Welcome to Paradise. (56K warning)

[Quad18star]

This past weekend was a Holiday weekend up north here , so my girlfriend and I decided to take advantage of the extra day off and head 2 hours north to my parents place to do some fishing for the weekend. We couldn't ask for a better weekend ... nice sunny days , hot weather and some good fishing . Anyways , here's some pictures of what I like to call Paradise !!!!:)

Leaving the shore.
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Beaver hut.
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My girlfriend getting artistic .... a lily pad . LOL
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No better way to spend a Saturday.

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[Quad18star]

Melodie trying her luck.
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Where's the fish?
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Ya that ain't it !!! We actually caught a 8 pike that day, but our fish chain broke and we lost 5 of them. :(
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Let's try somewhere else.
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[DVXracer]

God i want to live in canada.

[Ghost-Rider]

Looks like fun, sucks you lost 5 pike, lovin the chain in the last pic lol.

[Quad18star]

1 bass.
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I love the fight these guys put out.
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2 bass.
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My secret fishing spot. :D
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Damnit where's the fish??
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[Quad18star]

The 7.5hp does a blistering 15 mph on the water. ;)
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Ok not 15 mph ... maybe 12mph?? Enough to mess my hair anyways . :p
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Dad frying up the potatoes and fish from the last 2 days.
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Yes I'm taking a picture of you .:devil:
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[Quad18star]

Shouldn't have taken that picture ... he put me to work. :grr:
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Mmm Mmm Mmm.
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Ahhh BEER !!!
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Boozer . ;)
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Alright I'm getting hungry now.
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Is it ready yet??
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[Quad18star]

Hunter after I gave him hell for digging. The evidence is on his face.
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The instigator.
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Swim time.
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Hunter does all the work , Cuda steals the stick.
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[Quad18star]

Jump or I'll push you. :devil:
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Time to dry off. Mel's photography skills once again . ;)
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Mom and Cuda relaxing.
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You dig again , you're dead . :cool:
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Brat.
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[Quad18star]

This is the life.
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Grizzly getting a bath before we go for a ride. :confused:
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Ride time.
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Hrmmm ?!?!?!
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Mini Glamis Sand Dunes?? :p
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Fun day.
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This is what I have to deal with EVERY night... 70 pound lab sleeping on MY pillow. :macho
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Hope you enjoyed my bit of Paradise. Adios. :)
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[WhiteZrider]

Sweet pictures.

[REDRIDDER]

looks like you had fun and looks like Hunter may be moving in on your girl lol....

[gncc025]

. canada def looks like the place to be from those pics:cool:

btw those are some nice dogs u got there.

[Ryan]

Awesome pictures..... Love the one of the lab in your spot.. :p

Reminds me of my Golden Retriever everynight..... Pain in the ***

[MX MaNiAc 06]

That place looks awesome! Sounds like paradise to me. Nice dogs, food, fish, quad n lady ;)

[Pappy]

all i need is the lake and you have my place:p

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by DVXracer
God i want to live in canada.

My God you ain't kidding.:eek: Hows the weather there? Where about in Canada is that? Hows the work for framers? How are gas prices and propetry?

I want to live there. I had about enough of America.:ermm:

[Kickstarts-suck]

Originally posted by DVXracer
God i want to live in canada.

x2

[DVXracer]

Originally posted by ZeroLogic
I had about enough of America.:ermm:

Same here, i want to move to canada when i get the chance and buy some land in the middle of nowhere.

[#101]

those are some nice sized small mouths!

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by DVXracer
Same here, i want to move to canada when i get the chance and buy some land in the middle of nowhere.

Same here, I want a nice farm land that has elecrtic and plumbing and that has a river/stream or lake/pond in it. Have a little farm and go out hunting and fishing along with work. Along with that have a nice motocross track there.

[JOEX]

Looks like a great place and good times:cool:

Lovin' the skillet, gotta find me one of them:D

[DVXracer]

Originally posted by ZeroLogic
Same here, I want a nice farm land that has elecrtic and plumbing and that has a river/stream or lake/pond in it. Have a little farm and go out hunting and fishing along with work. Along with that have a nice motocross track there.

I couldnt of said it better myself.

[Quad18star]

Thanks for the comments guys ... we really do love it up here.

To answer a few questions ....

The summer time temperatures average between 65 and 80 in the summer ..... and anywhere from 10 to -40 ( on extremes) during the winter.

I live in the northern part of the province of Ontario. I'm about 4 hours north of Toronto , 7 hours from Buffalo and 3 hours from Sault Ste-Marie. My parents cottage ( their house) is another 2 hours north of me .

ZeroLogic ..... there's TONS of work for framers . The city I live in ( about 165 000 ppl) is booming right now . They don't have enough guys to keep up with the demands. If you want a home built , you have to wait atleast 10 months before they start building it.

Gas prices are like everywhere else ... expensive . LOL

Lots of property for sale , especially if you want to live on the outskirts of town and have acreage or farm land . Within a 30 minute drive from the Downtown of the City , you can get a farm with nice home , barns , etc for about $200 000

If you're the outdoor type that enjoys hunting , fishing , snowmobiling , ATVing , camping ... anything outdoor related , this is the place to be . I live 10 minutes from the Downtown core , and I'm considered "out of town" . 15 minute drive from the downtown and you're in the bush with thousands of lakes to fish and places to hunt. Right near the downtown core , is Lake Ramsey , which was the world's largest lake located completly within a city boundary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ramsey

[ZeroLogic]

I think I'm inlove.:eek:

How are the laws down there for dirt bikes and gun owning? Is it clean there as in the city wise? Anything to watch out for?

[JOEX]

That's great and all but where'd your dad get that skillet?:D

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by JOEX
Looks like a great place and good times:cool:

Lovin' the skillet, gotta find me one of them:D

Best thing ever to cook with. When you got a nice hot fire going , you add the cooking oil and it's hot within seconds. Actually the whole meal that you see in the pictures was ready in about 10 minutes . Potatoes took about 3 minutes ... fish took up the rest.

I actually have another pan like the one in the picture , but a tad smaller . Love cooking with it cuz there's no mess to clean up . Just wipe it down and put it away. :D

[wvspeedfreak]

Originally posted by JOEX
That's great and all but where'd your dad get that skillet?:D

LMAO :D

Looks like a nice place Quad18star.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by JOEX
That's great and all but where'd your dad get that skillet?:D

If I told ya , I'd have to shoot ya . :devil:


Actually there's a few outdoor supply shops around the area that carry them . They range from about $20 for a smaller version ... to about $50 for the size you see in the picture. The one in the picture has a circumference the size of a wasking machine drum .

Zerologic ... the laws varry. I can't ride in town , but if I trailer a little north 10 minutes, I can take trails and ride for hours and hours. Just need a drivers license , registration and insurance . I could actually take my quad , and ride from here up to my parents place all by trail . Gotta remember , this city is in the heart of snowmobile country ... there's THOUSANDS of miles of trails on Crown Land .

There's different laws for gun ownership. You need to take a course in order to get a PAL ( Possession and Acquisition License) then register your guns with the Federal Government. You're all set after that.

It's a fairly clean City . I mean it's got garbage like any other town . There's drugs , there's crime and we average about 2 murders per year . Only gang around are the Hell's Angels .. they do their drug thing and don't cause problems unless you screw them.

This City is the world leader on the Mining Industry . Everything around here has some kind of tie to the mines. Generations of families have grown up working underground ... it's a way of life.

Do a google search .. type in Sudbury Ontario or City of Greater Sudbury . It'll give you a better idea of the area. Type in INCO if you want , you'll see what the mining is all about.

[stalefish_132]

nice country up there greg, i think pretty much which ever part of the country you live in its paradice.
why I...

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some of the other perks ;)

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speaking of snowmobiling, 20 minute drive and 15 minutes up the trail to this from late october to may :devil: winter temps in my area, rang from +25C (77F) to +35 C ( 95F) in summer, in winter 0C (32F) to -20C (-13F).

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the view off my front porch

[ZeroLogic]

I am inlove.:D

[SGA]

Invite me up! My passport will be in soon.

[smr]

Looks nice. I really like the fire pit made out of the old washing machine. That looks more like something you would see around here....:D

[suzukigirl]

wow...jordan you have an awesome view........i wished i lived a little closer to where a lot of the trails are, but there is some riding close to me....and Quad18star that looks like a really cool place to ride, nice pics btw

[stalefish_132]

Originally posted by SGA
Invite me up! My passport will be in soon.

come on up! but bring your toys with you, there alot cheaper south of the border

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by SGA
Invite me up! My passport will be in soon.

When it comes in let me know... there's some cold brew in the fridge with your name on them.

Just remember to repay the favor when I head south in the winter . :p

[Quad18star]

Couple more pictures from last weekend up at the cottage. We caught a few fish but only kept one walleye ... the rest were just some small pike. The weather was windy , raining and cold. If it wouldn't have been for the cold front that moved in , I'm sure we would have had better results .

Anyways , here's Mel with her nice size walleye ... about 3 1/2 lbs ... perfect eating size.

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