Hello everyone!
So sorry for the delay in setting up the Sunnyside cam pics.
I had the camera set to take videos hoping o catch some wildlife however it wouldn't work well with posting to this forum.
The first batch will be fairly recent pictures.
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The temps the camera are showing will at times be incorrect as the sun hits directly on the camera.
Fingers crossed it runs all winter.
I have had a couple days that the camera was obstructed by ice etc.
Cheers to you all...enjoy, Stu
Great pics, Stu. It's cool to keep track like that. I'm hoping to make my annual trip to camp for New Years again this year. (4 yrs running now) I'll post pics. :)
Quote from: puckster_guy on December 20, 2024, 08:14:00 AMGreat pics, Stu. It's cool to keep track like that. I'm hoping to make my annual trip to camp for New Years again this year. (4 yrs running now) I'll post pics. :)
Someday perhaps i will be able to do that as well.
Enjoy yourself my friend.
We will chat soon
Sat Dec 21st
Sun on the water, snow on the ground. Beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at least in Kipawa.
I would say a 50% chance of snow on the ground at my home in Southern Ontario.
Cheers
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Great pics there Stu
Not a lot of snow
Lake should be iced over after last night
Merry Christmas
Extreme cold warning for the area by environment Canada.
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Loving seeing these progressive shots, keep them coming and thanks for sharing this on the board!
Not quite frozen over yet!
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Thanks Stu! Like others, I find it so satisfying to see the lake this time of year. And I can't wait until May when we visit you and Erin again to share a few brews in that lakeside patio!
Happy Christmas to you and all!
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, however you say it cheers from us to you all, hope to see you sometime next season.
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The progress is fantastic!!
Looks like the Lake is iced over
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Here are pucs for the 27th and 28th.
Temps are warming up.
On the 27th we had a visit from a fox.
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Looking good, Stu. Going to camp today or tomorrow for New years. I'll post a couple of pics when I can. Internet is off for the winter.
Mild rainy day.
Snow is melting.
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Happy New year!
Wishing all forum members, their friends, family, and significant others a fantastic new year.
Cheers
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Happy New Year to you Stu, and everyone on the Board!
Love the pics!
Happy New Year to all, and many thanks Stu for sharing these great pics!
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Excellent pics Stu ;D ;D
Very little snow
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Hi Stu,How can I download pictures onto this chat? I've done it before but can't seem to figure it out now.
Quote from: puckster_guy on January 03, 2025, 02:44:39 PMHi Stu,How can I download pictures onto this chat? I've done it before but can't seem to figure it out now.
From the top of the post, i have been clicking on the user action box and selecting reply.
Then clicking on the box to ad the photo.
Not sure what the best size is.
I have been using the 1024 x 768
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A few pics from Red Pine on New Years day.
Hope you had a great New Years Joe.
Much rather be up there than at home in the city.
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Hi Stu,
Enjoy your photos very much. How do you get service through SpyPoint that far away from town?
Quote from: limacharley on January 06, 2025, 12:35:13 PMHi Stu,
Enjoy your photos very much. How do you get service through SpyPoint that far away from town?
Not really sure.
In the summer we have a cell signal booster running.
Last season i ran a small solar panel to power the booster.
This season so far there is enough of a signal to keep the cam running on its own.
I only have a small panel powering the camera.
The camera runs on multiple metworks...perhaps it is running on bell and rogers, depending on whatever it can find.
Having been on Hunter's lake, I'm somewhat familiar with the sparse cell tower signal. I found that being on the north side of the lake provided a clear "view" of a tower in the south so since you're on the north side of Audoin, must be nothing obstructing the airwaves.
A fiend of mine on Hunter was too close to the large hill and could get no signal.
The reason I was asking was because friends of mine moose hunt behind Hagar and don't want to invest in a game cam for fearing they won't work. I guess it depends on an unobstructed view of a tower and not great cell service.??
Cheers,
I think if he can get a bar or two on his mobile signal level he should be good. For a game cam.
I think it just takes longer and more battery to send a transmission.
We definately get days on ours where we dont get pics.
Sometimes a week goes by and you wonder if the camera is still functioning..haha.
On that note here is todays pic from sunnyside.
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Thanks Stu.
Have a good winter.
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With little snow and those temps it will
be making ice
you would think, but too windy.
The Lake is still wide open with whitecaps at Kipawa, probably all bigger open areas of the lake have no ice yet.
Be wary this year, a back bay may have a foot, and open areas an inch
:o
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2nd pic was posted today by Dixie looking out from government dock.
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Not much snow
But that can change quick
Looking good
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Loving watching these progressive pictures, thanks for posting!
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Looks like our fox friend is back.
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Hi Knuckles
Great pics
See they are getting a bit of snow
Quote from: RickOnt on January 29, 2025, 11:16:26 AMHi Knuckles
Great pics
See they are getting a bit of snow
Sure looks like it.
The dock is almost buried.
Looks like a drift is forming out front of the cabin as well.
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Looks like we had a visitor today.
Anyone know who this is?
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Not sure who visitor is?? I see he left his tracks !!
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Quote from: RickOnt on February 06, 2025, 11:50:11 AMNot sure who visitor is?? I see he left his tracks !!
Mystery has been solved.
It was a friend of ours from town, stopping by to take some pics for us.
He was checking out roofs for snowload.
Any idea how thick the ice has gotten with the cold up there?
Quote from: puckster_guy on February 08, 2025, 10:07:07 AMAny idea how thick the ice has gotten with the cold up there?
My friend says 10-12 inches on the main lake.
Smaller bays etc are thicker as they froze much earlier
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Looking good, we're heading up this weekend.....
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Another nightime fox visit last week.
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Great pics
Not a lot of snow. More melting for Wednesday
Looking good!!
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This fox seems to be a regular customer now.
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Ok this winter is feeling like it has gone on lone enough, it needs to go now...
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Your right, it's gotta end. Going to camp for the summer for April fools day. Feels almost fitting. ;D
Quote from: puckster_guy on March 06, 2025, 02:39:43 PMYour right, it's gotta end. Going to camp for the summer for April fools day. Feels almost fitting. ;D
Wish we didn't have to wait for the ice to vacate.
Fingers crossed we are just a few weeks behind you.
Warmer temps this week,should change things a bit.
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Looks like some melting happening!!
How tall are the small trees in front of pic?
How much snow do you think?
Quote from: RickOnt on March 11, 2025, 11:24:07 AMLooks like some melting happening!!
How tall are the small trees in front of pic?
How much snow do you think?
Not sure how much snow is piled up.
The small tree on the right by the gazebo is a dwarf pine...its maybe 3ft tall.
Things should a lot different by the end os this week for sure.
Another visitor.
Looks like it left some deep tracks.
Added a 5am, and 9am pic
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My guess is coyote, but hard to tell. Could be a young wolf.
Those tracks look a lot bigger than what a fox would leave.
Why did the camera not catch it.
He's on there in the 5AM photo...looks too little to be a wolf...
Camera is set for photos so i could post here.
Otherwise i would have it set for videos.
Not sure if i can screengeab from videos to post on this site or not.
Actually never tried.
With luck we will have a second camera for next season.
Lake water traditionally starts to rise the end of March.
Hope its sooner this year!
Got the terrible itch to return to this place
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Bring on the warm spells!
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Yay, bring on the melt!
Looks like a giant sauna.
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Lots of melting happening!
Bring it on!!!
Some progress on the thaw.
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wow
what a difference in two days
Thanks for the pics Stu! Looks to be melting fast. I'll soon think about when to drop my ice out prediction. ;) Can't wait to get back up there!
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Another nighttime visitor by the dwarf pine.
Melt continues.
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I stand corrected. My wife Erin noticed, what i thought was an animal by the dwarf pine, was actually the rock in the camera light...
The animal is actually by the white plastic chairs in front of the gazebo.
I see it now. That looks more like a wolf than a coyote. Thanks for posting these Stu...great to stay "in touch" with Kipawa this time of year. Hope you and Erin are doing well...
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A little greener every day!
Really enjoy the daily pictures. Thanks for doing this.
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Got some time on your hands, play spot the critter..haha.
The 10:59 pic looks like a racoon?
The later one triggered the motion light on the gazebo which is pointed at the dock and catwalks.
I have now set the camera to take videos with a couple preview pics.
Hope i can still post the preview pics.
So there may be some delays in the next few pics until i get things worked out.
Cheers everyone, hope to see you all soon!
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Here is the last still pic retrieved before the switch to video feeds.
Thinking once the dust settles from this season i will add another camera, just need to figure which direction to point it.
Todays grab is lookin a bit white, but its just mother playing a silly game with us.Spypoint_20250322_095909.jpg
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Bonus view today!
We are in Huatulco Mexico, however a friwnd did a snowmobile driveby and sent some pics.
Amazed i could convert from Heic format to jpg on my mobile in Mex and upload to this forum...
Cheers everyone enjoy!
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Awe crap...more snow
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Same lol. I just made it to camp yesterday in a blizzard. Winter won't go away...
Quote from: puckster_guy on March 25, 2025, 04:17:43 PMSame lol. I just made it to camp yesterday in a blizzard. Winter won't go away...
This sucks..hahaha
We are sitting here in 33 degree weather in Mexico watching it snow there...
Just want to get to camp..argh
Think we are due for a run to red pine again this season..its been a while, must look really different there
Quote from: knuckles on March 25, 2025, 04:35:40 PMQuote from: puckster_guy on March 25, 2025, 04:17:43 PMSame lol. I just made it to camp yesterday in a blizzard. Winter won't go away...
This sucks..hahaha
We are sitting here in 33 degree weather in Mexico watching it snow there...
Just want to get to camp..argh
Think we are due for a run to red pine again this season..its been a while, must look really different there
The otherside of the bay is full of camps now. Not much busier on the lake tho. C'mon down lol. I'll make a trip or two now that I'm comfortable about the route. Enjoy Mexico, I'm thinking of wintering there next winter.
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Some pics from Red Pine...
Quote from: puckster_guy on March 29, 2025, 08:42:12 AMSome pics from Red Pine...
Looks far too white there Joe.
Maybe you can crank that woodstove and melt some for us!
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Looks like still enough ice to sled out there...lol
I got a hole cut in the ice for water. Still a foot of ice out front.
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There is a Tornado on your dock ;D ;D
Quote from: RHYBAK on March 31, 2025, 02:37:15 PMThere is a Tornado on your dock ;D ;D
Haha maybe it will vacuum up the white stuff!
Probably should consider making a shroud for the camera, or a relocation.
When they melt they sometimes trigger it to take unnecessary shots.
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Great pics there knuckles
Hope to be into camp before the end of April
Rick
Looks like a fox.
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White stuff just won't go away...
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At the bridge today at red pine chutes
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Melting again however the lake level is still down.
Its now looking a bit behind on the chart below.
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Nice ;D ;D ;D
Looking like Spring!!
Bring it on
Nice warm weather and sun, plus a good current is opening up the water out front. 😊
Looking good there Puckster
Spring is in the air!!
Getting there Joe. If you don't mind ,could you snap a pic going up river next time you're over ? Thanks.
This is a couple of days ago. It's almost clear to the shore. I'll take a better pic soon.
Thanks Joe. Looks like our floating dock might be popping through the ice soon.
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Lookin a bit better today.
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My April 25 prediction is looking good
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Hey Glenn. That was this afternoon.
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Looking like
Spring ;D ;D
This morning. Snow is almost gone and lake is opening up more every day.
It's happening. Thanks fellas for posting the pictures
The melt has spread about..
Added a couple pics that Dixie posted today from the government dock area.
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Today's conditions at Red Pine...
Hope to come up end of next week to do some dock work. Looking good.
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Slight bit of open water in between dock and shoreline!
Looking good`
Supposed to get lots of rain tonight and tomorrow
Should break up the ice
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This morning...
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Joe,
Your photos are misleading somewhat. You are very close to the Kipawa River so the current is making that ice disappear real fast.
That is not the case beyond Butney narrows, Hunter's narrows and Corbeau as seen in Knuckles' photos.
Travel by boat to Corbeau and beyond is 10 days out in my opinion.
We need a week of +20 temps.
Not this is progress!
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Ice is out at sunnyside!
Not sure about entire lake.
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Awesome! When you heading up Stu?
Quote from: puckster_guy on April 27, 2025, 10:03:01 AMThis morning...
Kinda looks like your stuck there for a few days Joe! Any idea when they will get the wash out fixed?
We are taking the boat up this weekend.
Hopfully able to make it to camp for a night, to get a start on opening, firing up the solar etc.
Right now the water level is low.
But looks to be rising fast.
That's great news. I was asked to fill in at work this Saturday morning so I'm planning on going up after work and opening things up, fire up solar and fill water if the ice is off all the way to Hunters.
Hey oz!
You should be good as far as the ice goes.
I need to see the lake levels come up a bit more so i can actually tie up the boat.lol.
Bit cold to be dropping anchor and wading in.
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Sorry folks.
Got a little behind.
We were up last weekend for a day to do a quick open.
The water was as low as i have ever seen it.
Had to anchor the boat in front of our dock and walk in thru shallow water as we had no water at our dock.
Thankfully there was little wind overnight.
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Nice pic of moose!
Water is almost at summer levels here at my camp on Temiscaming
They will be putting logs in the dam on the Kipawa River
That should bring your water up.
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We made it to camp last weekend and yes water levels are crazy low. I had to launch the boat at the Gov't launch this trip. Camp was in good shape just have to deal with a big balsam with the roots pulling out of the ground and leaning toward my shed. Only other issue with water being so low was a real pain pumping water into my tanks. For anyone travelling up the 533 be careful of the pot holes, pretty rough in sections. Hope everyone has a great and safe summer.
Yup, i agree fully
We had quite a time getting water for our tank as well, and the government dock was the only one we saw with enough water to even get the boat in. Was not the easiest trying to get in, we had to tie a floater close to the ramp as the main docks were too low to jump down/up to.
Heard a boat horn on Sat, we wondered if it was Oz or Wayne..
I am up this weekend for a 2 week stint and had to look twoce at the weather forecast...-4 on Sat night..+32 on tuesday! Hope there will be enough water to actually park at the dock this time.
The scrawny moose was back ay camp this morning.
Cheers everyone!
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The horn was me, I will be going by again around 4pm on saturday. Then back up Thurs for opening weekend.
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Hi Glen. This is your dock, taken from the bridge
Quote from: puckster_guy on May 13, 2025, 10:39:21 AMHi Glen. This is your dock, taken from the bridge
Thanks Joe.