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Diehard report

This week’s meltdown has plunged us into diehard season. There’s still some riding to be had, if you absolutely need to spin the track one more time. Precip bucket was dry Friday morning. So, at least we dodged the rain and didn’t wash everything open. Remnant snow pack is generally in the 8-16 inch range […]

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Something different

When I get to the Back 9 of Winter, I try to hit places I hadn’t hit all winter or even many years. So my plan for Wednesday’s ride was to get down to Powley Road, then hit C8/Clockmill Corners trail and ride that into Stratford. Leaving Indian Lake… The groomers were headed out of […]

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Binge-a-thon continues!

I can’t make up for missing two weeks of riding. As that old Fleetwood Mac song goes, “Yesterday’s gone…” But I can nail what’s in front of me. After Wednesday’s long (and rough at times) miler, I wanted to go back to what I knew would be great. So I set sail in the direction […]

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Solo Mega-miler!

Tuesday’s ride was all about racking up miles like the Terminator. I hadn’t made an Ohio or Salisbury run this winter, so I started off in that direction, but was open-ended as to where I’d end up. The way out… The Indian Lake trails were being groomed Tuesday morning. But they hadn’t hit C8/Sabael trail […]

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Back on the saddle!

It really sucked to be without my snowmobile for the past two weeks, which may end up being the best riding conditions of this winter. But I’m thankful the problems with the track suspension that landed my sled in the shop didn’t leave me stranded out in the woods somewhere. I guess the cumulative wear […]

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