Canada>Ontario>Valens>EGL Gearing Up for Winter 2013-2014

**Lofty** · 01-15-2014, 14:10

hopefully we hear back from Valens and its a go!
If not soon, ( as in today ) we should plan an alternative - I know since I'm only going one night I'm leaving early Friday Morning to wherever we decide.

**Iguana** · 01-15-2014, 14:38

My wife will kill me if I tell her I will be staying home this weekend.

I am in for wherever we can hang.

Is no one answering the phones? I am in a meeting until about 3:30. After that I can start calling around to see what is open.

**ggreaves** · 01-15-2014, 14:45

Originally Posted by Iguana

My wife will kill me if I tell her I will be staying home this weekend.

I am in for wherever we can hang.

Is no one answering the phones? I am in a meeting until about 3:30. After that I can start calling around to see what is open.

If we bring our turtle dog stands, can we hang in your backyard? I won't use up all the hot water I promise.

**Bubba** · 01-15-2014, 15:34

Originally Posted by ggreaves

I got the info here:

http://conservationhalton.ca/announc...on-parks-remai

Under the heading "Available Activities", I found the following:

Rattlesnake Point: cross-country skiing (trails are not groomed), hiking; all trails are open except the Buffalo Crag Trail. Climbing areas and campsites remain closed.

I hope Crash is reading this thread. He's coming up all the way from Jersey. Hopefully we'll get it sorted out with a nearby place to hang.

Yeah, I saw that too but then I thought they would put some kind of notice on the reservation system.

I called the Halton region office and they said they are supposed to get an update soon. I'm guessing they are in the same boat as Valens.

I spoke to someone at Valens yesterday and they said the power had been reconnected but they are waiting for everything to be tested. If the tests were ok they said they could probably open but the water in the washrooms would not be potable. I said that wouldn't be a problem for us.

**76 highboy** · 01-15-2014, 16:44

Lets keep our fingers crossed.I dont mind driving a couple of hours to camp,but i'm one of those testing out some equipment.Also i'm kinda sloppily/heavily packed up for car camping.Willing to repack if needed.I'm sure it'll all workout,problably at the eleventh hour. ted

**Bubba** · 01-15-2014, 18:02

Last year's Spring canoe trip was almost a no go. Sunday there was ice everywhere but come the weekend it was beautiful for us. Maybe we'll have the same last minute luck.

**Chard** · 01-15-2014, 18:14

Unfortunately I haven't heard back from Valens yet. I'll take that to mean that they're too busy cleaning up after thye ice-storm to answer emails. I'm cool with that.

I'll give them a call first thing in the morning and see where we stand. Sounds like we may have some options, although we're definitely in the "last minute" club now.

Depending on where I look, we're likely to get around -10C Saturday night. If we do go further afield, I've got a large tent and thermarests we could set up if anyone needed to "go to ground". It's an option.

**Crash** · 01-16-2014, 08:04

Bad news. My fatherinlaw is in the hospital. Its very serious. Relatives are even flying in from Scotland.

Unless he makes a great improvement today all my plans are on hold.

It pains me to see a man who has been a strong active father reduced to a shell of a man in a month.

I hope to hang out with you all again soon. Keep warm and hang 'em high.

**Bubba** · 01-16-2014, 10:46

Originally Posted by Crash

Bad news. My fatherinlaw is in the hospital. Its very serious. Relatives are even flying in from Scotland.

Unless he makes a great improvement today all my plans are on hold.

It pains me to see a man who has been a strong active father reduced to a shell of a man in a month.

I hope to hang out with you all again soon. Keep warm and hang 'em high.

Prayers to you and your family. I missed meeting you the last time so hope to do so at another hang.