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One… More… Time! To Speculator and Wells.

3/14/22 Update Winter in the morning, spring by afternoon, bordering die-hard by evening. That was a mid-March Monday for ya! Did Indian Lake to Perkins Clearing, Speculator and Tree Farm. Won’t get into the blow-by-blow, but I can tell you this is probably my last run from the compound. Indian Lake main arteries were approaching […]

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Take my kid to work day

After Thursday’s epic day of discovery, I wanted to get back out to my “office”. Friday had started mild with temperatures cracking 40*F in the afternoon. I hadn’t ridden with Darrin Jr all winter, so I figured there was no better time than now. I didn’t unload my sled from the ilsnow command center after […]

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Around the horn!

After Tuesday’s mega-miler, I didn’t get back at it Wednesday until 10am. I’m human, after all, and needed a bit of time to recover. Today’s direction was easy: NORTH! I had only ran to Blue Mountain Lake and Newcomb once this winter and was eager to try it again now that we’ve got real snow. […]

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Solo snowmobiling mega-miler

Snowpack throughout the central Adirondacks has settled into the 16-24 inch range. We’re finally at the point when I can head out, pick any direction and win. Last week’s snowstorm has blown open the ilsnow playbook. Almost everything goes! The lakes did have slush on them, but wasn’t a problem for me when I stayed […]

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All about Perkins Clearing!

2/4/22 8AM Update: We got it!!! Nearly a foot of new snow in Indian Lake, and we’ll add a bit more to the pile today. It’s a whole new ballgame… We did get some rain on Thursday before we switched to snow for good in the afternoon, so there may be some messy spots. Weekend […]

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