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Trail Report 12/20/13

Despite temperatures above 32*F and some rain today, most of the trails have held up pretty well. Good rides were reported in Perkins Clearing and Moose River Plains enroute to Old Forge and Inlet. The Speculator area trails were getting thin in places, but still offering a good ride. Around Indian Lake village, I saw […]

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Trail Report 12/15/13

We got the got the goods from this storm, ranging from 8+ inches at Indian Lake to around a foot in Speculator. Total snow cover is a foot-plus around Indian Lake and Speculator and increases towards 18 inches to 2+ feet across Moose River Plains enroute to Inlet and Old Forge. As with most early […]

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Trail Report 12/10/13

Monday brought a general 1-3 inches of white paint to ilsnow land. It’s not enough to kick things off, but the north end of Perkins Clearing Road had a thick icy base to it when I passed by on Saturday to watch the Oak Mountain Hill Climbs in Speculator. It wouldn’t take a tremendous snow […]

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Snowfall summary for 11/23/13

Went to winter in a hurry! It was partly sunny at Glens Falls yesterday afternoon. By the time I got home, Indian Lake had other ideas: Thankfully, I didn’t hit the sticking snow until I got up North River Hill. As the late afternoon and evening wore on, the roads got quite slippery.

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D.R.A.G. of Speculator Needs Our Help!

From D.R.A.G. of Speculator UPDATE 9/16/13: Speculator Village Board will NOT close the sidewalk trail until a suitable alternative route is found. Thanks to all who showed up at the Village Board meeting to make our views known!

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