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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 […]

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Horseshoe Lake into St. Lawrence County

One of my favorite road trips got the call on Saturday for a rare weekend ride! (for me) I met up with Damion in Indian Lake this morning just before 9am and headed up. Route 421 to Horseshoe Lake sucked, but frost heaves and potholes weren’t as extreme as I’ve seen them. Small win there! […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sabattis to Childwold and Cranberry Lake: Ride 2/28/19

Crazy Cal wanted to ride the Cranberry Lake area, so we loaded up the sleds and took them up to Sabattis, where we started Thursday’s trip. C7/Railroad was rough with moguls. The sun was bright and the sky was deep blue. I wish I had stopped to take a picture of the breathtaking winter scenery […]

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