02Sled

I don't know it either but a firm believer of if you don't know don't go

One of our group shredded a belt on the weekend. We had a few people stop to offer help with one offering tools

That is probably exactly why. Got caught off schedule due to the long weekend

Go with the cat mirrors for sure.

One of our friends and her husband rode Port Severn to Parry sound this past weekend.

We were on it yesterday. My back is feeling it today. The top speed from Bala to 17 was about 20 kph. Lots of traffic, groomers can't be everywhere, so many possible reasons.

As long as there aren't any consequences to the entitled they won't change their behaviour. The consequences need to be significant enough that they feel it.

On the D7 map there is a 125 km loop called Muskoka Magic that loops lake Muskoka with a few options for starting points. I thought it's one my wife might enjoy. The key question is how much road running is there. She hates going into Bala because of the intersection near the Kee, the lack of snow to steer and the amount of traffic. If there's a bunch of similar to that she won't enjoy it.

No permit... let's chat... I can be persuasive.

All the young puppies have this compulsion to go off trail and are buying the sleds that magazines are promoting to do it. They don't care. Farmers are allowed to use livestock fencing. It's electric shock would give someone a good zap. I was bending down under a strand of it once. It hit the back of my down filled jacket and threw me face first on the ground. Too bad trespassers can't have their sleds impounded.

That's sad... I know if I see someone at the side of a trail with an engine panel opened up I'm always going to stop and see if I can help. I always carry booster cables and now one of the battery packs for boosting. Plus a tow strap. Been there. A guy we USED to ride with got stuck on C trail where it comes out to Muskoka Rd. 38. He was standing there watching the rest of us working to get his sled out. He would have kept watching if we hadn't of said anything. You know the entitlement we all hate. Those that pass by are likely the entitled as well. "I'm not stopping and interrupting MY ride for anything". I've turned around and towed numerous people back to town instead of enjoying my ride. One guy kept wanting to pay me another barely mumbled thanks.

Most people will stop without being flagged down to ask if you need help. My wife buried hers in Six Mile Lake Park once. I was having a heck of a time getting her out. A large group of guys came along. There were now enough of us to essentially pick the sled up and carry it out. One of our group blew a belt on the ice just north of Penetang on Saturday. We had about 6 or 7 people stop and ask if we needed any help. The first guy saw what we were doing and handed us a wrench saying here's the size you need while we were still clearing up the shredded belt.

Be optimistic... it's Valentines day

Where are the damn groomer operators... they need to get out and do their job so people don't get stuck. Just kidding... It's nice to know that there's lots of new snow for the groomer operators to work with! Tip of the helmet to all operators everywhere.

Based on the driving skills of the new drivers I see on the road today it doesn't take much to get a drivers license so it wouldn't weed out virtually anyone. Add to that we don't need a whole bunch more government bureaucrats feeding from the public trough. Then I have far better things to do with my time than spend a day standing in lines and dealing with the bureaucrats.