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You're missing the selfie with the old man sitting outside his cabin.... 

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Lunch time in Moonbeam

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On TOP A west of SRF.

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6 minutes ago, Denis007 said:

You're missing the selfie with the old man sitting outside his cabin.... 

LOL

 

I pointed it out to the guys. It looks like Mike Holmes could use it as a project house. I told the NCDN regulars that the reason they had never seen it before was their speed didnt allow for sightseeing.

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@ the Westway

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8 hours ago, sledjunk said:

Gap is an understatement!  There is basically 2 two foot wide tread sections with what looked like nothing between them.  I expected the usual 4 inch drop to the center boards, but there was nothing there.   Scary when you have slowed down and find that half the sled is about to be over a huge hole.  I hit the throttle and bounced off the far side pretty crooked, but OK.  Could have been nasty.

Didn't get a picture going over SJ? B)

Thanks for the pics and travelogue revrnd - good to follow along.

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9 hours ago, Denis007 said:

You're missing the selfie with the old man sitting outside his cabin.... 

I'll remember that next time I am in Hearst :rotflmao:

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3 hours ago, catinental couch said:

Not staying at the NAI?:rotflmao::icon_tinykitball::rolleyes:

LOL

Went by there this morning on our way south, 3 rigs parked in the lot.

 

233 klicks to T-C-P, including riding the Genier Loop.

 

A106C was freshly groomed. TOP C North needed grooming (being done tonight). L25 and TOP C West groomed Thur' night.

 

TOP C South 4 or 5 inches of snow since last grooming. Gogama had groomed up to the old Post 392 turnoff.

 

Pics taken on TOP C north of Upper Dam

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(standing on 1 leg)

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Some more from Fri'. 

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Our accommodations @ T-C-P.

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Last full day on the snow. Arrived in Elk Lake around 5. 246 klicks. TOP C was good to the A107C intersection. A107C was OK to Gowganda. It was pretty rough the rest of the way to Elk Lake.

 

Going by signage on Mattagami Lake, Minakwa Lodge is the gas stop there, no longer the FN.

 

Snow @ T-C-P

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TOP C east of Mattagami Lake

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TOP C north of Hwy 560

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The TOP C & A107C intersection looking south

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Sled turned over 5000 klicks this afternoon

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Lunch @ Auld Reekie

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Fuel @ Gowganda Lake Camp

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Height of land southwest of Elk Lake

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revrnd, thanks for the informative trip report and photos. I was out tripping the RAN+ this past week, and without a smart device, I wasn't following in real time. Your photos might be as close as I get to the Big Loop this winter, unfortunately. I can't help but notice that only one of the three Blizzards has the original TS skis (unless just the front loops were changed in one case). Looks like a set of split rails and maybe traditional Pilots. What do you all feel about the TS skis versus the changes made? What engines are in the other two Blizzards? Fuel comparisons?

Thanks again.

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Checked in @ the Econo Lodge in New Liskeard. Not chancing the weather 'down south' +1* right now.

 

We left Elk Lake @ 9:15 & got here @ 12:18. Considering the horrible visibility & drifting that is very good time for 87 klicks. Running the railbed between the rail bridge & Club Echo clubhouse, you couldn't see the trail since it was blowing & snowing so bad. My glasses fogged up so I ran the rest of the way 'blind'. Some signage issues on the TOP A reroute near Uno Park Rd. 

 

My skis are the TS Pilots w/ yellow loops. The skis on irREVerent's Blizzard are stock. The Split Rails are on reLeaf's sled.

 

All 3 are 900ACEs. I ran in Standard mode while the other 2 usually ran in Sport. I seemed to take less gas @ the fillups. There was a bit if a mileage experiment going on yesterday as reLeaf ran from Timmins to Gowganda before filling (skipping T-C-P). He had a Linq tank so he had a reserve. After the low fuel light came on, he ran 60 klicks to Gowganda where he took 38 L. Not sure off the top if my head what that distance would be.

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Checked in @ the Econo Lodge in New Liskeard. Not chancing the weather 'down south' +1* right now.

 

We left Elk Lake @ 9:15 & got here @ 12:18. Considering the horrible visibility & drifting that is very good time for 87 klicks. Running the railbed between the rail bridge & Club Echo clubhouse, you couldn't the trail it was blowing & snowing so bad. My glasses fogged up so I ran the rest of the way 'blind'. Some signage issues on the TOP A reroute near Uno Park Rd. 

 

My skis are the TS Pilots w/ yellow loops. The skis on irREVerent's Blizzard are stock. The Split Rails are on reLeaf's sled.

 

All 3 are 900ACEs. I ran in Standard mode while the other 2 usually ran in Sport. I seemed to take less gas @ the fillups. There was a bit if a mileage experiment going on yesterday as reLeaf ran from Timmins to Gowganda before filling (skipping T-C-P). He had a Linq tank so he had a reserve. After the low fuel light came on, he ran 60 klicks to Gowganda where he took 38 L. Not sure off the top if my head what that distance would be.

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7 minutes ago, catinental couch said:

Glad you made it that far ok revrnd. They are calling for blizzard warnings along the 400 from Barrie to Sudbury at least.

Yes we made the executive decision Sat' to stay put. Talking to friends in North Bay last night & they said the forecast for there today was freezing rain.

 

Snow has stopped here an hour or so ago.

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My friend in North Bay says she had no hydro this morning. Freezing rain was blamed. Snowing and windy in downtown Carling now. Wife says there is a crosswind off the bay in excess of 25 mph and snowing. She is on the 400 south of Mactier.

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Revrnd

 

Thanks for documenting our 2019 Northern Excursion, aka Great Big Loop.  This was a great trip with great group of guys.   Thank you all for joining

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On ‎2‎/‎21‎/‎2019 at 10:20 PM, revrnd said:

Lunch time in Moonbeam

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On TOP A west of SRF.

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hey I am famous, I am in the background.   2 skidoo's with spare gas cans on back parked in front  of the cars me and bud standing there.

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14 minutes ago, sledjunk said:

Revrnd

 

Thanks for documenting our 2019 Northern Excursion, aka Great Big Loop.  This was a great trip with great group of guys.   Thank you all for joining

I'll second that, revrnd...I appreciated your time and effort spent documenting our trip via your daily pics & blog.  Despite a few "challenges" along the way (especially today's blinding snow storm), I had a great time. 

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Nice pics revrnd.

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Great pics and reports guys drive safe tomorrow and see u in a few days SJ

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