Canuck Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Yukon, TVBrian, riding buddies and I (6 in total) rode to D'Ville to see Luc and family. Enroute, stopped at Halfway Haven and slept there twice. Wednesday was a crazy day. Wake-up in Coldwater (in laws) at 5 am > Pickup friends and pre-loaded sleds in Port Severn>Drive to Dunlop Lake Lodge Elliot Lake. Arrive by noon, unload and sled 250 kms to Halfway Haven. All in a day's .... .work. Get on Hwy 400 at 530 am, right behind 2 salt trucks. 30-40 km per hr. Grrrr. We've enjoyed Dunlop Lake lodge in the past, and this trip was no exception. New owners, bringing energy and passion to the lodge. Highly recommend it. Lauch, ride a bit and mandatory first equipment check. Pulled over at the first bridge north. Trails north were magnificent Arrived at Black Creek Outfitters, only to learn that they were cleaned out of gas by 40 sledders the day before. Up the trail (or road) to Aubrey Falls - to see a sign "Closed - Mon - Tues -Wed.". Fortunately, one of the owners saw us standing there and opened for us. Fueled up, and went looking for the shortcut she told us about. Ahead, over bridge, Ranger Lake Road to Domtar Road. Well, 2 out of 3 gets you a 'C' grade. Found the bridge and Ranger Lake Road, but took F Trail up and over the mountain. One hour later, came down the mountain and saw where road shortcut merged with F trail. C'est la vie. Onward. Arrived at Halfway in the dark and Sean made incredible steaks. The night is best summarized by a sign viewed later in the trip Woke up feeling great! We were in Halfway Haven More mint trails Great friends And got to use the D'Ville Gas pumps! We met Luc in Wawa (it was a surprise organized by Yukon and Luc's wife). Boy, can Luc ride. He led us from Wawa to D'ville , showing ice formations, reservoir levels (it had dropped 6 feet). Some of the guys stayed at the local D'ville hotel - Relais Magpie. Wonderful new owners who've made a huge investment in the community. Heated garage is shown below ($10 per sled) Day loops on the 3rd day (Friday) and then southbound on Saturday. The hill down to Jones Powersports in Wawa is melancholy. Great view, but you're heading home. Some great memories, tempered by the loss of 2 snowmobilers south of Halfway Haven, where we stayed Saturday night. That's told in other parts of this forum. The northern trails will be open for some time. Elliot Lake north is highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyTheSnowman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I love being Canadian!!! Beauty photos. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I love being Canadian!!! You know you're Canadian when you have more pictures of your snowmobile than.....[insert punch line - literally] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrtkat Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Canuck Very nice pics and a good story also brings back memorys while I sit here in Ohio Zrtkat & Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Awesome.......what Sledding is all about, making great memories with great friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Burgo Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Those pics look incredible Canuck!! How were the sleds on fuel from Aubrey Falls to Halfway? Particularly the Apex and Viper. Anybody run out or need to bring extra fuel? Doing the same trip from Elliot Lake to Wawa in a couple weeks!!! So pumped!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 You know you're Canadian when you have more pictures of your snowmobile than.....[insert punch line - literally] Never thought about it but damned if you aren't right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomo Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Thanks for the post Canuck~! Great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white dragon Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 nice report & pics,we were behind you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Incredible trails in Algoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamaha06 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Those pics look incredible Canuck!! How were the sleds on fuel from Aubrey Falls to Halfway? Particularly the Apex and Viper. Anybody run out or need to bring extra fuel? Doing the same trip from Elliot Lake to Wawa in a couple weeks!!! So pumped!!! Family day long weekend a buddy and I rode from sudbury to wawa and back. Had no issues with my viper and fuel from Aubrey falls to halfway haven. When you fill up in Aubrey be sure to burp the viper so you can squeeze in a few more litres. And be prepared for the gas prices at halfway, $2.25 per litre. Almost seen a few guys fall over when they heard how much they owed for gas haha. Have a good ride! It was awesome that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Those pics look incredible Canuck!! How were the sleds on fuel from Aubrey Falls to Halfway? Particularly the Apex and Viper. Anybody run out or need to bring extra fuel? Doing the same trip from Elliot Lake to Wawa in a couple weeks!!! So pumped!!! Apex ran out of fuel the long way north from Aubrey Falls (F trail). When we took the shortcut back no problem. Viper has 1/4 tank left both ways. Happy trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Apex carried extra fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 fantastic pics and report Nice to see Chica is still alive and well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunz Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Great report and pics!! Thanks for sharing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Great report! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC+YA Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great pics and very nice report! Nice! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great pics but I question your (3 picture) stop in a blind corner when you guys are off your sleds milling about. Please try to stop on a stretch that is clear in both directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Guess you had to be there! Next time we will tell Canuck to shoot the pics with more depth.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Great report and pics Canuck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Indeed. There was a bridge behind us - sleds crawled over. Lots of space ahead of us. But recommendation is noted. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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