Old Forge
Riding in ilsnow land: Update 12/15/14
I had an awesome time at Snodeo with Ride Clean NY. Many people were out riding while I was in the pavilion. From what I could see from Route 28, Trail 5 and the sidewalk trail to Inlet were in rough shape and snirty most of the weekend from very heavy traffic. I heard reports […]
Winter has entered ilsnow land! Update 11/21/14
Although ilsnow land didn’t get the multiple feet or yards of snow that crushed the snow belts in western New York since Monday, winter has seized a hold here as well. Snow cover is 2-4 inches in the immediate Indian Lake and Speculator areas, probably 4-6 inches in Perkins Clearing. Snow cover increases from 6 […]
The Big One! 3/6/14
Matt, Cal and I have been talking about doing a “mega-ride” over to Tug Hill and back for a couple of years. Yesterday was the fulfillment of that dream. 🙂 We started our ride at 7:30am with a temperature near -18*F. Yeah, we like to start our rides COLD! The Indian Lake village trails were […]
Ride to Old Forge & Brantingham 2/12/14
When Matt, Cal and I got together to ride at 8AM this morning, it was still -20*F after a low of -24*F. Yeah, it was COLD! The Indian Lake village trails were fast and flat with about an inch of packed snow on top. The carbides and track lugs were just enough to break up […]
Trail Report 1/7/14
As the evening wears on, it has become apparent the heavy lake effect band is not going settle into an Old Forge, Inlet, Moose River Plains axis. Instead, it will “snow itself out” somewhere near Stillwater Reservoir overnight. Got a report of a foot-and-a-half plus near Harrisville in the far northwestern corner of the Adirondacks. […]
