Starting to open snowshoe trail

This afternoon I started to break trail on the snowshoe trail.  It's about 5Km. with a walk on the road to get back at truck.  Today I put in about 1.5Km.  This hasn't been used for about 2-3 years.  Last fall I tagged flagging and did quite a bit of cutting, one area hasn't been tagged at all. Hopefully I will keep at it through January if the weather holds. The trail starts at Bouche Rd and ends at Hedlund marsh.

 

First update of 2017 weather report

Weather has been up and down for much of January really cold and days like today at -4 C to last week at -20C to -30C.  Quite a bit of snow the last few days, the boat in the picture is now covered over.  Gowganda Lake has 10 inches and snowmobiles have started to pass thru town, the groomer has been out for a few days now.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Gowganda Views 2016

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The third supermoon of the year was on Dec 13/16

This must be some kind of record to have 3 Super Moons in one year, although this one was supposed to be a bit smaller.  When the moon was coming up it was in the scattered cloud, finally there was a good  shot.  Enjoy.

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Here are some pics from today.

The lake pretty well froze over yesterday morning, last night it was quite cold which will add some inches to the ice.  I can't see any open water as far as I can see.

Winter walk into Montreal River above Burke Lake

Lots of water coming down the river for this time of year. Walked in from Edith Lake Rd down a trail where the old Hydro Plant is.

On the way back to the trail I was walking along the edge of the river and spotted these icicles all lined up like a comb. Don't know how that happened.

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First winter storm

That's what I said the white stuff is here, started last night and is still coming down.  Even shoveled the driveway around noon but it just kept blowing around.  Here's the proof.

The night before supermoon

Looking at the weather conditions for tomorrow I though I should take some pics tonight. 

If tomorrow pans out I will be there.

Sunset, a couple of days ago

Yesterday at 5:30pm the sun was just setting since the time change

A couple of pics for today

The weather yesterday and today have been pretty good, forecasting another couple of good days too.

Hedlund marsh 

Burke Lake into Edith Lake

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Found a new viewpoint

Found a new viewpoint just past the Bouche Rd. on the south side of the highway a large hill with a small patch of rock at the very top.  Took me about a half an hour to get up there thru a lot of fallen trees and brush but it gets better as you get higher.  The scene to the east is clear right to High Bluff hill north on East Chown Rd.

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Last nights Northern Lites

These past couple of days the Northern Lites have been around and expecting to have more tonite.  There have been several eruptions from the sun lately.  Here is one from last nite.

Todays colours

Can't look out the window without not wanting to take pics of the colours.

More fall colours

Here are some pics from yesterday, the colours are starting to fade.

A couple of fall pictures along the highway

Here are a couple of pics I took west of Gowganda.

Last nites Aurora's from the mine site

Their is a solar storm right now that has some good Northern Lites keep your eye to the north for tonite and maybe again tomorrow.  Here are a couple from last nite around midnite.

More northern lites

Timelapse looking down to Post Office

Here is a pic of the Aurora taken at 3:00 AM Tuesday

I had a heads up on this one from the Weather channel saying their was a burst of activity on the sun so be ready for some Northern Lites.  All in all that's about all there was to it low on the horizon.  This is looking down toward the Post Office.

A couple of timelapse at Penassi camp and one short one at Rankin Lake

Yearly canoe trip 2016 back to Rankin Lake

Trip to Rankin Lake and back.  Last time we paddled right up to Matachewan.  Trying to do a more leisurely trip this year with some more fishing.
Left from the Wapus Landing then into Montreal River into Metikemedo Lake up to Penassi Lake where we camped a couple of days on the west shore were there was a moose camp with chairs, fire pit and a good place to pitch the tent even an outhouse. After that a couple of rapids and back on the Montreal River to Rankin Lake.  At Rankin Lake we had to get out of the canoe as there was very little water for 50m.  Hit the beach with wolf tracks, moose tracks and bear tracks and set up for a couple of days.
A few pics of the Rankin Lake we stayed for a couple of days and fished catching some bass and Pike.

The large hill behind Brian is the Elmer Lake Conservation Area.