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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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Sunshine ride

Mild-ish temperatures over the weekend into Monday morning didn’t help our cause. But it came with very little rain, so not much damage done to the trails. Unfortunately, snow squalls Monday night didn’t leave more than a dusting as everything froze brick hard. But the sun was bright and I wanted to give it the […]

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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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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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Two Way Recon: Ride 2/3/21

I was sure to take advantage of the several inches of new snow we picked up Monday night into Tuesday. This looked like a bad omen as I departed the compound to start my ride: Saw fresh groomer tracks on C8 heading toward Cedar River Headquarters although I didn’t go that way. To Newcomb and […]

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