This is to notify all that the ride on Saturday, July 27th has been cancelled.  Yesterday Marcel Lafreniere, Art Constantineau and myself went out to scout the Tilden Lake Alterative ride leaving from the Sandy Falls Road. 7 kms. Into the ride we met with a 1 km. section that was very rough and we had to reclassify the ride to a 4 on our difficulty scale. Then 1 km. before Riding Stable Road the trail was blocked by a water barrier. Marcel mistakenly with his Commander side by side started across and just made it to the other side with water over his seat. He decided to return through…

At last!  The blueberries are ready! Well, lets start off with some fun facts about blueberries: Blueberries are perennial flowering plants that have either blue– or purple–colored berries when matured. They are in the same class as cranberries, bilberries, huckleberries and Madeira blueberries. There are generally two types of blueberry bushes; the wild (‘lowbush’) and cultivated (‘highbush’) blueberries and all are found in North America. Blueberries usually grow close to that ground, with a woody stem system, and a plant can vary in size from 10 centimeters to 4 meters in height. The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, and 1–8 cm long and 0.5–3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped,…

Here is an article from CBC, this July, which discusses the possible future regulatory impacts on the ATV community related to ATV rollovers and possible mandatory safety devices. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/atv-rollover-safety-1.5197959 The article discusses one type of device.  Here’s a link to another which is also interesting. ATV Lifeguard Rollover Bar and yet another called a Quadbar…. Quadbar What do you think?  Are rollovers really only due to irresponsible riders?  Should such safety devices be mandated?  Or, should the devices simply be an add-on option available to riders? Some interesting material for discussion on our rides!  

Summer is hot, and so is the ATV season!  In addtion to our WNATV Club rides, there are other ATV events planned through the summer. Here a listing of events from the www.northernontario.travel website.  Please ensure you verify the event is still on by checking with their particular website before travelling! If for some reason you are not going to our own Club ride, Tilden Lake, on July 27th, but find yourself south of West Nipissing, I would recommend the July 27th event in Kearney.  I have had the opportunity to ride some of the trails in this area, and it is a beautiful place. This is put on the…