tary breakfast at the Sheraton Four Points |
Throughout breakfast Gary Pruitt from |
and provided an ideal launching point – |
The first 20 miles were a weaving af- |
Resort ( now Double Tree Hilton Quebec ), |
Bonvoyage discussed basic rules and eti- |
Max , Jamie and myself rented sleds – I |
fair on Trail 3 to reach the greater Quebec |
where we stayed the previous night . The |
quette – namely how to communicate and |
was equipped with a 2018 Ski-Doo Ren- |
City limits and into the forested trail sys- |
complimentary breakfast menu was any- |
follow safely when riding . It felt less like a |
egade 600 E-TEC . Luckily I had an acces- |
tem . Although it consisted of mostly field |
thing but plain , and included traditional |
dressing-down from a guide and more like |
sory plug-in because I was excited to use |
and roadside trails , the conditions were |
offerings of meat and potatoes , as well as |
a friendly reminder . |
the dual-pane heated visor of my Castle X |
relatively smooth and free of major stut- |
omelets , different sandwich combinations |
The Voyage Motoneige Quebec rental |
Mode Dual Sport helmet for the first time |
ter bumps . It was not even 10 miles into |
and , of course , famous Quebec crepes . |
center was only 100 yards from the hotel , |
that season . |
the ride when one group member needed |
After breakfast everyone set off to gear- |
a brief stop to top off his tank , and the first |
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up , acquire sleds ( either unload or rent ) |
mishap of the trip occured . |
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and meet in the conjoining parking lot at |
Chris Miccli and Kristina Pallas were |
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9:30 a . m . Gary provided two air-tight plas- |
a couple native to Quebec that joined the |
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tic bags – in which I put four days worth |
trip , and as luck would have it at a stop |
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of clothes and supplies into my backpack |
sign Kristina accidentally rear-ended |
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that I securely strapped to the back of my |
Chris ’ sled . Pieces of the hood had cracked |
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sled . Each night my clothes would arrive |
off and the air box was also broken , but |
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frozen stiff , but they would remain dry at |
luckily no one was hurt . As the group sur- |
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all times . |
veyed its options , it was determined the |
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The weather was in the mid-teens |
air box could still operate fine with a hand- |
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( Fahrenheit ) and cloudy with light flurries |
kerchief for an air filter , plus zip ties and |
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as we pulled away in our group of 12 total |
electrical tape as a temporary fix . It didn ’ t |
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participants . The previous night provided |
look pretty , but no further damage would |
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4-5 inches of snow and as a result the |
be caused and the group as a whole could |
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trails were in pristine condition . It was |
move on . |
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obvious grooming had been done recently , |
Chris and Kristina had a radio headset |
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and with the addition of new snow we |
attached to their modular helmets , which |
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were in for a treat . |
allowed them to communicate to each |
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The itinerary for the day would lead us |
other along the ride . I can only imagine |
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through 125 miles of trails , with the final |
how the conversations may have went |
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destination being lodging and dinner at |
after that . |
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Relais des Hautes Gorge . |
About 26 miles into the trip we made |