Deep Freeze: Done! What’s Next?
The first 7 days of January have been amazingly cold here in ilsnow land! Average max: 3.4*F Average min: -16.6*F On three of those days, the temperature remained subzero all day. The lowest temperature at Indian Lake (official) was -24*F on the morning of January 7th. With the bitter cold, snow has been hard to […]
To Old Forge and beyond! Ride 1/4/18
Yesterday Evening Everything I touched around Indian Lake village was aces and S84 was a good to great ride all the way out to Lake Durant. S84 where it continues as the Old Stage trail hadn’t been touched with the groomer but still wasn’t bad. The section from Lake Durant Road to Blue Mountain Rest […]
Touchdown, Speculator! Update 1/2/18
Day off meant riding. But after Sunday’s frozen tundra ride, I was going to wait until the temperature at least got to zero. Since the day started at -16*F, that was going to take a bit of time. So, I washed a huge stack of dishes to help pass the time. I’m sure my daughter […]
Decem-brrr!! Update 12/31/17
The guests at Saturday Night’s Snowarriors Party told me that snowmobile riding was great on Saturday. That made sense because the groomers were out and the very cold temperatures kept trails firm and the weekend traffic relatively low. I was bent on getting there to ride Sunday morning, no matter how cold it was! So, here […]
Weekend Outlook: Update 12/28/17
After Tuesday’s epic ride, what can I do for an encore? NOTHING! Those kind of rides don’t grow on trees here in ilsnow land. I was at the right place at the right time. 🙂 Bill Belichick is fond of “looking forward to the next game” whether the Patriots win or lose on Sunday. So, […]
