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16 minutes ago, skidooboy said:
Video from Martin Lortz, from a few years ago. has Lynne, myself, Pat Bouchard, Russ Jones, and a few others in it. Ski
If you watch close I make a 1/2 second cameo in there too
Was a fun day but I didn't end up on video much, he got some great stills of me though.
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3 minutes ago, Ox said:
I couldn't find a legend for the map.
Am eye blind?
on the lower left you can choose show map layers. but generally for that application Grey is private, green is provincial/national park yellow/orange is crown, the different colours show different land use areas(this is for northern Ontario), from there you can click through to see the actually policy documents to determine what is allowed on a specific land use area. Lots of info through that application once you spend some time using it. But not the easiest to navigate superficially.
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We installed the hydraulic cylinder on our drag a couple years ago. Works great (with an attentive operator) as we have it set to extend to about 10 degrees past vertical and it cuts way more. Can retract in to better balance the drag on side slopes and to avoid trees, later in season, or with less experienced operators we can leave it retracted in rather than removing like we did in the past. Not sure on specs for hydraulics. Ours came from Ebert with the brush bar, sat on a shelf for years as some of the other guys didn't think it was worth installing.
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I had my little guy out for his first ice fishing trip today (just under 6 months old). Still 24+” of good ice where we were today. Supposed to be warm but maybe we will have May ice fishing.
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Just an update for anyone who is looking for food in Hornepayne there is a new location to eat. The canteen at the arena is open as Mama Bs Bear Den for the winter 10-8 daily. Menu is a bit limited but Brenda is an awesome cook (cooked at Cindys and I believe 4 Stevens back in the day) who is running the canteen this year. it is a little bit from the trails but streets in town are always snow packed.
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The reason that was given was they increased the level of “zoom” available when offline for navigation. This would make the file too large for most if you downloaded the entire province. This way users get the increased detail they wanted and asked for last year. you just need to download in sections that relate to where you ride.
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There is a new 120 foot bridge over that river. The lumber company here has invested substantially (2 million +) in roads and bridges south of Kaby lake. Almost all the winter wood for the mill this winter is coming across that new bridge. You can now drive from Hornepayne to either Dubreuilville or Oba entirely off-highway. On the other side there are also connections to White River and Hillsport in the works (approved but not completed). With fewer mills wood is travelling further, it is cheaper for them if they can keep it off the highway (utilize dyed diesel and wide bunk trailers hauling bigger loads).
I know it has caused some changes for the D108A trail south of the river. I am not sure entirely what it means for them. I know they are planning on using the East side road (100 Mile Loop Trail) as opposed to the west road they have used in the past few years.
The lumber company has been very good to work with for us, and have paid to complete repairs to our trail (hired a contractor who worked under our supervision) where their contractors caused us issues. But our trail is not on the logging road itself (was twinned by the club years ago so as to not need to use the road when it was in use for logging) so there is a more definitive responsibility. Hopefully they are able to work things out.
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Cochrane should be a good bet. Kenny was out tonight taking advantage of the heavy snow to build some base. -
Just a heads up that one of the options that I had encouraged for food in Hornepayne in the past, the Hospital Cafeteria, is no longer serving food to outside clients. Due to some changes in staffing/services offered to the Long Term Care residents they are unable to sell food to non-residents. I know Denis and possibly a few others had been in the past just wanted to let everyone know so they do not try and get dissapointed.
Cindy's has expanded the restaurant area and the new manager is working hard to try and improve offerings and services. Overall it seems that things are going well there.
There have been some rumblings of changes at Uncle's, once I hear more I will update this thread.
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I love my InReach Mini, I have it linked to my phone. Haven't used tracking much but is great for 2-way communication when I am out and about on my own (often fishing up to 50km from the highway solo) or out in the groomer/sled. I also carry it in the truck when driving up here just in case, lots of dead spots on the highway. A little more expensive than the SPOT unit it replaced, but the piece of mind for my wife and I is well worth the monthly subscription. Not sure on the SPOT X, I like the integrated keyboard on it but have not used it and from reviews I read the InReach satellite constellation is more reliable than the one spot uses.
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I am still in for anyone travelling up my way.
Motel 6 Starts Construction Spring 2023 in Hornpayne
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Club shared a picture of heavy equipment on site this week starting construction. While I am not sure about the mine I believe both the mill (whose owner is also an investor in the project) and CN have provided some sort of room purchase guarantees. Won't be done for this season but good to see work starting.