Newcomb day on snowmobile
Thou shall not ride on Monday. Not a commandment, but a guideline for me. It gives the groomers a head-start in repairing the trails after weekend carnage. Then, I can roll out the big rides mid-week when it’s clicking here. Sometimes, “rules” that I set for myself can (and should) be broken, especially when I’ve […]
Ohio (and more) run!
Saturday, March 4th Update: With the storm winding down late Saturday morning, Indian Lake is approaching 8-inch total at the ilsnow.com storm center. Based on Oak Mountain’s 10 inch observation early this morning, I’d say that Speculator is ending up with around foot. New snow amounts decrease, pressing into the western and northern Adirondacks. Friday, […]
Roll to Speculator
Another late morning start for Thursday’s ride. Needed to remove the 3 inches of glop built up on sections of my driveway and Mom’s driveway that I had neglected all week (because I’ve been riding) before it hardens up Thursday night and becomes nearly impossible to move before the next snow. Just before noon, I […]
Moose River Plains and more!
Got off to a later start on Wednesday, rolling out of the compound at 11am. Figured the time I had would be best spent doing recon work into Moose River Plains and seeing what happens after that. From Indian Lake, C8/out to Headquarters was near constant studder-ripple to studder-bumpy. There was a degree of improvement […]
Indian Lake to Sabattis
With groomers out repairing weekend damage, I was chomping at the bit to roll out a ride from the compound on Tuesday. Didn’t really know which way I would head out of town, toward Moose River Plains or toward Newcomb. I followed a fresh groom on C8 with it turning onto S84. That made Newcomb […]