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Quickie Speculator Run: Ride 3/22/18

Indian Lake Village trails were hard in the morning. C8/Sabael trail was in good shape for the first 2+ miles, then brutally rough for the next mile until I got to Furnell’s Field due to the fact the groomer can’t pass through there anymore with the washouts. Trail from Route 30 down to Indian Lake […]

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March Madness! Ride 3/19/18

With an unexpected day off Monday and a beautiful March day underway, I wanted to get a ride in. Usually I don’t bother riding Mondays because the trails are thrashed from the weekend. So, I didn’t start first thing…but waited until mid-late morning to give the groomers a head start. I know that Newcomb trail […]

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Indian Lake Ride Report 3/8/18

Update 3/10/18 Indian Lake Parks and Rec grooming C8 out to Headquarters and Moose River Plains and S84 out to Blue Mountain Lake. C8/Sabael trail is a lost cause for grooming through the swamp.  Snowarriors have groomed 538/Newcomb trail up to the Essex County Line turnaround.  Ride Report 3/8/18 Wednesday evening, I went to bed […]

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A Little Adventure: Ride 3/4/18

Update 3/8/18 Indian Lake hunted, pecked and clawed our way to 4 inches of fresh snow as of Thursday morning.  Best ride would be to trailer to Browns Farm at the end of Cedar River Road thence ride into Moose River Plains and Inlet/Old Forge from there…that has been groomed this week. Perkins Clearing also […]

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Back on the Saddle! Update 3/2/18

Indian Lake ended up with 5 inches of new snow while the Speculator/Route 8 corridor did a bit better with 6-8 inches. It was a bit frustrating to see places well to our south get multiple feet of snow, but I knew that was coming anyway. We had our biggie in the middle of March last […]

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