RE: SER1 End of Lent

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Hi Tom,

Without looking at the pics you sound like just the chap to join me 
crossing the ice from Great Whale to the Belchers some late March/early 
April.  Hasn't been done recently, but the Belchers Inuit used to do it 
every spring -- sometimes they made it, sometimes not so lucky ...

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005, Tom Tollefson wrote:

> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:19:01 -0500
> From: Tom Tollefson <tollefson@xxxxxxx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: SER1 End of Lent
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> hey Martin
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> We went out to Lake Simcoe again 2 weekends ago for a pre trial. We tried to
> cross the entire lake ( aprox 60 km) but a pressure ridge about two thirds
> across prevented us from completing this task. Although the ice measured 28
> " thick in most places it was scary to aproach the ridges. There was surface
> water present and no telling of the load bearing capacity at the edge. I
> tried to cross one low rigge and promptly busted through only to find a
> second layer of ice below. A truly anus clenching experience, let me tell
> You. Mt friend Brett took some shots, they turned out pretty good.
> It was 18 below in the morning, a bit nippy. Click on the links below.
> Tom of the North
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> http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bcstorey@xxxxxx.xxx/album?.dir=/69ac&.src=p
> h&.tok=phguOrCBEne_41CN
> http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bcstorey@xxxxxx.xxx/album?.dir=/caf8&.src=p
> h&.tok=phWvOrCBCRQYbFIj
> http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bcstorey@xxxxxx.xxx/album?.dir=/f4eb&.src=p
> h&.tok=ph9vOrCBRo17y.9A
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]On
> Behalf Of Martin ey005 10:00 AM
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 End of Lent
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> Tom,
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> You're out of your frozen mind!!
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