Let’s see some northern boy snow and cold pics! Let’s go!!!!

Yup, that's me. So now there are 2 pics of me posted here! And I said I'd never post a pic of me...……. the other one is when I was in the Santa costume!

(Still don't like posting my pics)

 

Greenstick has your wife tried turmeric? I’ve been taking it for a few years and it makes quite a difference in arthritis pain. I take one capsule each morning and every evening. No side effects whatsoever, but lots of other helpful qualities! It works better over time, it’s not an immediate fix, but it will help reverse arthritis damage. Just FYI... Hope she can find some relief!

 

I have heard about this before. Lots of people swear by it.

 

You are a mind reader! We just ordered some and it should be here early next week.

 

This weekend is another below zero experience. The one silver lining is if them weather goons know what they are talking about, this should be our final go with the dreaded -° for the season.

 

Currently enduring another over hyped storm that has fizzled into an all day flurry.

Skiing on the frozen reservoir at little river state park in Vermont yesterday

 

Real close to me Rowerwet I'd go hour south to have a

 

Wow that's cold.
keep warm and safe

 

Fresh snow again last night, but bright and sunny today....

 

None in the uk just s crappy wind

 

That stinks!

 

Nice pictures!

 

Greenstick My parents lived for a short while in ND back in the mid 40's and they were told that heat doesn't rise in ND. The house they were living in was kept at 72 degrees during the winter. A bottle of milk on the floor directly below the thermostat would freeze. They didn't stay long.

 

Burr. I like cold, but I'd have to think long and hard about those temps and wind.

The coldest I've experienced is -40° C/F doesn't matter at that temp, they're equal. This was at the Musslewhite Mine about an hour long plane ride north of Thunder Bay, ON. It really wasn't bad, yes the snow squeaked but it was a dead calm night. We walked from the dining hall to the "airport" waiting for "the Dash" (8) to land. Standing outside under a crystal clear night sky, wasn't bad at all. You could feel the heat rising up out of your collar and as long as you had your hat over your ears, it was actually quite pleasant.

Add wind to that equation and my opinion would change greatly.

 

What were you mining there?

That picture with all the infrastructure is quite a contrast to the surrounding vast wilderness.

 

I was doing some consulting work up there. Made four trips about 10 days apart. Each time the snow got deeper and deeper.

The mine is an underground hard rock gold mine. Gold Corp mines it on First Nation land.

 

That is an impressive mine site. What is your background in mining? My family's history is in mining engineering in the development of the iron ore industry here in MN.

We used to live 45 miles south of Thunder Bay, Ont and would take weekends to fish and explore north and west of there, but never that far north. Do you know how far a person can drive on that road in order to explore and fish before hitting private roads?

 

Not a background in mining, I do stuff on the safety side.

Not sure about how far north you can go. I only flew in on their company plane. There is a point long the way that is closed in the winter and in the fair weather months. Also, you have to sign in when you get to the settlement and call the mine to let them know you're coming.

I know you can fish up there. They have outfitters land on the lake with float planes. The guys (mostly guys there) at the mining camp fish there as well during their off time.