Snowmobiling at it's best......

That would have to be in New Brunswick. Pete and I went there last week together for three days. We had a lot of fun. The weather was really good. Thursday was a little cloudy and the trails were slushy, as it was above zero all day. But it froze hard overnight. So the next day the trails were froze solid. This presented a bit of a problem with lubrication for the track and cooling for the engine.
We decided not to leave until late morning. Which proved to be still problematic. But by mid afternoon , conditions were getting better. We had decided to go to Mount Carleton this day. When we arrived there, we were able to take the sleds right to the top.
The view was awesome. We could see for miles around. Above you can see Pete, on top of the world. To the left , a view from the mountain.
It was beautiful up there. How awesome is our God, that he created such beauty. You really got a sense of that up there.
This next picture shows how trucks and snowmobiles share some of the same roads. The trail up about four feet higher. And this would go for miles and miles.
And, all good things must come to an end. Here we are, packing up again for the trip home. We had a safe drive home and found all was well at home. But a lot of snow had disappeared on PEI. Only to see more snow again overnight. I guess our spring is not quite here yet. Contrary to what the calender tells us............

More Ice............

This is like dejavue,it was last year around the end of January,that we had the same kind of weather. I had the same kind of pictures then. We did not loose our power this time however. Eventough the ice is still on the trees and powerlines. Also, the temperature tonight is going down to minus 15, windchill factor of minus 22.
This picture shows the strain on the post. It is bending under the weight of the ice. Hope she holds. It would be a cold night to lose our power.
This is the tree in front of the house, a big sugar maple. All covered in ice. You can see the house in the background. It does look very pretty with the sun shining on the ice. God sure knows how to decorate.
And this last picture I took early in the morning through the trees beside the road on the way to work. It is so beautiful everywhere. Not the best for snowmobiling though. We are getting some more snow and rain over the weekend. Saturday will be the first day that the temperature is supposed to go above zero. Maybe the ice will fall off the wires then..........
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See also next post, I did two posts in one week. Have a great week people, and thanks for your visit.

Pete's birthday today......

Today we celebrate Pete's birthday, he is twenty years old now. Quite a milestone. All the guys are over today, for tomato soup and icecream cake from DQ.
They were going to be with Matt and Amanda this weekend, snowboarding at Crabbe. But God had other plans. Car trouble changed their plans and now they are still on PEI. Of course it is nice to have them all here for Pete's big day. I took a few pictures this morning, first one, the guys playing Battlefield together. That is Pete in the bottom right and Caleb right behind him. And the next on does not need an intro. We have all seen them before
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Mmmmmmmm............that cake was some good.
The weather here has been wintery lately. Lots of snow around. I did get some sledding in. Mostly in the evenings though. Since we are very busy grading potatoes the last couple of weeks. And last week was a busy day of blowing snow as well. Good time for the guys to be in Florida. Bet they didn't shovel any snow there!
I took a few pictures of that as well. Our house, behind the snowbanks that are alongside of the road. .The next couple of pictures are of the snow blower. One posing and one of it working.
You can see the snow coming out of the top there. It comes right from the fan and gets thrown about two hundred feet into the air. The drum rotates and can throw the snow to either side or staight up out of the shoot.We also did some snowmobiling. Last Sunday was just a gorgeous day to be out. Today, not so good. It was raining yesterday and now it is minus ten again. The trails will be frozen and hard as rock. No lubrication for the sliding rails.
Freezing rain tomorrow, and rain for Tuesday may slow things down even more. On this picture shows us having a break and a stretch. That is Tim on the left and Rebecca on the right.
This is an action picture of the other two sleds closing in on me. The weather as I said before was just beautiful. We went about a hundred some odd kilometers. There was lots of traffic on the trail.
We also got stopped by the trailwarden in Winsloe. Him and two policeman were writing tickets out to people that didn't have the proper documentation, re: trailpermits, registration or insurance. We were waved through after checking our stickers. This last picture is the view I like best, a clear groomed trail ahead of me..........
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