Blake G Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Heading up to New Liskeard tomorrow morning with the wife and daughter. I'm thinking they can hang around the Holiday Inn Express pool - - while over the hills I go, laughing all the way. Hoping to bump into some fellow OC'ers.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastwhitecat Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I’ll come for a ride 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 When will you be there, Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atventure Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I may head up there tomorrow or Saturday for a ride.. not too sure when yet. Been itching to go for a good one as all the snow is melting around here now (North Bay). Looks there there is now a good loop available up to Englehart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Keep me posted, adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 4 of us heading same way but turning west towards gowganda lake .I see some of their trails just went green .so some trail riding and off trail .trucks loaded and leaving at 730 am from port Sydney Whoot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastwhitecat Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Can u drop a pin , where we could meet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreyboater Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 How is it going guys? Thinking to drive there tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Had a quick lunch at the Silver Cafe on the way up toTemiskaming Shores yesterday. Checked out some commercial real estate listings and got the truck and trailer stuck in the unplowed section of a parking lot. (Unloaded the sleds while the wife shoveled in front of the truck. Out in 20 minutes.) Quality Inn and Econolodge have been closed for a few days. Not sure when they reopen. Not seeing many sleds around town. Rode 20 miles on some side roads yesterday afternoon and checked out part of the A Trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 (edited) Rode 154 kms today around New Liskeard, Earlton, Charlton, and Engelhart. The trails are limited (not green) for a reason. Tri-Town Sno Travelers / Club Echo crews have done a LOT of work getting the trails opened, signed, staked and groomed, but you can tell the past few days of warmth with a smidgen of drizzle have let a bit of air out of the balloon. One more good snowfall with another grooming run will make quite a difference. Saw about 20 sleds during our 4 hour tour. Three more trucks with trailers at the Holiday Inn today. I drove both sleds across the Engelhart River, and asked Jennifer to walk across and climb the bank. The the south bank was pretty steep at the water's edge. Edited December 27, 2019 by Blake G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 42 minutes ago, Blake G said: Rode 154 kms today around New Liskeard, Earlton, Charlton, and Engelhardt. The trails are limited (not green) for a reason. Tri-Town Sno Travelers / Club Echo crews have done a LOT of work getting the trails opened, signed, staked and groomed, but you can tell the past few days of warmth with a smidgen of drizzle have let a bit of air out of the balloon. One more good snowfall with another grooming run will make quite a difference. Saw about 20 sleds during our 4 hour tour. Three more trucks with trailers ar the Holiday Inn today. I drove both sleds across the Engelhart River because the south bank was pretty steep at the water's edge. Thanks for the report Blake. Definitely need alot more snow and cold, which by the looks of the forecast is coming.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 I can hardly wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02Sled Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 48 minutes ago, TURBO DOO said: Thanks for the report Blake. Definitely need alot more snow and cold, which by the looks of the forecast is coming.. fingers crossed for the cold and snow... that bit of ice/snow crossing doesn't look healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomo Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 4 hours ago, andreyboater said: How is it going guys? Thinking to drive there tomorrow. Just drove down through there Andre - go further north if you can. There must have been a thousand trucks and trailers heading up hwy 11. Snow looked very poorly around New Liskeard from the highway, ever worse the closer you were to North Bay. Looks like a snowmelt bomb went off around Parry Sound as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atventure Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Off work tomorrow.. thinking about trailing to Liskeard for the day.... is it WORTH it? A friend of a friend says I will be disappointed... what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake G Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 It's rideable, but I'm going to cut my visit short and head south in the morning. I will return when the weather cooperates a little more. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atventure Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Based on these reports I think I am going to wait another weekend.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyGriff Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Go to Rouyn Noranda. Worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 6-9" forecast for Val d"or next few days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka Man Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Lots of snow just west of Liskeard and the 107 is groomed up in Gowganda Edited December 29, 2019 by Muskoka Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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