Canol Road 2009

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PaavScan · #316 Post by **PaavScan** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:19 am

To the Canol Expedition travelers :D

Great pictures taken. I set the pictures up as a slide show & a fresh pot of coffee & let them roll.
I like the pics when Kris has his camera in his hand out the window for the low view of the water rushing. :D
Anouther is A109 on a rivers edge with the mountains in the back ground, excellent framing!! Your eyes are drawn into the picture. We stopped the slide show to study the picture.

On my desk top is one of the buffalo on the road.

PaulC · #317 Post by **PaulC** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:35 am

Where did the big blue Mog come from and go? The Camo tape...nice touch :D

Doc Tari · #318 Post by **Doc Tari** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:21 pm

The blue Mog is still there, you just can't see it. Camo tape strikes again...

PaulC · #319 Post by **PaulC** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:06 pm

Ok, would be cool so see their pics as well. Looks like carnage was at a minimum, what was the worst mechanical?

craig · #320 Post by **craig** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:20 pm

How'd the encounter with the horseman and later the officer go?

Doc Tari · #321 Post by **Doc Tari** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:20 pm

Paul, I was just having fun with the Camo tape. Actually, Charlie and Martha in the Mog headed back to Alaska early as they didn't have the time to go too far and never planned to push the Mog too hard given how tight the road was, the potential depth of the rivers (Mog was far too big for the raft), and the large investment they have in their beautiful camper.

Carnage was moderate: A few bent tie rods (straightened in camp), a leaky clutch slave (spare on hand), and a slightly bent trailer. For some unknown reason, the trailer tried riding on its lid a few times...

Dave_F · #322 Post by **Dave_F** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:33 pm

craig wrote:How'd the encounter with the horseman and later the officer go?

The Horseman was actually a hunting guide for Rams Head Outfitters and he was very pleasant. The officer was part of a group of 3 NWT officials that flew in via Helicopter to ask us "what are you doing???" They were very surprised to see us that far in the trail, and informed us that we had gotten further than any other truck since 1948-49 :lol: :D
We all had a nice long chat with them, got some great stories from Guy the helo-pilot and Kris even got to sit in the Helicopter :lol:
They were from Tourism and Parks, FIsh and Wildlife and an environmental agencey. Apparently we were the talk of the North and we even had another helicopter fly over us and circle 5 or 6 times taking pics of us...damn paparazzi again :lol:

Doc Tari · #323 Post by **Doc Tari** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:34 pm

Everyone on horses was very nice, the hunting outfitter that owns the horses, not so nice. Of all the folks we met, said outfitter was the only downer.

The environmental officer was fine, he was just checking out what we were up to (his job). Like everyone we met, he was pretty shocked at how far in we got. Some officers use cruisers, some quads, and some horses. He was lucky enough to use a helicopter in a place with stunning views. Your tax dollars at work...

Craig, you need to join the next effort!

Dave_F · #324 Post by **Dave_F** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:35 pm

[/quote]Carnage was moderate: A few bent tie rods (straightened in camp), a leaky clutch slave (spare on hand), and a slightly bent trailer. For some unknown reason, the trailer tried riding on its lid a few times...[/quote]

Oh and my 109 (the only non-rock slider equipped) took a few good wacks on my rear quarter behind the passenger door. Fixable...but will take some work...mabey it's time to install the side mount jerry can door. The defenders all suffered some eyebrow damage as well...tight trail, lots of trees.

craig · #325 Post by **craig** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:24 pm

Doc Tari wrote:Everyone on horses was very nice, the hunting outfitter that owns the horses, not so nice. Of all the folks we met, said outfitter was the only downer.

The environmental officer was fine, he was just checking out what we were up to (his job). Like everyone we met, he was pretty shocked at how far in we got. Some officers use cruisers, some quads, and some horses. He was lucky enough to use a helicopter in a place with stunning views. Your tax dollars at work...

Craig, you need to join the next effort!

You bet I do! I was seriously bummed I didn't make it this time.

It's good to hear that nobody was too freaked out about you guys being in that far. I bet you really shocked those that ran into you on the trail. :D

Thanks for all the great photos. It was fun going through them all, daydreaming about doing it in the future.

Craig

Bill E. · #326 Post by **Bill E.** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:36 am

Shawn has sent me his photos and they are now posted in the Photo Gallery, thanks Shawn!
Bill

HeadDamage · #327 Post by **HeadDamage** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:07 pm

So when is the next try? I'll have the 90 together this time ;)

BTW... what happened to the windshield?

shawn doherty · #328 Post by **shawn doherty** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:09 pm

The windshield was European spec tempered glass in front of the driver and safety glass had been installed on the passenger side. The driver’s window completely fell to pieces when struck by a rock 2 k before the pavement.The team removed the passenger window and installed it on the driver’s side while I watched and a suitable replacement for the passenger side was found much to everyone’s surprise from an old truck canopy, this was duct taped on. It lasted all the way home and I have now replaced them both.

FvanWeelderen · #329 Post by **FvanWeelderen** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:25 pm

From what I saw on the photo gallery - an are awesome adventure was had by the participants.

Well done!

Colin · #330 Post by **Colin** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:57 am

Speaking to a contact up North, expect to see portions of this road upgraded to support a mine.

HeadDamage · #331 Post by **HeadDamage** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:42 am

Any info on what company and sort of mine it is?

DaveB · #332 Post by **DaveB** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:56 pm

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/20 ... roads.html

Dave_F · #333 Post by **Dave_F** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:09 pm

What they are referring to is the North Canol Highway that takes you to the trailhead of the Canol Heritage Trail.

Not the trail itself.

Doc Tari · #334 Post by **Doc Tari** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:01 pm

Several people expressed interest in purchasing a copy of the Canol DVD at Founder's Day. Thanks to help from Dave Blair, it's now posted in the Merchandise section.

Regards,
Pete

HeadDamage · #335 Post by **HeadDamage** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:03 pm

FYI... the feds are about to spend a shit load of money on a huge environmental inspection of the Canol road. Might be something to do with turning it into a park.

Doc Tari · #336 Post by **Doc Tari** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:27 pm

Hi Andrew,
Where did you hear about it?

Thanks,
Pete

rayhyland · #337 Post by **rayhyland** » Fri May 07, 2010 8:44 am

http://spectacularnwt.com/newsletter/1443

deadly99 · #338 Post by **deadly99** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:45 am

DVD still available ? Hoping to give it a try next fall and would like to see some video.

Thanks in advance

Doc Tari · #339 Post by **Doc Tari** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:33 pm

Sorry, the DVDs are sold out.

Pete

deadly99 · #340 Post by **deadly99** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:35 am

Thats a shame, thanks for the reply.

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