On Saturday July 23rd the Northumberland ATV Club hosted a ride around Weslemkoom Lake and area lakes. We had 16 people attend with 12 ATV’s. It was a great day for a ride, although leading up to the ride it had been extremely hot and humid the shade of the forest trees took away the hot humid air, in the sun it was still hot but there was a breeze which kept the air moving. We stopped at a hunting camp for lunch and then proceeded to one of the small lakes for a refreshing dip before our journey back to the vehicles. The return trip was 120 km, we are in need of rain many of the water holes are dried up and most of the unwooded trails are really dusty. Unfortunately, for the other riders, they were not able to see the moose and deer which crossed the trail in front of us. It was great to see so much wild life, one of the advantages of being at the beginning of the line. Over all the ride provided a good mix for each level of rider and everyone made it around safely and without incident. Thanks to all who attended and please feel free to share your photos.
On Saturday July 9th the Northumberland ATV Club hosted an EOTA ride along the Trans Canada Trail Systems. We started in Tweed and rode to Sharbot Lake with lunch at the Maples Restaurant in Sharbot Lake.
A special thanks to Wayne for guiding us through the Otter Lakes bush trail, this trail provided a good mix of skill level for the riders.
We had 7 ATV’s attend this event. It was a great day to ride, the rain on Friday night was enough to keep the dust down. This is the best time to enjoy the EOTA rail trails, just after a rain. We had to stop for a partridge who insisted on dusting in the middle of the trail.
We regularly conduct maintenance on our many kilometers of trails in our district. Earier in the season we were clearing bush, fallen trees, widening trails and whipper snipping tall grass on our trails. On occasion we have to build or repair bridges. On Saturday June 18th the Northumberland District ATV Riders Club repaired a bridge on our trail. Thanks to all who participated into performing the repair.
NDATV held our first Safe Riding Course on Sunday June 12th, 2016.
We had 7 participants attend the course and all passed. The day was perfect for the ride after the course. We practiced circles in front of the NDATV clubhouse before hitting loop 2 and loop 1 to return to the clubhouse. We did on road riding; rode on sand, gravel, mud, rutted trails and forest paths; did uphill, downhill and even enjoyed the view at lookout point. Most riders also were treated to a young white tail deer and her baby fawn.
