Trail Report – Camp EOTB 2015

We had a relatively small group this year for camp, but it was a great camp nonetheless, with great people and generating some great stories. While a few of us arrived early, the majority of campers began arriving in the afternoon on Friday, and the evening was relatively low key as everyone got their sites setup and visited with each other throughout the evening. The consensus, however, was to try to get an early start the next morning, with the driver meeting scheduled for 9:15am. At pro...
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Trail Report – Upper Darling Line – July 2015

First off I'd like to thank everyone who managed to make it out for yesterdays trail run to Darling Line. The group met at the usual spot in Bells Corners at 9 am. With a total of 8 vehicles meeting up in BC, we probably had the largest ratio of non-Jeep to Jeep vehicles that I have seen in a long time. 6 Jeeps, my Ford and even a Chevy!Jamie Wright with his mil-spec 85 Blazer with a 6.2 diesel was definitely something we don't see too often. And I think the diesel helped minimize the dam...
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Canada Day Run – Carp – June 2015

Thanks Ken for a good run in Carp. And thanks to Nick for being the tail gunner for our small group. There was a nice challenging rock at the beginning, and lets just say that Nick had a deja-vu moment in the mud, but he was able to winch himself out. We all got a bath at the end as Ken led us on a small detour through a line of water holes. Loved it! - Brigitte The rain and my neglect to air down stopped my climb. It was an excellent as always with the club. - Ken
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Adopt-a-Road Clean-up – June 2015

The Adopt-a-Road clean-up this spring was a success again this year. We met at the Blue Onion at 10:00am and split into two teams to start the clean-up from both ends and meet in the middle. Thanks, in part, to our efforts over the year, there wasn't a large amount of garbage, but we did manage to fill a few bags of trash and recycling completing the whole stretch in just over an hour. With the clean-up complete, we headed over to the Rusty Bat for our trail run.
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Crag Lake Adopt-a-Trail Run – May 2015

We ran with a small group today, only four trucks including Jeremy Brooks, Tom Miller, Nick Dufresne and myself. We stuck to our schedule and left Calabogie at 10:15am headed to the dam to air down. It didn’t take us long to get ready and we headed down the road. Before we could reach the entrance to the Crag Lake Back Door, we ran into a man on an ATV, flagging us down. He told us he spotted a forest fire in the direction we were heading and a Jeep stuck in the mud nearby. He was headed back t...
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2015 AGM Report

Summary The EOTB AGM was held, once again, at Biagio’s Italian Kitchen, and despite competing with the Senators game, we had excellent attendance. I would like to thank those that took the time to join us at the AGM to help us launch the upcoming season. For those of you that weren’t able to attend, the following is a summary of what took place at the AGM EOTB Board of Directors As there was only one nomination per position, each position was filled by acclamation, and no election was n...
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New Announcements Mailing List

For many years EOTB has been operating the EOTB Announcements Mailing List. We use this mailing list to keep you informed of club news, upcoming events and trail rides. New Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation requires that we get your express consent in order to continue to send you news after July 1 2014. Please follow this link to sign up to our new mailing list. Thank you for your support. We look forward to staying in touch and seeing you at our next trail ride or social event. [Up...
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Orleans Dodge Chrysler Jeep BBQ

Jeep Off-Road BBQ Event Saturday 24 May 2014 10:00am - 2:00pm Orleans Dodge Chrysler Jeep, one of our club's sponsors has invited all our members out to meet their recent jeep owners and discuss off-roading and our club! BBQ will be provided! If you drive a Jeep - from Mild to Wild, shine it up and display it!! If you don't drive a Jeep, come anyway, talk about off-roading and enjoy the BBQ!! ORLEANS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 1465 Youville Dr Ottawa, Ontario K1C 4R1 Ma...
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Trail Report – Adopt-a-Road Clean-up and Rusty Bat – May 2014

A big thank you to all that made it out today. The road clean-up was fast and a few locals honked at us in appreciation. Extra points to Evan for his trailer, it kept the trash out of our rigs. The trail was excellent with no major surprises. A few hang-ups and a couple of tugs later we made it to the top and back down without incident. Thanks again to all that came out. Ken B./Trail Leader (more…)
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Adopt-a-Road Clean-up and Trail Ride

The spring Adopt-a-Road Clean-up is on for this Saturday May 10 followed by a trail ride to the Rusty Bat. Full details here. Teenagers 12 and older are allowed to participate, but they must fill out the consent form. For those in high school, this is a great opportunity to get some volunteer hours.
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2014 Events

Due to the extra soggy spring we've had, the BOD has decided to postpone the Season Opener until further notice. A few of us will be heading up there in the coming days to monitor the access road and trail conditions. We will keep you posted!
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2014 Awards

It was great seeing everyone who showed up at the AGM last Friday. Here are all the awards and their recipients as some of you were not at the AGM. Kohn Award - Burns Macdonald Most Improved Driver Award -Brian Gudger Rookie Award -Karen Bryden Best Builder Award -Ken Buck Bling Bling Award -Mark Geres Best Stuck -Kevin Haasper Maher Presidents' Award -Paul Dufresne Shutterbug Award -Christine Croskery Jackstand Award -Rene Meunier McGyver Award (for most innovative trail fix...
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EOTB 2014-2015 Elections

As the EOTB Elections Officer this year, I am pleased to present your new EOTB Executive, congratulate the new board members and thank everyone for their participation: President - Paul Dufresne Vice-President - Chris Palko Secretary - Nick Clement Treasurer - Peter Stecko Environmental Officer - Ken Buck Ottawa Area Director - Burns MacDonald Kingston/Brockville Area Director - Rod Etienne Michael Gilligan 2014 Elections Officer 2014
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EOTB 2014 AGM

Friday March 28th, 2013 6:00 pm Biagio's Italian Kitchen, 1394 Richmond Rd., Ottawa, ON K2B 6R8 We are once again getting ready for the upcoming season and part of that will be the election of your board representatives; the first look at the trail run schedule and of course the annual general meeting where we officially kick off the new season. The eating, drinking and being merry starts as early as 6:00 pm. Please come at this time to order food and to renew your membership. You c...
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Trail Report – Bear Skulls – October 2013

I arrived at Munfords a little before 9:30 to find Paul, Nick, Martin, and Andy our guests for the day. After fueling up, I grabbed a $2.99 poncho. We decided to wait five minutes for anyone else to arrive and as we started up the jeeps Tom and Tony pulled in. It started to rain. The group headed to the trailhead and (most) aired down. I took the lead having a gps and a winch. A nice fall drive through the forest to the first obstacle - Bear Hug. (more…)
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