A.T.V. Guided ride Chapleau May 24 pm Bristol Off-Roading Outfitters

Great place for a picnic. The guide has lunch provided but everyone always brings their own snacks. It becomes a real smorgusboard as food is passed around and shared between everyone. Trail talk and the time has gone............time to ride again.



Water...you can not live without it and you can not ride without it.
Like death and taxes, it is always there, but a lot more fun.
Many think it is the machine that makes the ride but I believe it is the rider who handles his machine (what ever machine) well that makes a good ride. It is a challenge. Tyler Gerrior , 15 was the novice rider who has learned to handle his machine through obstacles that make him an experienced rider. He has managed challenges some will never try and he has learned doing it and having fun safely. Learning the skills of the ride make you a safe rider. It also makes you more confident in your everyday life.
Owing a bike does not a rider make. Often the bigger the bike, the bigger the fool, the harder the fall, the bigger the hole in the wallet.





Halfway Haven the place you have to stop. The hosts Steve and Gail Bonne provide all of the neccessities for the rider. If they don't have it .... you don't need it.

Parker and his father -in-law to be standing outside at Halfway. Parker is here on the ride from Nova Scotia and he has never done a ride like this. He has learned quickly that as soon as Willy's red hat is on his head it is time to go and we are leaving. Parker is enjoying the many differences in our provinces. We hope he will like it so much that he will come back to stay and bring our daughter home.




Sand ..... how can you pass a ride like this. Sand the kids were rolling in it, the riders where riding in it, what a blast. the A.T.V. sure handles differently. Stan just had to make it to the top.

Chapleau here we are. Time to gas up so we will be ready to ride in the morning.

What a way to end the day relaxing in the jaccuzi at Valentine's Beds & Breakfast.








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A.T.V. Guided Ride Chapleau Bristol Off-Roading Outfitters May 24am

May 24th, 8:00 am we are ready to roll. Everyone is gased and ready to ride. One machine does not want to start. Someone left the key on? Friends grab a battery charger and pull up another machine, give the dead bike a boost and we are off. We carry everything we may need on the trail with us between the group. On an overnight trip we take a van with a trailer. We haul the baggage and the trailer will transport a dead bike or haul a bike for a rider who does not ride...who would want to like the van when you have a bike.

This is just one of the beautiful scences along the way. What a day for a ride!

The terrain provides a variety of riding for the rider. Never a dull moment. Riders stay back to avoid the dust and to give himself time to make a sudden stop if he has to. There is seldom a time when you meet another machine coming towards you but when you do, we use the hand signals we use for snowmobiling to tell how may are behind. Rarely a time when you just pass by. Everyone wants to stop and chat and find out where you are headed and where you have been. Hints and directions about obstacles along the way are shared.

Water is a challenge along the trail and it adds to the excitement. There is always comments on what machine is going to pull another one across. Our guide checks out the trail first before he send us across. If he don't go we don't go!

Travelling with a group is great as you have more hands on deck when you have to do something? Removing fallen treees along the way is easier with friends. A good way to burn calories. Should be lunch time soon.

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First A.T.V. Wedding Wawa, On May 24 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Gaudette May 24,2008

May 24th, 2008 Betty Bishop (nee Kidd) and Raoul Gaudette (Chico to everyone) had decided to elope on this special day. But..... for two special people ........we had to bring it up a notch. They wanted to keep it a secret. What a surprise when their travelling companions showed up at 11 Beck their home to take part in their ceremony. Reverand Bonnie Renar said it was a first for her too. 7:30 am rings were exchanged following their vows and they became husband and wife.

Kim Descheneau Betty's daughter was present as she was here from Orangeville to visit her cousin Karin Smedts home from Nova Scotia to join the ride this year. Chico's son Richard lives in Calgary with his family and Angel his daughter lives in Sudbury. A quick phone call to tell them the news and they were off.











While they were phoning Lionel Morin added streamers of tin cans to each of their bikes for the parade to the trail. Blame him for the noise if he woke you up.




We arrived in Chapleau about 7:00 pm where we spent the night at Valentines Bed & Breakfast the only place to stay in Chapleau.

There was a surprise party for Mr. & Mrs. Gaudette hosted by the brides sister's Connie Gerrior and Bonnie Smedts.


LOVE, Family, Friends, Fun, Food, Hot tub, Cake , beautiful sunny day ... what a beautiful way to spend their wedding day. Morning will come early. They won't be sleeping too much tonight but neither will we.




Ross Broomhead owner of the Valentine Bed & Breakfast cooked us up one of his special breakfasts and then off we were to Goudreau. Tonight the plan is to relax by a campfire and enjoy our stories. We did. This was a ride to remember!

On behalf of everyone on the ride we would like to wish Betty & Chico a long and happy life togeather. They are two special people who deserve to grow old riding togeather.

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Spring Tracks 2 Trails.doc

You will travel from Sault Ste. Marie to Hawk Junction by train and then return by way of Goudreau, Wawa, Halfway Haven and Searchmont.

Cost: $615.00 per person, including taxes.
Includes train fare, three nights accommodation (double occupancy), meals and guide.

Mother's Day Fire Sand Loop Ride

We are headed off to the Fire Sand Loop it is slightly cloudy but we are dressed to get wet. A little water never hurt anyone.

Couldn't figure out why my hands were so hot! Forgot to turn off the hand warmers from my last ride.


Living here in Wawa we have the luxery of playing in our own back yards. Getting out doors and enjoying the fresh air is something we should really appreciate and many would trade us if they could. This looks like a easy way to burn calories but then again this is just the start of the ride.

How many men does it take to make a bridge around a beaver dam? Everybody. The first one gets the wildest, wettest ride and the last one gets a smoother dryer ride. EVERYONE HAD A BLAST. We had to get rid of some clothes we all worked up a sweat.

If your waving at me ... I'm busy trying to get through this mud.


Follow the leader but what's the hold up? We finished the ride with gas to spare and 85 kms. on our bikes. Pretty good for a last minute trip.


The end of the trail ... now where to? Half of the group headed home as they had to get back and cleaned up for supper reservations at the Polish Hall where they enjoyed a delicious supper as always put on by the Polish Alliance. The rest of us headed home where our spouses cooked us a delicious supper while we relaxed in our tubs. What a beautiful way to end a beautiful day.

Our previous plan was to ride to Dubreuilville but we cancelled it as some had dinner reservations they had made earlier. At the last minute a few of us talked a few more into a ride and then we were off. We do not plan another ride next week as we have a long ride to Chapleau on the 24th that is completely booked so it will be another good time.

Early June should be our next planned ride.

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Jimmy Cash Here We Stop

May 8, 2008 weatherman said a few showers....but it looked not too bad right now. We packed up our rain gear and said a little rain won't hurt anybody so off we went. Headed down a packed trail covered in last years leaves.... this is great. A great day to ride with some friends.







Oh, trail is snow packed here, a little bit of a challenge to ride but no problem we can make it.

What's a little snow here and there?

This partridge sure did not like us on his trail. He was hunting for a date and we interupted his drumming. Glad I'm not a partridge ! That could be hard work!

Well here we are Jimmy Cash at last! Too much water even for us.

Load them up .... Home we go. We cleaned up some trail. Enjoyed a great morning. The rain never stop us but Old Jimmy stopped us in our tracks. We will try that again in another week.

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A.T.V. local ride Sunday May 4, 2008

Ready to Ride
MAGPIE RESTAURANT... Good place to stop.

That was a good warm up! EVERYBODY READY?

No "Chico " it is too deep ... even for you!"

I'm coming ... hold on Chico ..... Lionel .... put it in 4 wheel drive!



Sunday a group of eleven local A.T.V. enthusiasts met at the Bristol Motel where they left for a circle ride. This time of year offered snow, mud, water, brush to provide many riding experiences. The snow gives a whole new meaning to riding. It is like going skating with no skates.
As I watched our guide backup the lenghth of the trail I thought now this would be a good challenge. I had trouble riding front wards on the trail in the snow and here the guide road
back wards to meet us after checking out the trail ahead to see if it was passable.

No two rides are the same even when you go to the same destination there is always something new to experience.
Riding is fun because you go with a group of people with the same interests. They are there to experience the fun and to help when you need help. They are also there to remind you of the things you would like to forget. A camera never lies.
But....the thing that is the real thrill is that it is you and your bike. You are free in the outdoors. Learning to handle your bike in many different terrains makes you and only you responsible for how you handle your machine. It takes a lot of practise and skill to ride a bike around the variety of natural obsticles along a trail. You learn to trust your self and find that you build up your confidence each time you meet a challenge. We always like to blame the guide but it is the driver who is responsible for the risks he takes. When you are riding all your attention is on the trail and you leave all of your worries behind. Besides it is the guide's job to get you back home.

Our ride ended up at the Magpie Restaurant. Supper was served up quickly, good thing as we were all starved.

Next we headed to gas up our bikes and then home to wash them so we would be ready to ride again next Sunday.
Experience has taught us that if you clean your bike right after a ride it is much faster and easier than the next day. It is amazing how fast and hard that mud dries.

We rode a total of 86km leaving at 2: 00 pm and returning home at 7:oo pm The average gas we used for the day was between 12- 15 dollars. We got our moneys worth even with the high cost of fuel.

Exercise... yes we got exercise. Talk about a total body work out. We found parts of our body that we never knew we had. Pushing, pulling, walking, getting up and down, especially the first few rides of the season. Laughing is the best exercise.
Next week we had planned to ride to DUBREUILVILLE. t... but it is Mother's Day so we will reschedule for early June.
We will post time etc. A.S.A.P. as we check with our guide.
If you have nothing to do on Sunday come for a ride with us. You need a serviced bike, drivers licence, helmet, ownership & insurance. This is never a race, so if you want to ride fast, this is not the ride for you.


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