Moose River Plains
Another big loop! Indian Lake, Newcomb, Long Lake, Raquette Lake, Moose River Plains 3/23/13
Cal emailed me last night, wanting to do the big loop via Newcomb, Long Lake and the new Raquette Lake to Moose River trail. The very thought of riding that goat path between Raquette Lake and Moose River Plains about sent me into anaphylactic shock, but I’ve been wanting to do that loop for a […]
Indian Lake to Speculator: Ride Report 3/15/13
Update 3/16/13: Indian Lake/Speculator picked up 3-6 inches of white gold yesterday! I’m sure the back side of Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains got over 6 inches. Winter ain’t dead yet, boys and girls! With the new inch of snow we got since it turned cold and the new white paint falling from the […]
Welcome to Diehardsville! Update 3/12/13
The rains came and made a complete mess out of everything. I got an inch-plus in the rain bucket since last night, somewhat more than I feared it would be. I took a walk down to Bear Trap Swamp from Route 28&30 late Tuesday afternoon. Half of that trail was bare and the rest was […]
Indian Lake Ride Report: Update 2/25/13
In the past week or so: My XP’s brakes caught fire, the home oil furnace blew up, and had the muffler began to fall off my car. Only if I could play the country record backward and get it all back! I hadn’t been on a sled in almost a week-and-a-half, so I figured it […]
Snowmobiling Conditions: Update 2/22/13
Snow pack is 16-24 inches “in the woods” around Indian Lake and Speculator, with less on southerly exposures and village highway roadsides. The usual “snow-bowls” west of Route 30 hold over 2 feet of snow. The bigger lakes are starting to get snow dunes from the strong winds we had this week, but the snow […]
