Speculator
Driveby to Speculator: Update 12/4/14
I drove down to Speculator today for a bit of business and some fun. Snow cover was about 3-6 inches along the Route 30 corridor, which is really pretty to look at but certainly not worth riding yet. Perkins Clearing Road was plowed from top-to-bottom, so there is really no reason to be tempted for […]
Oak Mountain Hill Climbs in Speculator this weekend! Update 12/3/14
We got a big dump of snow before Thanksgiving, then lost most of it. Indian Lake got upwards of 3 inches of snow Monday night, then melted some of it off on Tuesday. Then some lake effect snows Tuesday night. This is par for the course for late fall & early winter. There could be […]
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 […]
Speculator to Indian Lake 3/24/14. Get up here and RIDE!
Update 3/26/14: I took a nice little spin around town yesterday evening after work. Bottom line: If you’re not up here today or Thursday, you’re missing the best riding of the season. It’s just as simple as that! Ride Report 3/24/14: Last Friday’s ride was turning out to be one for the ages, until my […]
ilsnow, Upstate Snow and Ride Clean NY invade Wells 3/15/14
I’ve been wanting to try the new Gilmantown trail to Wells (C4B), but never had been down that way this winter. Today, I finally got the opportunity. I left Indian Lake this morning, via C8/Sabael Trail and it was freshly groomed all the way out. Along the way, I met Matty and Cal who were […]
