That makes sense. I don't remember seeing the name of the place when we stopped in. We stopped for gas and the kid at the gas station didn't know if there was food in town or not. The Eat and Treats place showed on our phone so we drove to it. So much snow everywhere if there was a sign it may have been hidden. Lady working there on the way up, and a guy on the way back. Kind of looked like they just opened as it looked like they had some new kitchen equipment still wrapped up in the lobby. Had an awesome trip. Haven't been up that way since covid. Hope to start coming back again every year.

Temis to matagami would be a long day. Too long. In that case i'd launch in Rouyn. 

Yeah that's probably good advise.  We're trying to make Matagami the first night.  Didn't know if it would be too much to bite off coming from Temiscaming.  Would run through Royun Noranda.  My first trip in the area.  I've heard it is fast, but don't want to ride like an idiot either.    

I never have but Le Bannick is where i think most stage out of. I prefer to launch trom temis as it saves the hotel expense and its only 2 hours from muskoka. Temis to ville marie is an hour on the sleds depending on your throttle position. 

Up the west side to matagami. Heavy on the throttle, groomed but loose and fresh on top. Started emptying linq cans at north shelter. Saved a bit just in case and we needed it. One 900t took 36.5 litres. Fried chicken at the grocery store. Mmmm. East side down to Quevillion loose, fresh on top,light chop. Fuel lights on. Needed full tanks again. Quevillion to Sennetere 5 stars of sledding perfection pure bliss, skipped fuel, sennetere to barrutee was punched, fuel lights on, pulled in on fumes. Barrute to amos shelter on 93 punched. Back into amosphere with 530kms for the day. The one pic on the road you could see where the forest fires scorched the left side, right side of the road was untouched. I thought it was a cool pic. The next couple weeks up here are only gonna get better as the air gets beat out of it and the base starts setting up again.