zeusand

The Gaspe will be waiting for you in March

Woo hoo! Upgrades continue! Left shoulder's done this week! Right one's jealous & standing by 3-4 months! Tricky-sticky arthrofibrotic left knee redoo Jan! Should be trail-ready by March!
Still kinda funny, that when people who don’t know my ortho history, hear that I’ve been keeping busy with “body work” since retirement, they think I’m talking about cars!
 

Our flight into Newark NJ yesterday afternoon had to circle for 40 minutes with zero visibility during "daylight" hours, with the plane cabin smelling like the whole metro NY/NJ area does now, like a campfire.  Interesting sunrise this morning, and the whole area's a creepy hazy yellow all day today.
 

sopfeu update today.
[ ⚠️ Provincial status 🔥🌲]
 
June 7, 2023, 1:55 p.m.
 
There are still 148 active fires in the Intensive Protection Zone (including 13 new ones) and nine in the Northern Zone. Of these, 99 are considered out of control, i.e. they are progressing.
 
The fight is on for 36 priority fires. Given the scale of the situation, it is impossible for SOPFEU to systematically fight all fires, as it usually does in intensive protection zones. Under the circumstances, SOPFEU must continue its interventions, based on the following priorities:
- Protection of human lives and communities
- Protection of strategic infrastructures (e.g. Hydro-Québec lines)
 
HIGHLIGHTS OF SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS AND PRIORITY FIRES
 
Eastern region
👉 Rain reduced fire intensity.
👉 Work continues actively near SEPT-ÎLES with air tankers, ground and helicopter watering on #Feu2023_215 and #Feu2023_378. Fire 215 is now contained to 808 ha. Fire 378 continues to progress, but more slowly.
👉 MICOUA sector (MANIC3): For #Feu2023_270 (HC 1600 ha), #Feu2023_283 (HC 9400 ha), #Feu2023_375 (HC 800 ha), #Feu2923_424 (HC 160 ha), forest firefighters are carrying out ground work, particularly in the Route 389 area.
👉 SACRÉ-COEUR area: #Feu2023_381 is under observation.
 
Center region
👉 #Feu2023_334, near CHIBOUGAMAU: The fire advanced 20 km yesterday and winds continue. Air tanker response and ground work, including burning and stop line. The amalgamation of three fires (334-367-368), now estimated at 60,550 ha, led to the precautionary evacuation of Chibougamau residents (7,500 people), heading for Roberval. No evacuation is planned for Mistissini for the time being. SOPFEU is also prioritizing the protection of Route 167, which allows for the eventual evacuation of various communities. Five air tankers are dedicated to the area, in addition to ground crews.
👉 In Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, priorities include #Feu2023_275 , west of Lac-Saint-Jean. Work continues to protect Hydro-Québec facilities in the area, with the construction of a mechanized shutdown line. A dozen firefighters are on the job. Despite the small amount of rain expected on this fire, this influx of water and the relatively low temperature will help lower the fire's intensity.
👉 As for #Feu2023_299, in the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette sector, some twenty forest firefighters are still at work.  Work continues on a mechanized stop line.
 
Western region
👉 #Feu2023_344 and #Feu2023_312, near LEBEL-SUR-QUÉVILLON: air tanker work, helicopters, ground watering, mechanized stop line.
👉 #Feu2023_281, near NORMÉTAL and St-Lambert, still out of control. This is one of the day's top priorities. Air tankers at work.
👉 #Feu2023_297, Lake MATCHI-MANITOU, still growing. Surface area 20,200 Ha. Our crews are still on the lookout for this fire.
 
STATUS OF LAND RESOURCES
👉 Today, 628 forest firefighters, auxiliary fighters and military personnel are in action on the various prioritized fire sites.
 
AIRBORNE RESOURCES
👉 19 air tankers are deployed on priority fires. Of these, four CL-215 T tankers are from Nova Scotia.
👉 The number of helicopters used to fight fires has risen from 16 to 74, including four provided by the Canadian Armed Forces.
👉 13 airpoint and lookout aircraft fly over the territory, including 1 from Nova Scotia.
 
ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
👉 New Brunswick sends 40 firefighters and a major fire management team to Abitibi.
👉 Tomorrow afternoon, one hundred French firefighters will be welcomed and then directed to the fires burning towards the center of the province.
👉 The United States will contribute by sending 119 people (100 firefighters and a major fire management team).
👉 We could receive an additional 260 forest firefighters from international aid by June 17.
👉 Finally, a contingent of some 280 new Quebec auxiliary fighters will complete their training in the next few days.
👉 Ultimately, some 900 people will swell the ranks of SOPFEU by June 13.

Cozy!
But was really thinking something closer to QC airport, y'know, like right at the fence of TQ #3...

167,000 US, wonder if you can ride right out of the garage

Pray for Clova
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/clova-quebec-wildfires-1.6866093

https://www.centris.ca/fr/maison~a-vendre~marsoui/14494943?fbclid=IwAR22_VxT4vt1Rzb5DQVbbAP71cWDLv5Q8nAuOqHKISW0tPkj4bSLNu1lTfc
 
 

Watching fires in Quebec closely.  We are getting some help from Mother Nature here in Nova Scotia today, it has been a hellish week here.  Over 200 structures in one fire and 50,000 acres in another. 
Hoping Quebec has some help with rain soon!

Wishing you your BEST year ahead!
 

Bodies of missing firefighters found near Baie-Saint-Paul, Que.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/firefighter-body-search-found-1.6830602

Bodies of missing firefighters found near Baie-Saint-Paul, Que.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/firefighter-body-search-found-1.6830602

In Murdochville today
 

2 fireman missing 
this was on monday may 1
 

You can make it route the longer route the way you would like to go by adding waypoints. Pics show shortest and longer route by adding waypoint 1 in yellow.

yaaa....tons of blowdowns and  i have seen everything yet....at least close to  camp....
nice firewood but aint last long in the stove...
lots of rain and wind today ...
 
jean-guy

bonjour zeusand !!!
yaaa...like usual....and hard packed snow
i did nt notice back in january....maybe because of the snow in the trees....big patch of trees down between camp and brook ...at the back....it ll change the scenery for sure
cold and strong winds this morning ....looks like a late november day
 
jean-guy

bonjour
made it to camp yesterday ...windy and cold....nice clean up to do ...lots of trees on the road..
 
jean-guy
 

snow is packed by sleds in the middle ,but rotten on the side
should be 12 c today ....sunny and  0c right now
should be good in a few days by 4w...truck later , to give a chance to the road to dry
 
jean guy

bonsoir poltodoo !!!
yaaa...early ....not much snow this winter...could have been earlier....lost sunshine for a few days and it was colder ...
a bit of rain and  ill be closer to camp...turned around about 7 miles from camp...
 
jean-guy

went riding today 
made it to the border of the zec and park matane...
saw  4 moose
 
jean-guy

bonjour
 
few pics from yesterday ride....6 moose...few chickens....another  2 weeks with snow  i guess....not much rain lately 
 
jean-guy

bonsoir !!!
 
yaaa....up the hill from rd 132 ...quiet no riding ....waiting for snow to melt  a bit more...i ve rode all the plowed roads possible

bonsoir p hardy !!!
yaaaa....there s still a 8-10' high snow bank in my street .....still snow for at least 2 weeks...a bit of rain tuesday night 
grey sky and colder today...thought snow was on his way back...
 
jean-guy

bonjour !!!
 
few pics ...st alexandre falls and back roads lac saumon
 
jean-guy