Blue Mountain Lake
Around the horn with Crazy Cal!
Cal’s favorite loop is the ride via Newcomb, Long Lake, Raquette Lake and Moose River Plains back to Indian Lake. Being that Friday’s ride would get into HEAVY snowmobile traffic, we decided to bang it through Moose River Plains in the morning, then escape to lesser traffic in Newcomb for the afternoon. Sound strategy is […]
Monday, Monday: Indian Lake to Newcomb
Last weekend was brutally COLD! If I only had weekends, I would have been riding. Trails hold up much better when it’s that cold. I live here, so I chose to let the brunt pass before venturing back out. Monday had another sub-zero start, but bright sunshine would push the thermometer to near 20*F in […]
Drop a dime on a snowmobiling SICK DAY!
All work and no play makes Darrin a dull boy. After multiple tours of snow removal duty Sunday night and Monday from the foot-plus snowstorm, I was more than ready to enjoy the bounty! Had it in mind to make a Newcomb run. That’s a really nice ride when trails are good. Unloaded my snowmobile […]
Sunshine ride! Lake Durant toward Newcomb
I almost kept this ride “off-book” as Sgt. Voight says on Chicago P.D. In the end, I felt compelled to share with the ilsnow nation, because it was such a wonderful afternoon! After morning fog and drizzle lifted and sun broke through, I couldn’t stay inside and let the afternoon go without spinning track. Especially […]
Drop the mike! I may be done.
The winter that took forever to get here is taking forever to leave! But it will leave, as it does each year, unfortunately. Wednesday night’s fresh covering of snow came with strong wind that knocked out power, phone and internet to much of Indian Lake, NY into Thursday morning. Once life got back to normal, […]
