Perkins Clearing, One more time! Ride 3/26/17
Weekend snowmobile traffic was rather light and we didn’t get much rain, so I decided to take a Perkins Clearing run when I got off work Sunday afternoon. Indian Lake village trails were in pretty good shape, aside from some bald spots. Trail surface was fairly hard and didn’t offer the best cooling today. C8/Sabael trail had […]
Spring Fling III: Ride 3/23/17
Temperatures barely reaching above 10*F on Wednesday made it tough for even the March sun to soften the trails up, so I sat home. On Thursday, with temperatures on their way to around 30*F, I let the sun be my friend to loosen things up a bit before hitting the trail Thursday afternoon. Indian Lake […]
Spring Fling II, Getting worse: Update 3/21/17
Darrin Jr and I launched in Speculator today. Snow conditions started soft, which eased any bumps. Here is a summary of the conditions encountered: Perkins Clearing: Great riding for the most part. Southerly exposures on Mud Lake Road showing some dirt. Carpenter Hill Road was mind blowing! Big Brook: Pretty good ride, just a few […]
Spring fling! Update 3/20/17
After Thursday’s deep powder fest, I was on the shelf last weekend. So, I took an after-work spin up to Newcomb. The local Indian Lake village trails were groomed today. Most of the trails weren’t perfectly flat, but the weekend bumps were sufficiently ironed out for enjoyable riding. The exposed areas and heavily worn corners were […]
Powder Chowder! Update 3/16/17
After I spun around the local Indian Lake trails Thursday afternoon, I decided to try C8 out to Headquarters to see how far I could get. To my delight, several sleds had broken across Route 28&30 and worked their way back. It was an epic powder ride all the way out to Cedar River HQ! […]
