Childwold
Hit ’em where they ain’t! Hiding out
Wee Willie Keeler carved out a Hall of Fame major league baseball career out of “hit ’em where they ain’t!” With a robust .341 lifetime batting average, two batting titles (including an astonishing .424 in 1897!) and 8 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the guy knew what he was talking about. After getting skunked for riding last […]
Roll Childwold, Roll!
Have trailer, will travel… It’s been that kind of winter for me. Another trip up north was in order for Tuesday. This time, I trucked it to Horseshoe Lake on the horrible “road” called NYS Route 421. Thankfully, the snowmobiling was well worth enduring 6 miles of frost heaved pavement to reach the trailhead. Here’s […]
Operation St. Lawrence County
I think Crazy Cal was anticipating this ride even more than I was! But I was certainly more than eager for the trailer ride up pot-holed and frost-heaved Route 421 to Horseshoe Lake parking lot in pursuit of a great day. There was good fresh snow cover to give the total mid-winter luster under a […]
Indian Lake to Childwold and back: Update 2/13/20
Update 2/14/20: Got word that everything around Indian Lake into Moose River Plains got groomed Friday. So, get here early Saturday and ride it! Report 2/13/20 After being the solo warrior for the past couple of days, Crazy Cal and Matty Ice were able to blow off work and join me on Thursday. The Lost […]
Invasion Northern Adirondacks! Ride 1/22/20
I’ve been wanting to get in a snowmobile ride with Marcel Carrier of Northern (and Southern) Adirondacks Facebook Page fame for a while. We’ve crossed paths several times and I’m even an administrator on both Facebook pages. But snowmobiling friendships aren’t truly cemented until we ride! My usual playbook to hit the Northern ‘Dacks is […]
