Re:Leaf Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I'm glad you guys had a good time and the conditions were perfect. I'm looking forward to riding with you next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I had the opportunity to snowmobile with this group. The weather was great and the camaraderie better. If you're wondering about the weather, it was awesome. Cold nights and warm (high of +2) days. We even woke up to fresh snowfall on Sunday! Arrival Departure (Moosifer and Sledjunk's snowmobiles. Moosifer's is the one without training wheels) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 thx to sj for getting the ride together...was great to meet lucky2...apexman...roman (canuck's buddy) aka ''candyman''....great to see the rest of the gang again too...had great rides & laughs with all...the trails were in amazing shape everywhere we rode & weather was perfect...the look-out tower is something to visit for sure...not sure which was funnist at motel...bil's hair trick or sledjunk's tuck & roll...on-trail...bill's over the handlebar at canyon was good one....missed some of the guys ''trail-blazing''...we tagged pretty well every sign in cochrane area with OC stickers...including the the camp at canyon,where we had hotdogs & pop...as far as N.A.I goes...was a little shakey...enuff said...sunday morning bill & i headed out on a105q towards quebec,with 5'' of fresh snow it was a great way to fin ish season.bill & i laughed half the way home about things done & said this wk-end,this was a great time with a bunch of funny guys that ride safe.can't wait till next season...think i used ''great'' too many times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Departure from North Adventure Inn (photo credit for most of the pictures that follow - "Candyman") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 There's been 'average' snow, but cold temps are keeping the base in great shape. Lots of snow off trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 As you go north from Cochrane, the trees get smaller. Trails to the Fraserdale dam were mint The lookout in the provincial park was a good place to stop and the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station was an impressive sight (although it wasn't generating, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 A snapshot of trail conditions in early April, 2013. Good Bad - beginning of canyon; washout top left; guys who got closer said it looked like a treacherous climb Ugly - ride through Kapuskasing from Yamaha/Arctic cat dealer (fancy that) to the river. Probably why the trail conditions in that section were limited) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Can't end with "ugly"so I'll wrap it up with a pic from Smooth Rock Falls. Guys stopping, laughing, helping each other out, bantering about sleds and simply being 'out there'. Here's to next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 PS A couple of thoughts that were brought up for next year's early or late season rides: 1. Extreme Tours out of Fraserdale for a northern adventure (we ran into Bill a couple of times and he would love to plan a group ride) 2. Staging out of Elliot Lake and completing a loop through Timmins, Cochrane, Kap, Hearst, Wawa, D'ville, Chapleau and back to Elliot Lake. It's time to pull an STG et al on Luc's front lawn again (park there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Great shots, Canuck! And thanks to Candyman as well. A weekend like this is priceless! As for the NAI, yes it is still a little shaky, but a big improvement from the way it was. In speaking to Doreen, and seeing the improvements so far, I expect that things will be much better by next year. It was an acceptable facility for this weekend and I expect it will be much better in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Now I regret skipping Friday even more than before. Nice pics guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wow!...some great pics, guys! Thanks for posting. Sounds like you all had a blast...wish I could have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sounds like the first annual OC cochrane ride , number 2 next year , with those pics there should be a good turnout for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Can't end with "ugly"so I'll wrap it up with a pic from Smooth Rock Falls. Guys stopping, laughing, helping each other out, bantering about sleds and simply being 'out there'. Here's to next year. i am on the left sitting ''out there'' tryin to figure out how many beer i drank, what time i went to bed & will i ever drink another ''carling'' product again....yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeXMAN Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 i am on the left sitting ''out there'' tryin to figure out how many beer i drank, what time i went to bed & will i ever drink another ''carling'' product again....yikes I think they are talking about how to make the two that were up to three AM feel better . Lets go for a 465 km ride Yahoo ! L123 What a blast ! Here is my pictures sucked they were closed Groomer widening trail quick stop I call this down in front video I had the best time! I still can't believe 465 kms with 11 riders in the group. You guys had a the best attitudes to go sledding FAST! Got scared when I saw Candyman coming strait at me at one corner but i learned from that and did it myself when I missed one .Saw Moosifer do what seemed to be a figure skating (Camel Spin) move on his sled only followed by Sledjunk doing the same move on ice outside NAI Big thanks to Sledjunk for putting the last ride together for the best 992.1 kms on my me and my sled that I will never forget ,except that part around 12:00AM to 3:00 AM saturday morning with White Dragon that I still can't remember what we were talking about :Drinking2: :Drinking2: . Also it was great to know that IQ turbo and Canuck also had good knowledge of the trails in the area which lead us all to a great ride. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 What can i say guys..This was even better than OC ride #1..What a way to cap off the season. Amazing bunch of guys. I cannot belive how well we all ride together, and get along. Almost like we have been riding for years. Great bunch of guys, amazing trails..Hard to find words to describe it..Again, thanks to SJ for setting this all up.. To ApexMan, Canuck, White Dragon, Ultrafrozen, Lucky2, Moosifier, Myself( IQ Turbo), Canuck's friend, White dragons friend, and oh yah, the flying dutchman, aka MY father in law. Thanks for a season of memories and stories.. I will post pictures as soon as i get them all loaded up.. Thanks guys.. Hopefully we can get together for breaky before the show in barrie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToSlow Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 i'm not saying nothing, i'm just putting it out there that the trails are still open till the end of next weekend....lol. i would also like to thank SJ for organizing the trip, and a thank you to all who put up with my under powered sled. this trip was on my bucket list of places to ride, and it didn't disappoint, in fact it might have ruined me for riding the south..lol did anyone get a pic of the moose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 .... & will i ever drink another ''carling'' product again....yikes Some of us were asleep by midnight! The "Carling Trail Blazers" were troopers the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 snow Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 This adventure sounded like fun, too bad the timing didn't work out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techdenis007 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Enough with the awesome pics already, I'm already bummed that I didn't make it out there ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 This adventure sounded like fun, too bad the timing didn't work out for me. the key word being ''Adventure'' as in polaris,,,that baby sips gas eh boys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Great pic guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeXMAN Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 the key word being ''Adventure'' as in polaris,,,that baby sips gas eh boys... Maybe Polargas is a better name The only other thing that drinks that much is the owner mmmm " Carling" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToSlow Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 for those who used a CC to pay for the room at NAI, check your statment as my wife said there is an extra $3 per night charge on it from them. i hope its not from ch 53 on the telly cause i didn't order it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperules700 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 for those who used a CC to pay for the room at NAI, check your statment as my wife said there is an extra $3 charge on it from them. i hope its not from ch 53 on the telly cause i didn't order it. Maybe you forgot to flush the toilet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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