The Making of a Cross Canada Route

[Old Fart At Play]

Here are our intrepid travellers in the Flett Tunnel, a few kms NW of Sunshine, Ontario.
It appears they've made it to Sioux Lookout tonight.

[Porkchop316]

[ini88]

Originally Posted by Deadly99

Bit of a flop day for the route, tried three times to get up into the hills on logging roads and got turned around each time. The consolation prize wasn't too shabby though, a nice coastal ride up to Perce Rock. Its hot and sunny and we're the only people in the campground. Beauty view of "the rock" from our campsite. Tomorrow we head to Matane (via Murdocheville and some gravel along the edge of Chic Choc park) to grab the ferry to Baie Comeau and begin riding the tcat to Fab's house(600 km gravel) where a new back tire waits for me

Hey Ted! im following your SPOT. Were the logging roads #33/34/35 on your route today? I see you headed north into the heart of Gaspe by route 299. Was it too difficult? or just the road were shut down?

[hardwaregrrl]

Hey y'all!!!! Guess we should have followed teds track out of silver dollar. Stayed on the rail bed and got to a wash out maybe 10k out of silver dollar. We were told about it at the gas station there. So once we passed it we thought we were golden. Uh....no. We hit a major wash out that took nearly 3 hours to get the overloaded ST and KLR up and over. We had a pulley system but no trees!!. So mike came up with a lever system which involved a young birch tree and a 2 foot hole!!!! We did this in a downpour so were camped at a hotel drying out tonight. It's just beautiful here. Met lots of nice people as my luggage rack snapped in Graham. It's currently strapped together. Hoping to get near Kenora tomorrow intend back in the states on wednesday. We had a true ADV rider day.!!!

[hardwaregrrl]

Hi Steve!!! We owe you and Ron big time!!! You Canadians are awesome!!!!!. We were met at the border by old fart at play and taken to the madhouse. Where north rider bought us dinner (steve tried). Then to ZzR ron's house for beers and a bed!!! I love it here !!!!

[skibum69]

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Hi Steve!!! We owe you and Ron big time!!! You Canadians are awesome!!!!!. We were met at the border by old fart at play and taken to the madhouse. Where north rider bought us dinner (steve tried). Then to ZzR ron's house for beers and a bed!!! I love it here !!!!

come back anytime

[ZZR_Ron]

Too bad the rack had to snap now...I have a welding machine in the garage.

If you are heading down to Dryden, I have a friend that can repair it for you?

EDIT: PM sent.

[SuchesRider]

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

Hi Steve!!! We owe you and Ron big time!!! You Canadians are awesome!!!!!. We were met at the border by old fart at play and taken to the madhouse. Where north rider bought us dinner (steve tried). Then to ZzR ron's house for beers and a bed!!! I love it here !!!!

Hey Jenna! You betta come back to jawja! We need female adventure riders here for their inspiration (and good looks)! SR

[Deadly99]

On the ferry crossing the St Lawrence river to a town called Baie Comeau. Tomorrow we ride part of Fabs section. 380 km's between gas......Fab tells me today he's never ridden it but some friends of his have...time to buy some jerry cans....looks very remote up there.....yehaa

[Rider23]

Originally Posted by Deadly99

On the ferry crossing the St Lawrence river to a town called Baie Comeau. Tomorrow we ride part of Fabs section. 380 km's between gas......Fab tells me today he's never ridden it but some friends of his have...time to buy some jerry cans....looks very remote up there.....yehaa

Have fun! Man I'm kicking myself in the ass every time I log on

[Deadly99]

Evil, you really should have come

Awesome roads today through the Chic Choc mountains and some stellar coastal roads. I've got a new d908 waiting for me at Fabsas the Mefo SE didn't even come close to living up to its reputation. Accidentally erased the next two days gps files so have to sort that out tonight.

We're both pretty beat as we've covering some serious mileage, looking forward to a few less aggressive days

[Rider23]

My wife called me an idiot lol for not going! she asked me if I was getting old I had no answer

[r-charger]

Originally Posted by Deadly99

Great Day

Road across most of New Brunswick and had a bit of everything, backroads, logging roads, a bit of snowmobile trail, water crossings, got lost, had an electrical issue, super friendly people, great scenery. New Brunswick did not disappoint. Being lost in the middle of nowhere and almost running out of gas always adds a level of excitement


About hour from the Gaspe and looking forward to the proposed route, looks "doable"

It was great ridin' with you a bit today (Sunday)! You're welcome to stop by anytime. Maybe next time the bridge won't be out! (lol)

Steve V

[Deadly99]

Originally Posted by r-charger

It was great ridin' with you a bit today (Sunday)! You're welcome to stop by anytime. Maybe next time the bridge won't be out! (lol)

Steve V

The hospitality was much appreciated.

Got off the ferry, dark and raining like heck. Every motel was sold out in Baie Comeau....long wet ride to the next town where we got the last room. 100 km of misery, but safe and warm now

[Loutre]

Narf I'm one year to late here but still very nice! Think you made the right choice with your bike for this trip, nothing better than a KTM Adv to make this!