistas, but could only imagine how stunning those views must be on a good day because that trail climbs so high. I'll look forward to seeing your pics, since you covered areas we didn't see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonut Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Great post SJ. Looks like you had a sweet week. PS, did you venture out to the hole at low tide? We walked through it when we were there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 Great post SJ. Looks like you had a sweet week. PS, did you venture out to the hole at low tide? We walked through it when we were there No, we didn't. I understood that some years there is an ice bridge to the rock but it didn't appear too solid this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluvalian Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Wow looks like a great trip guys-- this will be on my bucket list of trips to do as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks, SJ...I'll now do that, with the intention that I supplement rather than duplicate your report and pics. Some great picture taking Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Let me add some of the 14snow/Domino Adventure Photos. Gaspe, same time. You're a silly Moose!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Domino Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 He's a silly Moose!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Groomer Guy Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Nice pictures Guys.... if been to some places you guys pasted..... its realy nice in the summer too. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 more great pics...thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hey, 14...nice to cross paths with you guys at the relais in the Chic Chocs. Yes, we did cross the orange mountain trail running west from Murdochville to 595, then north to Relais Le Cache for lunch, then continued north up to TQ 5, and from there to Matane...it was our longest day, at almost 300 kms. As my pics show, we were socked in with heavy snow for much of that mountain crossing to 595, so we had no opportunity for vistas, but could only imagine how stunning those views must be on a good day because that trail climbs so high. I'll look forward to seeing your pics, since you covered areas we didn't see. In 23 years of saddlebagging, our 4 guy troop has been fortunate enough to do Gaspe 5 times. It is by far the most scenic place we have travelled. The trails over the mountains on the North Shore provide awesome scenery for sure. The Orange mountain trail west from Murdochville on a sunny morning is absolutely beautiful. I would urge anyone going to try to include it on their itinerary. As mentioned, the food at the little Hotel in Grand Vallee is awesome. The hotel in Trois Pistoles has very comparable food quality. Thanks for including all the pictures, they bring back alot of great memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotaxMike Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Great pics guys. This will be in the plans for next years trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 snow Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 He's a silly Moose!! Yeah he sure was... why wouldn't he just move on his way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakesnowcrest Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cehyoopers Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 awesome trip,,,, Prince William is in quite a dilemma... If he does have a bachelor’s party, it’s got to be a really weird feeling stuffing money into a stripper’s g-string, when there's a picture of your grandmother on every bill! someone will send him a mitt full of US money,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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