Wells
Indian Lake to Speculator and Wells: Ride 1/24/20
1/26/20 – 8AM UPDATE: Well… Ended up with 4 inches of wet cement mix at the ilsnow storm center in Indian Lake! Always nice to get the unexpected bounce every now and again. ? 1/24/20 Report When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t sure whether I’d bother riding. But by 11:30am, I was about to […]
Ride to Speculator & Wells: Update 3/12/19
The day started snowy and C8/Sabael trail was a nice pathway out of town. Indian Lake and Lewey Lake were windswept crossings and the Campsites were the usual brutal trek. Two Miles from Hell was a good ride down to Perkins Clearing. And the groomers were out there bulldozing the bumps and laying down the […]
March Madness! Ride 3/19/18
With an unexpected day off Monday and a beautiful March day underway, I wanted to get a ride in. Usually I don’t bother riding Mondays because the trails are thrashed from the weekend. So, I didn’t start first thing…but waited until mid-late morning to give the groomers a head start. I know that Newcomb trail […]
Touchdown, Speculator! Update 1/2/18
Day off meant riding. But after Sunday’s frozen tundra ride, I was going to wait until the temperature at least got to zero. Since the day started at -16*F, that was going to take a bit of time. So, I washed a huge stack of dishes to help pass the time. I’m sure my daughter […]
110 miles on a Thursday afternoon: Ride to Speculator & Wells
After getting home from the Skillet concert at 1am Thursday morning and with the trails being frozen ice/hard pack, I wasn’t thinking of going out on the snowmobile today. But the coastal-nor’ester nudged up just enough to kiss Indian Lake in the cheek with a fresh inch-and-a-half of snow and I just had to get out […]
