Perkins Clearing
Approaching the last dance! Ride to Oxbow Inn 3/5/20
That two inches of snow Indian Lake got Wednesday night was enough to make it look somewhat like winter again first thing Thursday. Indian Lake Parks and Rec were out grooming the trails and did head out C8 toward Cedar River Headquarters. We chose to make the run down toward Speculator way. C8/Sabael trail had […]
Ride to Ohio: Update 2/28/20
Despite the Blizzard Warning remaining in effect Friday morning, apparently for flurries and some blowing snow on the lakes, I took the calculated risk to go for a long ride. The State highway crews had worked well into the night, repeatedly plowing bare roads so they would be passable for the morning commute. The ride […]
Fun in the Sun! Update 2/21/20
After getting chilled to be bone after Thursday’s mega-miler that continued into the evening, I wasn’t in a hurry to get back out there at the crack of dawn in sub-zero temperatures. Friday morning’s low was -17*F and it was only back up to -11*F by 8am. Temperature jumped up to zero by 9am and […]
Mega-Miler! Update 2/20/20
After Wednesday’s ride, I knew another trip to the south would be in order but I wasn’t quite sure where I’d end up. So off I went and almost every trail I touched enroute to Perkins Clearing Road was good to occasionally excellent riding, even C8/Two Miles from Hell and S82C/Old Indian Lake Road. Of […]
Ride to Speculator Tree Farm: Update 2/19/20
Well… Wednesday’s ride was a case of “if you don’t succeed, try again!” In the morning, I started at 6:30am to get a jump on things. Turns out that C8 heading out of Indian Lake toward Cedar River Headquarters had other ideas for me. The trail was studdery, which wasn’t it’s biggest problem. Tuesday night’s […]
