Some good news for a change:

https://www.timminstoday.com/local-news/area-snowmobile-trails-get-funding-boost-5881196?fbclid=IwAR2OFsuenbLoJvVRSXtKoK0WbnYCD8DV94e4-12TkN_xqJg17Ii_HD_e1Ek

My fear is that in 2 or 3 years (or however long the gap is) the same issues are found on the French River bridge & it gets closed for repairs...

Up to Lake St Peter Today

More sleds parked across the front of Porterville too.

Honey Doo's has been sold and is now:

Will check it out next time we're up there.

Also Trudy's is closed & for sale. No gas in Coe Hill.

Edited January 21, 20232 yr by revrnd

Good to see you getting out! bad bad year for central ontario/Muskoka. I haven't even put my sled on the trailer yet, couldn't be bothered to do the rail line in hali or drive all the way to bancroft with how busy it would have been. Next weekend.. 

3 hours ago, steve6 said:

Good to see you getting out! bad bad year for central ontario/Muskoka. I haven't even put my sled on the trailer yet, couldn't be bothered to do the rail line in hali or drive all the way to bancroft with how busy it would have been. Next weekend.. 

I'm just glad it's only 20 minutes or so to the Coe Hill lot. Met 5 guys there that had left Hamilton around 6 AM to hit the snow. Talking to them @ the end of the day & I think they did around 250 klicks. We did 190.

1 dead 1 survive six mile lake crashing through the ice

Sunday morning

 

105 klicks today. Ptbo out to Cambellford. Saw an azzhat in a Buick SUV stuck on the trail in Ferris Prov' Park.

7 hours ago, revrnd said:

105 klicks today. Ptbo out to Cambellford. Saw an azzhat in a Buick SUV stuck on the trail in Ferris Prov' Park.

Following their gps get them in that predicament or just a brain dead azzhat behind the wheel?

3 hours ago, mach4me said:

Following their gps get them in that predicament or just a brain dead azzhat behind the wheel?

Talking to 2 sledders that messaged the club about the SUV & they said he wanted to visit the park. He drove past where the walkers & skiers park... I think the main entrance is on the other side of the park. But you can never understand these dolts.

Survived the deep freeze in District 6. 350 klicks over two & a half days of riding.

Son and I rode through French River up to Noelville then back to Alban, trails were excellent. Ate At Dee Dee's in Alban, highly recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, oldslowsledder said:

Son and I rode through French River up to Noelville then back to Alban, trails were excellent. Ate At Dee Dee's in Alban, highly recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven't been down that way since new highway built how is hwy607 crossing rail tracks coming to new highway is there a better roadside trail now?  So much work in that area.  

I'm going up next week or week after that, I really enjoy the loops you can do.

 

I wonder how long DEE DEE will be there, tough go in Alban 

On 2/7/2023 at 7:43 PM, 1trailmaker said:

I haven't been down that way since new highway built how is hwy607 crossing rail tracks coming to new highway is there a better roadside trail now?  So much work in that area.  

I'm going up next week or week after that, I really enjoy the loops you can do.

 

I wonder how long DEE DEE will be there, tough go in Alban 

 

Trails go under Hiway 69, pretty slick. Crossing railway tracks on Hiway 607 were no problem with a little snow base. It was our first time in the area and we will go back for sure. Kind of sad that we actually had to trailer there, (30 minutes) but so be it this year. Hopefully Dee Dee makes a go of it, nice lady and we had a long chat with her. She has other forms of income to hold on until the place gets going. Says she will be advertising on OFSC map next year as sledders are important to her.

 

Went across farmers field with clearly marked 'Stay on Trail or lose it' type signage but it didn't matter, freekin trails all over. People are there own worst enemy.

 

Yesterday trailered South (seems kinda funny) and rode the Seguin trail for the first time. Now I see why people say they get ticketed on it, very fast and sweeping. Ate at 'Forks on Main' in Kearney, nice place with good signage to find it. Figured we'd better ride with the dreary forecast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guess I cant say I didn't get to ride this year, and be unlucky,, here in Houghton lake mi,, but I got 450 miles so far, last 50 was a night ride Monday,, but its really been bad ,, as I type its raining , by Friday will have to start all over again

Any idea why the pics I posted earlier have 'disappeared'?

3 hours ago, revrnd said:

Any idea why the pics I posted earlier have 'disappeared'?

I just figured you deleted them?

On 2/10/2023 at 2:39 PM, oldslowsledder said:

I just figured you deleted them?

Nope. I see my TOP B pic is still visible. Just copied and pasted like the rest of my pics.

On 2/19/2023 at 4:38 PM, revrnd said:

Well your pictures gone again, weird to say the least.

Ardbeg for lunch yesterday, Grandson had a snow day so he jumped on the Mach to ride with Dad. Food was much better than in past and server paid special attention to Grandson's order of Hot Chocolate with whipped cream. Shout out to Loggers Station House, know it's been tough on them with the shitty, short seasons.

 

 

On 2/25/2023 at 4:32 PM, oldslowsledder said:

Well your pictures gone again, weird to say the least.

Ardbeg for lunch yesterday, Grandson had a snow day so he jumped on the Mach to ride with Dad. Food was much better than in past and server paid special attention to Grandson's order of Hot Chocolate with whipped cream. Shout out to Loggers Station House, know it's been tough on them with the shitty, short seasons.

 

 

God I haven't ridden in Ardbeg since the mid 

From this on the weekend:

To this today:

We were out riding Georgian Bay yesterday, son knows the swamps and back channels well,

where to go and where to stay away from. Was a bumpy ride, snow drifts out in the open

and some slushy sections in protected areas. Grandson tagged along, no school bus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Monday's ride on E208:

120 klicks between Ptbo & Campbellford w/ a side trip to Keene. I imagine the folks I was talking to last winter from there have had a few rides from home this season.

Don't be this guy

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