We are alive and well.  The snow is flying and the lakes are freezing up. Rena is back in Manitoba looking after the bookings and any questions people have.  The airplanes are put away but I have not left the North yet. Whatever we need to do to survive will be done.  

 

I am getting a first hand look at the lakes daily.  I stayed with the construction company that we were cooking for at Loree and Findlay.  I took a job as camp maintenance guy.  The camp is 10 miles north of Loree and is in the middle of no where and houses 17 guys.  Once the winter road opens up in the new year there will be a 100 plus man camp to put the powerline in to the north.  The guys working up here are mostly people from where we live in Manitoba.  I fit in quite well with the construction crowd. 🙂 At this time, they are opening up a few more rig camps from where I am and beginning to clear the bush for the line to go in.  Just like being an outfitter, my job is different everyday.  Helicopters coming and going, I haul water in a Sherp through the swamp over a mile, this is the biggest part of the work.  I also look after some huge generators, sewage plant, shovel and plow snow and what ever else might creep up to fix.  Jack of all trades, master of none.  By the time Christmas rolls around it will be 8 months since I have been home.  But these times call for action and we do not want to get behind to the banks or especially the government.  Good thing I like to work. 😉 I could go on and on about the Bulls#$t going on in the world but I try to stay positive.  Our opinions are strong, we love our Country and our American Cousins.  We stand with you and for Democracy.  Although these things are becoming harder and harder to defend.   We miss our guests and appreciate the support we have had through all of this.  Thank you.

We are also very happy to announce the arrival of another Bush Pilot.  George Shawn was born Nov 9th at 2pm in Thunder Bay.  A healthy boy, quiet so far.  Jack will have a friend for life…..

 

Here are some pics of what has been happening…..

Aaron and I each got to moose hunt quite a bit once our guys left for work.  We both got on to some moose and stayed close to them whenever we could get out.  I called in this beauty at the end of Sept on Loree and a few days later Aaron was able to get a shot at a nice spike bull at Findlay.  The freezers are full again 🙂

 

As with most times I am successful during a moose hunt, the sky shows me that it is time.  This was the sky 10 minutes before I was able to call out my moose.  Even after all these years, the beauty still takes my  breath away.  Soon after this picture he grunted and came to me like a freight train.

The lake I am hauling water from is a mile from the camp and only 6 feet deep.  We moved an old boat over there to get around and check depth.

I had my flag in my pocket from the base in Red Lake and put up a flag pole at camp.  The flag is tattered and worn just like our economy and our country.

The Sherp will go through anything.  Bog, water, snow, or whatever.  I am hauling 300 gallons of water at a time and am starting to get a good road smoothed out.  Dustee is with me of course and loving being up there as well.  The guys around camp are ecstatic to have her around,  everyone feels better with a dog to pet.

Please remember to shop at the Amik Store for some great Christmas gifts.  We have teamed up with a company in the USA who looks after the embroidering and printing as well as the shipping.  Here is the link to our Online Shop.  It is also located at the top left on the front page of our website.

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Take care.