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Back to the well! Snowmobiling from Tupper Lake

During Saturday’s ride, thoughts were dancing in my head about coming back for more on Sunday. Wasn’t completely sure I would go through with that, until I woke up at 5:30am. Since I apparently was not going to sleep in, I banged out my morning routine, gathered my riding gear and bolted out the door. […]

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Easy button snowmobiling: Start at Tupper Lake

When I want an easy mileage ride and trail report, I truck it to Tupper Lake. Just have everything ready the night before, fire up the ilsnow mobile command center the next morning and unload at Washington Street parking lot within an hour of leaving Indian Lake. From Tupper Lake, I headed north on C7 […]

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Tupper Lake to Saranac Lake Ice Castle…

…with a whole bunch in between! IDEAL mid-winter weather: wall-to-wall sunshine and deep blue sky. No way I would let this day pass by without spinning track. Started at 11am from the new Washington Street parking lot in Tupper Lake. This lot is so big, I was looking for the mall next to it. WOW! […]

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Another snowmobiling mega-miler!

Temperature started at -1*F Tuesday morning at the ilsnow storm center under a bright sunny sky. I was feeling it for a big ride! Going up north hasn’t failed me this winter, so I went to the well one more time. I trucked it up to Washington Street parking lot in Tupper Lake. There were […]

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Finally, MEGA-MILER!

I’ve been racking up the rides, miles and smiles for the past couple of weeks. Over the past couple of years, I’ve been riding Franklin and St. Lawrence counties fairly often, discovering new (to me) riding territory. It’s an amazing trail system up there. On Thursday, I wanted to put it all together into a […]

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