ELEPHANT LAKE

[Nortoon_imp]

Elephant Lake is a 550 kilometer (340 mile) ride. That is the farthest northwest I can ride and still be home for supper. Summer has already slipped away, so I had to be careful to select the right gear for the cool morning and warm afternoon. Decided to cut the price tag off the Sedici Distanza Saddlebags I bought 2 summers ago and mount them on the bike.

An hour and a half from home I stopped for a Bacon Egg McMuffin breakfast in Renfrew, my most northerly jumping-off terminal. Glad I wore my flannel lined jeans, and slipped a down-filled vest under my leather jacket.

After breakfast I headed northwest to Foymount, and then on towards Combermere. On the way I stopped at Gorman Lake and the hill on Letterkenny Road. I bet that is not a lot of fun on a snowy winter day.




It started to sprinkle. As there was no rain forecast I did not bother packing my rain suit, although there was a lot of empty room in the saddlebags. Approaching Combermere the rain stopped, but last tab on the fuel gauge started to flash. I know there is no gas available there, so I pulled out my handy cue card which told me I have 75 kilometers of gas left. That’s more than enough to take me to Maynooth, my planned gas stop and rest. So I stopped to climb the road to the lookout to view Kamaniskeg Lake.


Made it to Maynooth on time for my rest stop, and topped up for the loop around Elephant Lake.


Unfortunately I could not find a safe place on the road to stop for a photo of Lake Baptiste, nor does Google Maps have a street view. Off to Bancroft for my lunch break at Canada’s favourite coffee shop Tim Horton's.

The ride home was uneventful, although I did stop for a picture of Denbigh Lake.


No picture of Sharbot Lake when I stopped at the general store for a rest and gas. Just a quick scoot home through Perth, Franktown and Richmond. Arrived home in time to grill some pork chops for dinner.

[Mandrau_imp]

That looks like a great day ride and one that is doable for me from Sudbury - well maybe an overnighter. Your description and photos took me out of my living room for awhile. Liked those saddle bags. Looks as though they would hold a ton of gear if they had to.

[the Ferret]

Nice. The road in the second pic looks great.

[peterbaron]

Lovely scenario and your bike, Nortoon.

[GoldOxide_imp]

Nice. The road in the second pic looks great.

(+1) Agreed.

[Cormanus]

Sounds like a great day, Nortoon.