The MOOSA tour, “Maine’s Original Outstanding Superadventure” was a Maine-NH-Quebec cycling tour offered in 2009 and 2011. Click on the maps to view each day and download files at RideWithGPS. Read a personal description of the tour at Messages from the Pale Blue Dot.
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I did that 2003 ride. Didn’t see one moose. Did see beautiful rivers and woods. Loved the ride.
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Well hey, if you rode MOOSA 2003 then we’ve likely met. As I recall there were only about 100-120 participants on that ride. And I did see a moose on the back end of that ride, on day 6or7.
We were out of Quebec–back in the US, riding on a sparsely travelled, heavily treed road and was coming out of a fairly long gradual curve when there in front of me stood a large moose looking my way. Female I’m guessing (no rack). At 50-60 feet away I was almost stopped when she turned ninety degrees left and started galloping away from me…in the direction of opposing traffic! NOTE: There was no automotive traffic; this was a fairly remote part of northern Maine. Once she turned and ran I sped up, not to catch her but just to sorta hold a loose formation with her. The whole thing only lasted about 10-15 seconds before she bolted left into the forest. Very cool experience.
There was one other MOOSA rider behind me who saw the whole thing. Too bad there were no GoPro cameras back then. Would have been great to have one on my helmet to catch those moments.
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Lucky you to have that memory. One of my memories is stopping in some small Quebec town’s drugstore and the clerk acting miffed with me because I knew no French!
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I did the MOOSA ride in 2003. It was well organized and the scenery was beautiful. I especially enjoyed the part of the ride in Quebec. Ride was sponsored by the Can-Am Wheelers, a group that appears to not exist anymore. If anyone reads this–I hope someone up there puts this ride on again. I’d certainly consider it….and I’m in central Iowa!
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