RE: SER1 End of Lent

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Sorry, should have said -- dogsled a century ago, snowmobiles this time. 
Given the shifting ice it's about 160 km typically, about 100 km as the 
raven flies.

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 11:58:24 -0500
> From: Tom Tollefson <tollefson@xxxxxxx.xx>
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> Subject: RE: SER1 End of Lent
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> I doubt it can be done in a Land Rover and I also doubt if I am in any
> physical condition to do the crossing on foot.
> Definately sounds interesting
>            Tom
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> Behalf Of George E Sollish
> Sent: March 24, 2005 11:41 AM
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> Subject: 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:
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>> 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
>>
>> hey Martin
>>
>> 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
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> http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bcstorey@xxxxxx.xxx/album?.dir=/caf8&.src=p
>> h&.tok=phWvOrCBCRQYbFIj
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> 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,
>>
>> You're out of your frozen mind!!
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