I've got snowshoes, just in case!

What an incredible idea! Can it really be done in 3 - 4 days?

My wife wants to go to San Diego to visit our youngest son during that week, but Hudson Bay in Winter by MINI ~ WOW!

Yes, I'll give this run SERIOUS consideration!

Definitely "Play On!"

Can it really be done in 3 - 4 days?


Yes, I'll give this run SERIOUS consideration!



62 hours, round trip from Rockland County. AND, I slept for about 8 hours on the side of the road in Val D'Or!

See the page on my site if you'd like more info, or, contact me!

DUCTTAPE

I was going to send this out as bcc's to everyone interested, but I realized I have only about half of the email addy's. So, first, I would appreciate everyone who would like to stay in the loop emailing me: HudsonBay@DavidRose.us

Please mention in the subjectline: 'yes, I'm in', 'maybe' or 'you're all nuts and I just want to see how far along you actually make it before getting locked up'

One of the good things about planing a trip that is both 6 months away and only has a few biters so far is that it can be whatever the early hitters want.

My suggestions are leaving bright and early Friday morning. We would need several meeting points as so far we have Jersey, Hudson Valley, eastern NE and hopefully Southern Ontario. I guess the best 'last' hookup would be north of Montreal.

While I realize everyone has different time constraints, personally I'd like to leave to be home Tuesday night. Depending on the size (or not) we can have several different leaving times, if everyone is game. I image Monday night home is an option too.

I have identified the following needs we have so far:

Publicity
Creating excitement and getting people to join
Finding sponsors
Charity fundraising
web site?
liason with other groups?
Logistics
Hotels
Lists of recommended supplies, car stuff, etc where are the coffee stops, oh, and gas stations and food
T Shirts, car badges, decals, etc
Weather reports, research on what to expect at the time,etc
Routes
contacting locals, co-ordinating with activities person
Times
Activities
what to do when in Chisasabi
anything to do at the gold mines?

So far, I have the following people. If I have missed you pleasae, let me know and all of you, please, send me your email addys?

Yeah, Baby!
Lord Winslow Christopher
No No Nanette Annette
DUCTTAPE David

Maybes:
Pipe Scott
UpTick Peter
Dbessmert Daniel
Rfinprc Richard, I think?

Maybe Maybes
HirshMINI
Maxamini

No, but generally nice and interested and doesn't think we're nuts:
YellowMiniNY Catherine

DUCTTAPE

My suggestions are leaving bright and early Friday morning. We would need several meeting points as so far we have Jersey, Hudson Valley, eastern NE and hopefully Southern Ontario. I guess the best 'last' hookup would be north of Montreal.

While I realize everyone has different time constraints, personally I'd like to leave to be home Tuesday night. Depending on the size (or not) we can have several different leaving times, if everyone is game. I image Monday night home is an option too.

I have identified the following needs we have so far:

Publicity
Creating excitement and getting people to join
Finding sponsors
Charity fundraising
web site?
liason with other groups?
Logistics
Hotels
Lists of recommended supplies, car stuff, etc where are the coffee stops, oh, and gas stations and food
T Shirts, car badges, decals, etc
Weather reports, research on what to expect at the time,etc
Routes
contacting locals, co-ordinating with activities person
Times
Activities
what to do when in Chisasabi
anything to do at the gold mines?


We should have a start point and a finish point where we all start from. Not everyone will want to start there or end there but it will make crossing into Canada easier of we are together (or get us stopped and inspected). If we get sponsorship it would be nice to hand them a photo of us all decked out at the start and a nice ragged one of us at the farthest point we can drive. When I get back from Germany next week I am thinking I can get into contact with the towns. That we we can see what they got to offer. Never hurts to let them know we are coming up and when.

I am excited about this. Hey maybe we should put a link in the Canada Thread, and get some of their people to join us north of the boarder.

Winslow
:eb:

So far, I have the following people. If I have missed you pleasae, let me know and all of you, please, send me your email addys?
DUCTTAPE



Hey David, please put me down as a definite Maybe for now. I'll also shoot you an e-mail. BTW, the average January temp in Radisson is -11 F and there was no listing for February.
Paul

Hey David, please put me down as a definite Maybe for now. I'll also shoot you an e-mail. BTW, the average January temp in Radisson is -11 F and there was no listing for February.
Paul


:)

and -11 is fine. I was thinking it would be cold...

Winslow, can you calculate a point? I guess north of Montreal. However, I am sure people would want to hook up to get there with others.

We would need to coordinate the point with the calendar/clock!

Any idea of a real date???? I might be talked out of going to the Dragon to do this ! ! !

Any idea of a real date???? I might be talked out of going to the Dragon to do this ! ! !


Another voice from this side of the Mason Dixon line! :D

Another voice from this side of the Mason Dixon line! :D
Yes, but just barely.... :D :green:

Yes, but just barely.... :D :green:

OK, if you two make it this far north, I'll try to get my boss to let me out. I had to pitch a small fit to get the time off for MOT, but I can try.

Snow tires, hmm. I've been avoiding it up til now. Might have to think about it.

David, you can upgrade me to a maybe. (I think that's an upgrade!)

Yes, but just barely.... :D :green:

Still, you're not one of the New Englander's describing outhouse trips in below zero temps!

Snow tires, hmm. I've been avoiding it up til now. Might have to think about it.


How does one get around in upstate NY, in the winter, without snows?

How does one get around in upstate NY, in the winter, without snows?

Practice, man, practice! And a sense of adventure. I like to think of it as yet another winter sport. The Continental all-seasons are pretty good.

Any idea of a real date???? I might be talked out of going to the Dragon to do this ! ! !

1st things first. I LOVE your flag!

Now, I have pitched Friday, Feb 18, of the 3 day Presidents weekend and so far no one has said other wise. So, it's looking like that

Lastly, I did the Dragon. Yeah, yeah, after 20 minutes I had to slow down because I was getting as nauseus (sp) as the passenger got after 5 minutes.

And this is 381 km of great, long, FAST driving, and then the same back!

BTW Catherine, I upgraded you in my mind anyway.

:)

David

1st things first. I LOVE your flag!

Now, I have pitched Friday, Feb 18, of the 3 day Presidents weekend and so far no one has said other wise. So, it's looking like that

Lastly, I did the Dragon. Yeah, yeah, after 20 minutes I had to slow down because I was getting as nauseus (sp) as the passenger got after 5 minutes.

And this is 381 km of great, long, FAST driving, and then the same back!

BTW Catherine, I upgraded you in my mind anyway.

:)

David


OK, David, if I've attained the 'upgrade of the mind' status, I have to break it to you- my name's really Cathleen.

I'm going to try not to take that phrase and run with it, but everyone else, feel free.

Lastly, I did the Dragon. Yeah, yeah, after 20 minutes I had to slow down because I was getting as nauseus (sp) as the passenger got after 5 minutes.

David


We consider the Dragon to be Autocross with trees in lieu of cones! :D :D :D

OK, David, if I've attained the 'upgrade of the mind' status, I have to break it to you- my name's really Cathleen.

I'm going to try not to take that phrase and run with it, but everyone else, feel free.

Bummer... I am horrible with names, and you aren't wearing your "Hello, my name is..." Tag

I am sorry. I know it began with a C, and, regardless of Cathleen, Catherine, Cathy, Cynthia or Constance, I like you anyway :)

OK, David, if I've attained the 'upgrade of the mind' status, I have to break it to you- my name's really Cathleen.

I'm going to try not to take that phrase and run with it, but everyone else, feel free.

Ya know Cathleen, I had this horrible thought...all the time I called you Cathleen, was it really Catherine? Because I suck with names. Whoooo, sigh of relief.... ;)

Ya know Cathleen, I had this horrible thought...all the time I called you Cathleen, was it really Catherine? Because I suck with names. Whoooo, sigh of relief.... ;)

Not to worry, guys, my mother doesn't get it right either. She at least has the excuse of having 6 kids. I only have 1, and I don't get her name right some of the times. (It helps that she's been willing to answer to the dog's names over the years.)

Call me Ishmael. Just don't call me late for supper. Especially closer to the Arctic Circle.

[QUOTE=yellowmininy]
Call me Ishmael. QUOTE]

I started to re-read that for the first time in ages last year...whoa, the prose was tough and I wasn't.

I started to re-read that for the first time in ages last year...whoa, the prose was tough and I wasn't.

I've never read it. Isn't there a whale in it? I've read more arcane things, like practiacally all of Thomas Hardy, and Trollope. But no Melville.

Maybe we need some 'Books on Tape' for this trip?

Maybe we need some 'Books on Tape' for this trip?


I'm afraid the drone of a reader might put me to sleep, but this would be a Jack London sort of trip....trying to get back on topic...or at least closer to it. And, somehow, I fear that being an earlier participant in this thread will result in my ultimate participation in this chilling event....

I'm afraid the drone of a reader might put me to sleep, but this would be a Jack London sort of trip....trying to get back on topic...or at least closer to it. And, somehow, I fear that being an earlier participant in this thread will result in my ultimate participation in this chilling event....

Anybody ever read any Farley Mowat? (ie 'Never Cry Wolf', biologist, funny guy.) He's Canadian, has written a few books about the Arctic.

this would be a Jack London sort of trip....trying to get back on topic...or at least closer to it. ....

Ever read To Build a Fire ? Outrageous! If we fall through the ice and get all wet and try to start a fire and I look at MINI and it looks at me and telepathically says "No way Jay, you aren't cutting me open to get inside and stay warm", I won't read another book ever again




And, somehow, I fear that being an earlier participant in this thread will result in my ultimate participation in this chilling event....

It will

Anybody ever read any Farley Mowat?



Not yet, and I'm glad I didn't have to grow up with his name! But, seriously, we may need a reading list to get in the right - I mean correct - frame of mind....

If we fall through the ice





We won't...I did a fair amount of iceboating in NY/VT/NH ... on the shore of St James Bay we won't even know there is a shoreline - it will be just a bunch of snow - without fishing shacks...

We won't...I did a fair amount of iceboating in NY/VT/NH ... on the shore of St James Bay we won't even know there is a shoreline - it will be just a bunch of snow - without fishing shacks...

Agreed, if we see any water, it had better be in a glass.

I remember where the water is, but everything should be WHITE

:)

and -11 is fine. I was thinking it would be cold...

Winslow, can you calculate a point? I guess north of Montreal. However, I am sure people would want to hook up to get there with others.

We would need to coordinate the point with the calendar/clock!

11 Below, that is tee shirt weather in Maine. Anyway, yeah a good point would be on the NY ThruWay near Albany or in Albany itself. That way no one is lost and we have one point to start from. Getting lost in Northern Quebec would not be a plesant thing if you only speak english. You have I-90 and I-87 crossing each other, and if the group from down south comes up they can pick up I-87 from 81 North. How you get to 81 is up to you.

It is more fun if we go together as a team. Especially at the Boarder. I know I have problems entering in to Canada, I get hauled off every time. After 10 minutes I am cleared (hopefully now it is easier since I am not the Christopher Winslow they are looking for and have fixed it in their computer) and allowed on my way. This way we have our itinerary and where we are going mapped out and they can see that. With 5-10 of us it is easier for us than if we go alone, and that way we know if someone is stopped and deported at customs we can figure out why. Just make sure your car registration is up to date, your licence is not due to expire less than 6 months from the time your in Canada, and bring a valid passport (if you have one, makes getting into canada quicker). Also no plants, fire arms and smokes (stuff for you is ok). Also remember with Mad Cow in Western Canada, any meat you bring must be abandoned at the boarder (this goes both ways if I remember correctly), this includes cold cuts and lunch meats. (Can you tell I travel north of the boarder alot). French is not needed but it is good to learn a few things to say, and once you leave Montreal, English will be the Second Language, until you get to the Cree lands.

Coming back over to the US is just as fun as you have to prove to them you belong in the US. If you got a passport it shouldn't be a problem, and as long as the address on your car reg and licence match your good too.

That is all for now.

Winslow
:eb:

Why am I checking out Blizzaks in July?
And what's the deal with the recommended packing list for the February Eco-Tour of St James Bay...2 of the items are a short-sleeve shirt and shorts! That's got to be a challenge - even for the outhouse gang!

Why am I checking out Blizzaks in July?
And what's the deal with the recommended packing list for the February Eco-Tour of St James Bay...2 of the items are a short-sleeve shirt and shorts! That's got to be a challenge - even for the outhouse gang!
No Canadian blood in you, eh?

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