Ridges

Beautiful day today,sunny,calm High of-14c. logged close to 2.5Hrs airtime this afternoon--no destination-just wandered around. Lots of camp owners,snowmobilers and fishermen out enjoying the day.
The picture was taken @ 600ft. above ground level-looking North towards Strawberry-that is Allan's reef ridge running East to West in middle of picture.
The road lower right runs to Railroad and angles back to the Moore Bay road-then to the Main road South of Strawberry-I traveled this route by vehicle after flying this afternoon-a little blown in in places but still good.
They have cut another pass over ridge on the Main road @ Allan's Reef-from the air it also looks good--dry.
Flew as far South as French Portage from the Keewatin Channel--several ridges along this route as well. We are not the only area effected with ridges!! Seems the whole lake is cut up with them.

Update of Allan's Reef

On morning of 25th Sharon sent out an e-mail saying Leonard had been out the previous evening making a new crossing over the ridge-just West of the old one-I crossed it at noon today and it was level and dry.
On 24th Bill Holm(he plows from Queer to Andrew Bay) plowed a bypass from North of Queer towards Railroad Island,here it crosses the ridge which is hardly noticeable and connects to the Moore Bay road-less than 1 km East of the Pine tree on main road South of Strawberry. I checked the ice every 100 yards on this route and could not get water from my 16" chain saw,The road is only 30' wide--a good alternative if the new crossing Leonard made pushes up again.
The ridge at NE tip of Queer has been stable for a couple weeks now.
Check conditions before crossing.

Alternate Route

This afternoon I plowed from 12 Mile Portage to French Narrows. So anyone wanting to access their camps on Queer Island/French Narrows / Andrew Bay can do so using this route:

Leave Ministry Landing and travel over Strawberry Portage-turn right on the 1st road and follow this to 12 Mile Portage. Take the trail to the left once over 12 Mile-- It's 35 km's from Ministry to French Narrows--I have also plowed up to the ridge at tip of Queer.

There is good ice from 12 mile to French Narrows( 6 miles) with no ridges-this is the route we used in years past before coming through Dorian Marsh.