Slim Pickin’s: Update 2/5/16
I’m not gonna sugar coat this on you: We’re on the edge of completely skunked around here. Taking a walk around town Thursday felt every bit of early April as opposed to February. Snow cover ranged from very thin to completely baked in the exposed areas. In the woods, snow pack was in the 3-6+ inch […]
Custer’s Last Stand: Update 2/2/16
It’s looking bleak out there… I’m starting to feel a bit like George Custer surrounded by the Indians at Little Big Horn. Well, I’m glad I got out there last Thursday. The conditions did hold up into Saturday. But the scene took a definite turn for the worse on Sunday as temperatures shot into the 40s. There […]
Darrin Rides to Newcomb Again: Update 1/28/16
I was off work today and hadn’t ridden in almost a week. So I hit the “Newcomb Playbook” again. The Indian Lake village trails were pretty rough this morning. But S84 heading out toward Blue Mountain was actually half-way decent riding, except for those bony spots under the tall pines. The worst part was about a […]
Winter on the Brink? Update 1/28/16
After the heart-wrenching December that averaged 12-14 degrees above normal, January has achieved a consistent (if not extreme cold) with only one truly brutal thaw day on January 10th with 44*F and an inch of rain. As a whole, January’s high temperatures have averaged in the middle 20s with lows averaging in the single digits […]
Darrin rides to Newcomb: Update 1/22/16
Nothing better to do this evening, so off the Newcomb I rode. The Indian Lake inner village trails were groomed this week, but they were still in various stages of rough and bumpy with the lack of snow. But at least the base has been set. Before heading out, I checked out C8/Sabael Road as […]
