Indian Lake
Ride to Speculator and Wells: Update 1/19/17
The inch and a half of snow/sleet mash we picked up earlier this week sprung me loose for “Ride Day Thursday!” C8/Sabael trail down to Indian Lake was in pretty good shape as I left town this morning, aside from a few persistent water hazards. Indian Lake was a pretty smooth and flat crossing. The […]
Yes! Snowmobile ride to Speculator 1/11/17
My ride to Speculator happened Wednesday. I know that today’s thaw will change the conditions, but the snowmobile ride has a story worth telling and might provide a sort of “base line” for what conditions could be like over the holiday weekend. So, here it goes! We got 3 almost inches of snow/sleet mash Tuesday […]
Ride to Inlet & Raquette Lake: Update 1/2/2017
1/4/2017 AM Damage report: All things considering, not terrible. We did get nearly a half-inch of rain, but with temperatures in the lower to middle 30s throughout Tuesday’s event we didn’t lose much snow. Then we got between a half-inch and an inch of wet snow late Tuesday night. Conditions are very soggy at present, […]
Got it! Indian Lake Update 12/29/16
Thursday brought the goods with over a half-foot of fresh snow. I felt like a kid just watching it come down but also like a caged animal. After work, I got my sled out of the yard for the first time this year. Seems strange that I wouldn’t have ridden yet. But I usually don’t […]
Weekend Snowmobiling Outlook: Update 12/23/16
Thursday’s weather system ended up being the little engine that could, with 3.5 inches of snow here in Indian Lake. The new snow is certainly enough to freshen things up nicely for places like Perkins Clearing, Moose River Plains, Speculator Tree Farm and Powley Road. As for the narrow woods trails around Indian Lake and […]
