12 days, 4 regions, 893miles, in Quebec.

Like the title says, this new jaunt will cover four of Quebecs' most interesting regions to discover on a quad: Saguenay-Lac St-Jean, the Chibougamau region (Chiboum as they call it), Abitibi and Mauricie.

Sept 7th & 8th 2006

A couple of friends of ours let us use their little chalet near Roberval as base camp. Thanks Mari-jo and René!

France looks at a small part of the region we'll explore and seems to wonder what kind of adventures are waiting for us...

What a wonderful spectacle! Moon rising over the calm lake. We wish we could stay up and contemplate it all night but, at the same time, we're anxious to go to bed so tomorrow, the first riding day, comes as quick as possible!

At last! We're ready for take off!

According to our maps, this trail should lead us...nowhere...After only 8 miles, we hit our first dead-end! Gee! We're not out of the woods yet...By chance, there was someone at one of the few camps in the area. The folks there tell us how to get to La Doré using small trails that don't show up on any maps. Thanks!

Maps are good. But nothing beats friendly folks who now their way around!

Cool! We finally found the road we were looking for.

There you go...First day on the trail and it rains! Bummer...It's 4:00 p.m. We start looking for a spot for the night. Yeah! A tiny little camp with all we need:a roof and a stove: happiness!

Kinda tight, but we're not complaining.
Note: Frances' pouting not because of the rain but rather 'cause of some bug with the computer...

Camp is so small, it could almost fit in the tent...

This place was surely set up by someone with strong religious beliefs, or maybe it used to be a...cemetery...Nice place to spend the night!

Yeah ! A roof when we really need it! The mini camp keeps us out of the rain and lets us dry our clothes! It's the second time we report, in this web site, finding a small camp just in time to avoid the rain. Do you remember when was the last time? Write to us at quadtrek@hotmail.com Bof... Rain First day of riding, first day of rain....

Setting up for the night.

At least, we got a "no rain" break long enough to enjoy grilled weiners for dinner. Miam! Miam!

We set up close to a pond in hopes of seing mooses. No luck!

What goes from 12 to 34 inches in a second, is easy to keep handy, and once you discovered it you would'nt want to camp out without it? A telescopic fork, of course! To grill weiners without burning your fingers... An essential in every camping kitchen.	TELESCOPIC FORK
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50C   122F         40C   104F       30C   86F       20C   68F       10C   50F       0C   32F       -5C   23F       -10C   14F

Sun in the A.M., Rain in the P.M. Vent: Wind: In our face at 45mi/h on the road, 0mi/h when stopped...

Very easy - once you know where to go!

• miles: 45
• food:$ 0
• fuel: $ 0
• rode: 4.5h (small day today)

MOST APPRECIATED THING.

After being soaked, there's nothing like warming up near the fire.

Déjeuner/ Breakfast: toast + cretons Dîner / Lunch:   tomatoes+cucumbers+cheese salad Souper / Dinner: bonfire grilled weiners

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