Wow is that ever an old picture, JIN even still has the norseman dock-knocker. Whats the registration of the Red and White one?

OBD perhaps.. Norm Wright or the Cousineau's would remember.

So what's the official date?

I was wrong AGAIN,damnit

HEY JC, you will never win. Living where you do now you have lost touch with winter in the "south". Maybe try guessing the ice out in the arctic. I'm guessing July 28th!

How far north is the ice out across the country?

The bottom of NWT is starting to go.

Whats the registration of the Red and White one?

I seem to remember KAO was painted that colour when Austin owned it.

could the red and white one be GLI?

KAO seems to ring a bell.
Ice will be done in the MacKenzie Delta by Monday.

sheephunter wrote:How far north is the ice out across the country?

Well... I'm at 51N and the ice won't be off the alpine lakes until summer.

Lake of the Hanging Glacier July 6 last year....

Ice is finally out on the MacKenzie River

Ice is out 44N 79W but I'm waiting for the freezer to make more.

whats with the picture of the salad? I thought you were a pilot?

How has things in Red Lake been so far this year?

yeah, it's not been warm enough even for vegetarian pilots to be drinkin gin... maybe tomorrow. Nice photo Ifly, what elevation is that lake. Water looks pretty cold and a little thick in spots. But some good nuggets for niss, he wouldn't have to put his freezer on overtime parked down there.

trey kule wrote:whats with the picture of the salad? I thought you were a pilot?

I am, that's my breakfast cocktail.

My breakfast preference would be a Ceasar rimmed with a jumbo shrimp, celery stir stick maybe a dill pickle or hot pepper and big ole fresh oyster laying on the bottom. Sure saves eating. Looks like we might get above 30C today. Could be lead astray, and get into some juniper bush & tonic... lotsa ice and limes. Leaning toward the Tangueray. I'll finish my coffee first. Oh, this is way off topic. Ice is out in Muskoka, so are the blackflies and mosquitoes. Looking forward for the deer & horse flies to take over.

sheephunter wrote:Nice photo Ifly, what elevation is that lake. Water looks pretty cold and a little thick in spots. But some good nuggets for niss, he wouldn't have to put his freezer on overtime parked down there.

It's just over 7000ft. You can go in and out with a Super Cub or a lightly loaded 185 provided you watch out for icebergs. The water is extremely cold... you don't want to fall in.

niss wrote:Ice is out 44N 79W but I'm waiting for the freezer to make more.

There's never any ice at that latitude, and when there is they usually call in the Army.

Making those "hills" in the background 10 or 11,000' ? Nice looking goat country. Looks more cub-like than 185 at that elevation but I trust you in that you do go in and out of it. The lighting, fog, snow and clouds can be chaos on those high mountain lakes in cirque like environments, well any environment with the same factors but those rocks are hard. Beautiful country, looks like the kootnays? Since this is really off topic, check-out the new thread "some of my favourite spots" Hope everyone adds theirs.

Unfortunately I'm wheel-bound now and have only been there on foot.

But there are three American 185s on amphibs that go through here on the way to Alaska each year and they've landed and obviously taken off there. It is Jumbo Mountain in the background at 11,217 ft.

ahh, breaking 11K. That's a beauty. Gotta look out for those N-reg. guys. Never know what they'll do. Have a good season. Sheephunter out.... for a while 'til resituated.