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Cuyuna

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  1. Totally agree. Haliburton is my happy place. Trails and lakes, fantastic mix, right from my house. Have a 4 place enclosed trailer that has only been used for storing lumber for the last 10 years.
  2. Cuyuna

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    We can't fix stupid, we all sure as hell have to pay for it.
  3. Words is that HCSA has told their groomers that all grooming activity ends tonight - Mar. 07.
  4. Bought a 136" pre-installed-studded ice ripper type track way back when they first came to market... hated it. I was disappointed with the lack of penetration compared to a good stud. Also found the points to wear and dull down way ahead of the life of the track. The track itself was a thumper. Worst out of balance track I have ever encountered. I took the loss and bought a new track and went back to studs - never looked back. As previously mentioned here about Lake Simcoe... Before moving to Haliburton, I used to live near Queensville and did all of my sledding around Cooks Bay / Holland River. You learn VERY quickly about the reasons for studding. Also mentioned here was the nightmare of making it 3/4 the way up an icy hill and rolling backwards - nothing more needed to say about that ! To all the guys who have modded their turbos well past the 200 hp mark and no studs ? gotta laugh at that. However, this topic comes up in this forum EVERY year and is about as pointless as the other annual laugh fests : What's the best oil ? What's the best belt ? What's the best sled ? Hand signals ad infinitum Have at it.
  5. Feb 22/21 - Early Morning - Haliburton Lake Northbound Days like this make you happy to have a stake line.
  6. https://markcrispinmiller.com/2020/10/that-mask-is-giving-you-lung-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR0AsjjcOYr7cQm6IrtE8NXFdpUE6e3UpQPiuira2bsmRDn98EvKGRBfv3g Give it a read... bring on the hate... doesn't matter. I fight for the kids.
  7. You CAN'T tell exactly what happened, but you CAN tell that it didn't have to happen.
  8. Early start... Lord knows, there are lots of problems and worries to think about... but not for the next few hours. I give thanks for every ride.
  9. Camp Northland, whose property the trail ran through to Haliburton Lake Rd., had issues with the OFSC insurance policy for landowners. They pulled the land use agreement until there were improvements made to the policy, and here we are... Same situation existed at Camp Towhee ( B Trail near West Guilford ) The trail was almost closed until they found that B trail was old "Legacy" trail and belonged to the County. It was a "close" call.
  10. FWIW, Kennissis, Redstone firmed up pretty good as of today ( Feb 1 ) A little slush in the middle of Big Hawk and down at the Marina end of Kennissis, nothing major. Hopefully Haliburton Lake will come in soon.
  11. No. I have only crossed Little Hawk to the Totem, and just a 1/4 mile into Big Hawk. Looked pretty good, but my thinking was to give it all another couple of really cold days...
  12. GLOVES FOUND ... B Trail - between Hwy 118 and Trail 8 Junction. 1 pair gloves, trail maps and chocolate bar. Picked up and wedged in tree. Today - Jan 28 @ 11:30 am. Cheers !
  13. Your post is SPOT ON. I was not fully aware of the Younger Youtube culture and the monkey-see / monkey - do aspect of "Street Culture". Rap music was old hat before I realized how huge it was and the billions being made from it. But along with pop cultural social influences, I also blame the poor parenting, public school system, and the nanny state of "entitlement" that has been festering since the late 70's. So, in that context, I guess we are all guilty...
  14. These were recommended to me by a member of the York Region Marine unit - Cooks Bay / Lake Simcoe. Standard issue for them, and they are out in the windy, wide open cold a lot. I run the lakes in Haliburton (fast) all the time and these have been THE best I've ever had in 40 years of running. Don't use guards or muffs and don't need them. https://www.royaldistributing.com/fxr-leather-index-mitt.html
  15. Yes, that is a tough and bitter loss.
  16. Access was discontinued because the camp's administration had issues with the OFSC insurance plan.
  17. They may not be able to afford to make repairs, but they will certainly mandate how the repairs are to be done. Nothing happens without their approval on Crown lands.
  18. You need to add MNR to the equation...
  19. Very sad. There will be more stories like this in the near future. Everyone wants to "ride" but nobody wants to "do". Hope their General Meeting goes well.
  20. I don't use anything but SnowTrackers. Been using them since 2002. They change a suggestion of turning into an absolute statement. Zero push. You will need to brush up on body english as the sled will carve. Total performance. As to whether to use semi-aggressive or full on aggressive, it depends on your stud setup. I use nothing but aggressive. Never had snow clogging and find that they are more efficient than the conventional duallies out there. Fast on the top end if that is a consideration. Check out the Snow Tracker website for installation instructions. You will need to drill an extra pilot hole for the front tab. And yes, they will be hard on floors , etc. without guides. Also, they will really dig into grass, soft dirt, etc. I have wheel kits on all of my sleds. The carbides last a long time and take a lot of punishment in my experience. They are not cheap, but great bang for the buck.
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