Indian Lake
Overnighter: Ride March 6-7, 2019
Since I live in snowmobiling country, I don’t need to take an overnight or weekend trip to ride. I just do it on a day off and sometimes after work, especially as the days continue to get longer. But taking a two-day trip is fun, especially when it’s all by snowmobile! So read on… Day […]
Big Fly to Fopo and Boonville: Ride 2/27/19
I woke up at 6am, intending to be on the trails by 7am. But temperatures in the -14*F to -18*F range compelled me to wait a bit until temperatures at least made a run to zero before I got out. The groomers have been out in force around Indian Lake to iron out the Presidents […]
Ride Day! Update 2/20/19
Wasn’t sure where I was gonna head today. So I just started up my sled this morning and hoped the groomers were able to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again. Around Indian Lake, the groomers did get out and it looked really good: Since I hadn’t been to points south for much of the winter, I […]
Got snow, bro!! Update 2/13/19
Lots of internet chatter about how this storm was a bust for other places. But what can I tell you? I forecasted 6-12 inches of snow/sleet mixture for Indian Lake and ended up with about 8 inches at the ilsnow storm center. Most reports along the Route 8 corridor were in the 8-12 inch range. […]
About this weekend: Update 2/7/19
We got a pretty good glazing of ice Wednesday night. So I just waited for the temperature to make its rise through the 30s to soften things up a bit before I headed out Thursday afternoon. Trails around Indian Lake village were still in pretty decent shape for the most part. This was some of […]
