10: AM We are fired up, all the sleds cabled together for
the night.
We went shopping at the local CO-OP then mixed up
a breakfast! The weather is crisp, rolling the secondarys in
"right out of gear" seems important to me as we "commence fire
up". I am truly holding my breath as the the 4 strokes crank
ever so slowly....RUMPH! |
One by one everything comes to life!!
Some people don't realize just how crucial this moment is...a
make it or break it time...
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Camera
rolling we pull out of town and are...headed out across the
Stubble fields
for
Fort
a la
Corne
when....
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Our ride is interrupted by...OK
WHAT HAPPENED? Did it go down like this
"VIDEO
LINK"? ...OR
DID IT?...I actually did not see it happen, but it sure could of
!!!!
video
by
Clifford!
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Crash site to creek
Yours
truly
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Choiceland is clear and we see
exceptional sunny skies. |
We cross over Bisset Creek and...
...we cross the creek and take a break! We
take a break literally!!
Bisset creek to now to explore some of the Fort a
la Corne. |
Yours
truly
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VideobySR7KiD
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video
by
Clifford!
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...This is a way to cool! The
Whitefox and forest border is
fun, kudos to the nearby fields to the low lands and sweeping
valley like hilly corners! |
We...wait for everyone to reappear out
of the trees.
...hammer down across the rural country side headed for
some secluded spots along the Forte a la Corne Forest boundary.
...pound
the
road
side
banks
and
beyond
before
heading
out.
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To
the
big
roadside
banks.
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truly
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Here we are...the sun is shining...and overnight the Gods have shuffled their feet
"MMM MMM MMM MMM"
More new snow!! |
On top of the world... no one
said we were taking a
"Slow Ride!"
rolling fields |
Dry
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Saskatchewan |
Powder |
"CALCULATE" |
"AIM" |
"ADJUST
VELOCITY!" |
"EMERGING"
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OK lets slow it down...
...and catch your
"OXYGEN!" |
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To the secluded meadow near the
Whitefox River.
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Meadow
by
the
Whitefox
to
other
little
meadows
and
bays
along
the
forest!
Fun
ride
'n! |
We wait while our chap leading, pokes around the forest edge, for small meadows.
We ride past the log buildings we visited last year, first found by the Whitefox in
2010. |
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Following
our leader,
-he checks out a creek crossing we attempted to climb in
2015 ?
-then the Lost Hiway crossing,
-then an
Old Trail
we had seen on a map that his
Grandfather used to use. |
Because of these cold powder snow
conditions I think I see a
"Stanley Steamer"! |
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5
minutes of carving powder before we find our way
"DOWN
TO THE RIVER!"
for a nice BBQ.
I dragged in this tree!
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We start make 'n fire! |
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Who is this?
Man we have been so busy...dragging in wood make 'n a fire... |
...where have you been? Is that
snow on your machine a clue? |
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There we are. Now lets put the wood
to 'er and cook some dogs!
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Due to a
"SITUATION
" out of our control we have put out our "river fire" and
are going to go
"SEARCHING!"
One by one we fire up...I
think
our
guide
said
his
buddy
the
one
that
rode
back
onto
town
for
repairs
this
morning
had
started
out
again
to
meet
us... |
...but his engine just went
"Boom boom boom"
OUCH!!!
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video by
Clifford!
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...and pull out of our neat
little
BBQ location on the river...
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..our
awesome BBQ location.
I have been watching for all
these years for these granaries! I remember them vaguely from
our trip up the lost hiway and thru here in
2010
.
It
looks to me, one quick trip at speed over that hill and you
would end up... |
..."going
over the Cliff"
and then crashing thru the roof of an old wooden granary!!
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I
know who's video to watch for a close up
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Back
thru
Bisset
Creek...on
our
way
back. |
Looking for
the downed sled
in the cold weather, we head N, NE
and circle around back to Choiceland after a bunch of miles
taking up the tail with buddy leading. Receiving new information
and seeing a suspicious set of 1 way tracks up along the edge of
the highway, we get the updated downed sleds location. At least
we can help load it in a truck. |
Heading west out of town running
hard on the tail of our group, I see the perfect opportunity to
log on a couple miles flat out with the rest of the group
unknowingly running steadily and safely along the highway in the
ditch. Now I notice that I have picked a certain white 800,
someone zeroing in...I give that Saber Cat's tail a little
twist......
..."let's go bi_ _
_! |
...I LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT THE "ARK"!
If you pick your battles!
"One by One They All
Fall!
Yea some more of the
STORY comes out
loading this bad boy onto a truck. |
It turns out we have rode
together before, just not as briefly! Then a few miles later and
there was 6, and...
...we take on some new country...
...ourselves!
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WAT-A-DAY!!
Just about time to go for a couple
pops! |