[Best shop dolly - recommendations?]

you talking the big frame two wheel sled mover? or just the small 3 sets off wheels to move around on a flat solid surface?

[SOO Trail condtions?]

On ‎1‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 4:51 PM, AC+YA said:

 

Came back down from Dub to Wawa on the Magpie.  Got gas in Wawa, hit the lookout and on to Halfway for gas and a birthday party for my boy Graham.  Headed over to spend the night at Valentines in Chapleau.  Trails were good in Wawa and better than I had thought they might be.  Getting a bit bumpy on the hydro before Halfway.  Then real nice all the way to Chapleau.  The only reason I figure the trail is yellow from Hwy 129 into Chapleau is the hazards which need to be driven around, but are not an issue as long as you see them.  If they were marked, that trail would be about as good as I have ever seen it.  Go slow until you know where the issues are and there are a few.  Stopped and marked the water crossing on the way back to Searchmont.  Hit that from the blind side on the way to Chapleau so thought we would try to save the innocent from the panic attack I had gone through as I skidded into the water the night before.  It is about a couple miles east of Pineal Lake (the bridge where the old saw mill was).  Not deep, but at least it is marked now.  Lets face it, all water fixed with snow only goes back to water.  Found one wet spot on the way down to Searchmont which had also been fixed, but warm weather has erased almost the entire fix.  Think that is about 7 miles before the trail Tees into Ranger North West Road near Dyson Lake.  I think the Halfway groomer goes to the "T".  The trail was still good hard and fast down to Searchmont.  Watching for a few rocks in the trail was key.  We stopped and removed several from the trail, but some were too big and frozen into the snow to even budge.  The trails all seem to be better this year when it comes to branches hanging out.  The crews have done lots of good work.  The trail over to Goulias River from Searchmont had taken a beating by the warm and grooming up those big hills, but we jumped onto the river and ran it to "The Zone". 

 

Now with the snow they received yesterday as we were leaving, they should have something to work with again.  The trails should be great again once they can groom them and have some snow to work with.  Real good weekend ride.     

 

Got ride with 1049 (Mark & Pam) also ran into Skidoo boy (Eric & Lynne) on the Magpie.  

 

Nothing like scrolling through and finding a picture of yourself and your wife LOL

We were with Eric and Lynne on the magpie that afternoon hoping to go back up in a couple weekends bought my wife a 15 xf6 cross country like mine she is ready to put some miles on.

Was great to meet you all

 

[SOO Trail condtions?]

how are the trails and are there some  off trail areas?

I see the map has some trails marked yellow  and will be in the up in Michigan mid week we would like to come ride around the soo even though we have never ridden in that area.

Normally we go with Skidoo boy up to Dubreuilville but he says the condition's there are worse than the soo currently.

so we have Canada Trail permits and looking at staying at the Fairfield inn  possibly .

I see only a small part opened but we would like to ride sat,sun and part of Monday than head home if theres plenty of fun to be had.

 

thanks in advanced and Merry Christmas 

Rob