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Indian Lake to Newcomb snowmobile ride

That half-foot of new snow on Tuesday got me motivated to bang out a local ride! T’was mid-winter cold, which almost felt strange. But I haven’t forgotten how to suit up for it. Since my sled was already sitting in the ilsnow mobile command center, I just trucked it over to the parking lot at […]

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Drop the mike! I may be done.

The winter that took forever to get here is taking forever to leave! But it will leave, as it does each year, unfortunately. Wednesday night’s fresh covering of snow came with strong wind that knocked out power, phone and internet to much of Indian Lake, NY into Thursday morning. Once life got back to normal, […]

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Keep on rolling! Indian Lake to Newcomb

Bonus snowmobile riding continues for ilsnow land! Waited until late Monday morning to let the hard-pack snow soften up, then it was back on the trail. Had to let the sun be my friend. Decided to make the run up to Newcomb because I knew Newcomb Cafe would be open for lunch, one of the […]

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Long Lakey Day

I definitely wanted another crack at our snow bounty on Friday before I run away and hide for the weekend. Rain was on the way, so I was rolling it from the compound before 9am. Indian Lake Parks and Recreation was already grooming. Always great to see this when heading out! Fresh groomer marks continued […]

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Newcomb day on snowmobile

Thou shall not ride on Monday. Not a commandment, but a guideline for me. It gives the groomers a head-start in repairing the trails after weekend carnage. Then, I can roll out the big rides mid-week when it’s clicking here. Sometimes, “rules” that I set for myself can (and should) be broken, especially when I’ve […]

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