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One thing that I am envisioning is that you must need to "rotate" the camera digitally to git it to show up as up? Meaning that when you tighten it into the socket, "up" could be anywhere... ???

That looks like the north one at Cross-over road, that is just slightly off the road and onto the entrance to the hydro. (as can be seen from the pic where the trucks are parked) It's been there for >25 years, and no-one has even known that it has been there for the last 20 yrs as the trail dog legs around it now doo to a bad bridge just south of it. The smaller shack is at the bottom of the dog-leg at Bauparlante Rd (5-10 klicks N of Halfway) and then the trail buggers off the hydro N/NE up to Cross-Over and then doubles back, where there is this shack. This update, along with the new one south of Halfway that I mentioned earlier, must be part of their prep for no Halfway. They must be gunna put a sign out on the road to let folks know it's there? This is right here, just east of the bottom of Tik Road. https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7275684,-84.3139526,2000m/data=!3m1!1e3 I wonder if they will doo anything to the smaller one at Bauparlante Rd or not? Just guessing that they are only aboot 15 klicks from each other via trail? .

"Use at your own bloody risk" Isn't that what you agreed to when you bought your tag? Actually, I just saw a new (to me) warm-up shack not far south of Halfway the other day. I guess that I don't recall exactly where it was now, but it seemed pretty close to me to bother having it. I am pretty sure that it was on the hydro line somewhere, or at least in that stretch somewhere. Maybe there will be a Garmin SPOT hanging by the door at Halfway. "Pull chord if in deep schidt" .

Doo you winter there? .

Well, there are certainly some Yanks buying passes that haven't the last 2 years! Michigan, Wisconsin, and even a few stragglers from Indiana and Ohio. I'm guessing that the bulk of New Yawkers head to Quebec tho? .

Uh ... this is in Canada. No theft here... ??? OK, so it's not Hearst, Hornepayne, Revelstoke, or Golden... ---- OK, so put a crank handle pump on the diesel. Crooks are lazy eh? --------- After talking to my LP guy recently, "stealing" LP isn't all that easy. Especially if you don't have the proper stem in the tank, and you're not gunna install it when full! You can let it go out into the air, but to actually git it into something to scurry it away in bulk would require a bit of work, and you are gunna leave tracks for 60 klicks. A cpl'a game cams in the yard, and maybe a cpl more on the Loop Lake Rd, and a fella should be down to a reasonable risk? .

I have watched this year after year, but have yet to understand the obsession with tag numbers? Is this a lottery? Who wins what? Is it the highest or the lowest number that we are hoping to yield? Maybe .. the fella closest to the average, or maybe means? (without going over?) Does the prize money come from the OFSC, or the club that the winner is linked to? Maybe ... MAYBE I should'a asked all this BEFORE I ordered mine? If it has anything to doo with delivery date v/s order date, I'm afraid I will likely lose that race. .

Just like the cabin, the infrastructure is already there. I would like to think that the clubs would be allowed to fill the tank(s) there pre-season and just keep track of who uses what/when. They had been filling the diesel tank throughout the year, but maybe they could top up both tanks (the gasoline tank as well) with diesel to be able to make it through the season. Would likely want to replace the 120VAC pump with 12VDC pump so that they could power from the groomer, but that would be all that would be needed. Even tho the lodge is closed and no-one around, I would hope that the clubs would still be allowed access. I see no reason why not to. There would be nothing gained for not to. The clubs could fill, or partially fill, one of the LP tanks to have heat in the cabin when they come in as well. Algoma Snow Plan said that they were prepared for this scenario, so ... Maybe someone will start selling gas at Anjigami? Personally, I expected them to just close the trail - like they had done previously. But I s'pose that F was open to Dubreuil back then? .

I wouldn't be surprised that they may keep the cabin for the groomers available. ??? .

Well, one thing to keep in mind, that trail was groomed all the way through - long before there was a Halfway. Now they did run up Point Lake Rd back then, which would have shaved off almost 10 miles before you got to the hydro line. And if Ranger North git's much worse, the Soo Trailbreakers might be opening that one (Point) back up one day. (especially if they start logging in there aggin one day.) That road (Ranger N) is bad! And tight! I've seen it on the Domtar, and now on the Ranger North as well, boy, it just doesn't take long at all for the bush to reclaim a road! .

I think it was in one of the rags that he retired in the last cpl years.

I have always wondered why they didn't just pull a sled with an old groomer or whatnot, in stead of plow all of that? Even if they had to track up a Suburban for groceries/garbage/supplies/people, that would be way cheaper than the current option. .

... and then find out that your new sled will walk all over that trip/trip... .

Got it - so he wasn't on any marked trail then.

The road name that you used is likely at the east end. The south road at the hydro is Toll Creek Rd. Not sure the name of the other one north of the Cow. Either way, they both meet up at Pineal Lake anyway. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Moose+Horn+Lodge/@47.5027567,-83.706633,5886m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x0:0x405213c873e57326!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d47.7050407!4d-83.4220235

I wish that there was a legend to tell us KM/CM or whatnot so that we could scale distance.

[I think that it was prolly in this thread] You guys (or at least Scott) have mentioned several times aboot running straight through from Searchmont to Chapleau. I always ass_u_med that they were pulling off the hydro on the north end of the 10 mile loop, which we always used to refer to as the Pineal Lake turn-off, but since that's not really there anymore, I see that the sign says "Chapleau" now. And I guess that many likely have still used that route after filling up at Halfway. But I was looking at the Interactive Map and I see that they are peeling off the hydro at Toll Creek now and heading to Chap. That may save a few klicks I s'pose, but boy, that still looks like a LONG ways back out to the Hwy! I trust that you can git gas on 129 as soon as you pop out there, and not have to wait 'till you git all the way into town? Even with today's sleds, I don't see that being all that viable without at least a 2'er on the back, especially in case of fresh snow! ??? .

"650 Indy" Boy, I'm having a flashback! "Extra 5"! The good old days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6kYrUP1a7Q .

Snow was aboot all gone by Sat afternoon. (Note - empty bed)

Gayle and Steve told me that they had 3" on Tuesday. They are near there. .

It looks like Wawa got an inch'r two. A cpl plows went up 17 as I posted this, so there must be something out there. Doesn't look like much tho.

Well, I'm putt'n on the winter treads, so we should be OK either way. Also, cooler as you go east. Wawa and Soo's only calling for rain. .

I'm counting on it being gone by Sat morning. There's 3" on the ground near Halfway. And Chap is calling for 3-5" yet. .

Yeah, I have some mags from back-in-the-day to burn too.