Blake G

I meant keeping things the same in the north as they are now. No mandatory payment of trail pass fees when registering their sleds...unless they're running the OFSC trails. In the south, force every registered sled to pay for an OFSC trail permit.....but as Zoso pointed out, how could we justify charging trail fees for owners living where trails seldom open.... I guess there's no easy solution.

Maybe "Northern Ontario" could be exempted from the proposal.

Looking good, POTA.

Thank you. Well worth reading.

The railbed was very good between 815 and noon while I was on it. B104 etc didn't seem to have been groomed, but was fine for putting around through the woods. Pinery Road and other secondary roads were fully snow-covered. Keep in mind that the temperature was minus 22 at the start and still only minus 12 at noon, and I saw only 3 other riders by 10 and not a lot more later in the morning. No racers either. I spoke with a rider who embarked from the Superior yard, but for some reason the trail is red in that area.

I sat at the same table in the Kinvale Restaurant as when I was there last time with you, your son, and Nunz! Same waiter. Ate the same food too.

Haliburton opened the south end of their railbed section. 90 miles for the day. Pictures from south of Kinmount.

For those coming from the west, there is also a parking lot at the junction of Pinery Road and Monck Road. You then have to run south on Pinery until you intersect with B104 or B103.

From earlier:

Unloaded at 815, saw one sled before 9 o'clock, and two more riders at Kinmount right at 10. I thought it would be busier. Guy at the Kinvale Restaurant said I looked like a spaceman, so I assume there haven't been many sledders around just yet.

Good eye. Maybe will check it out in the morning if all goes well.

Some offenders are merely ignorant, and can be corrected, but a percentage of people will break the rules in every aspect of life, regardless of the consequences.

Near Housey's Rapids.

I'm tempted to go up today or tomorrow.

It would be nice to be able to add unlimited "Thanks" reactions on this thread.

Nice.

Bracebridge.

Nice colour combination.

I wouldn't be holding my breath. I've heard there's a new property owner with plans to build a house. The pipeline heading north from Stephenson Road 1 is now posted with No Trespassing signs.

I wondered the same thing, Yukon, as Muskoka Man is a nice fellow. I looked back in the thread, and saw the comment about how local cash reserves had to be used for a similar situation, at another location - - which does sound appropriate. One of many reasons why districts need to maintain a reserve for sudden unexpected issues.

Eventually one of the two aluminium hinges broke on a very cold and brittle day. I had it repaired, but the other hinge broke the next winter.

Those red tabs are just plastic covering the angled metal fingers of the ramp.

Very nice sled!

Looking good.