A couple pictures

On weds the 27th I had to make a trip to St. Paul. I got an early start and near where I live I took these pictures. We had about 3 inches of snow the night before. These pictures were taken about 7:15am.

I like the pine framed by the birch.

Same view, portrait and landscape.

Don't know if I like it better with the gate in the right corner or the edge of the road on the left in the other photo.

A fully flocked tree on feb 21st.
Hopefully more snowmobiling this weekend.

Breakfast Run

Today the 3 Amigos (Gib, Jean and myself (John)) decided that a ride for breakfast would be fun. I met them out on the flowage a mile from my house at intersection 63 on the map. We met at 8am. It was snowing fairly hard at that time, but had quit by the time we ended our breakfast. It's nice once again to have some fresh powder on the trails. It was generally 1 to 2 inches in depth.
We headed south on trail 18 to the R&R Bayview Restaurant. It's #52 on the map. It didn't take long to get there. I think it was only 8-9 miles from our starting point.

Todays route. I started from home on Lake Placid. We traveled counterclockwise. Miles 50.5.

A little open water at intersection 63 on the flowage.

It was snowing pretty hard when we left at 8am.

You get a small Bloody Mary included with breakfast. Nice. Breakfast photo, your standard fair, eggs , bacon and toast. Had the map out to plan the rest of the ride.

I love the way the snow hangs on the trees. The next heavy wind will take care of that.

Oh ya; this is what I'm talking about. Time for a little workout. It says winding trail. I know my photos are mostly straightaways, but there are plenty of twisties in the woods and elevation changes. It's hard to show them in photos.

One of the groomers sitting at Louie's Landing. #35 on the map.

Gib leading the way.

At intersection 49. Way at the top of the loop we made.

This is at intersection #41. Not far to go now. We didn't see alot of sleds this morning, which was OK.
I stopped at Gib and Jeans for a drink before heading home. We stopped at Dows Corner but they weren't open yet. I arrived back home a few minutes after noon.

Clam Lake in a snowstorm

On Weds Feb 20th we (Gib, Jean and I) decided to make a run over to Clam Lake for lunch. When we left at 9:30am it was snowing lightly. Then in a short time it was snowing heavily most of the time and continued to do so until after I got home at 2:30pm. We ended up getting 7" at our house.
In the woods on the trails it was delightful. The trails were for the most part groomed expertly with only a very few rough areas, Moguls which were spaced to close together to have any fun on. I really enjoy riding a groomed trail which has a fresh couple inches of snow on top. On the ride back we crossed Lost Land Lake in almost a white out. It was hard to see more than one trail marker ahead. When I got to my turn on the Tiger Cat Flowage I couldn't really see it. I ended up off the trail in the deep stuff. I just kept the power on until I could pick out my entry into the woods and the trail to home.

Our route was clockwise; 14 to 5 to 77 to 8 to Clam Lake. Coming back we took 8 to 3 to 25 to 5 to 14.

Snow total for yesterday and my tracks in after our ride.

Another great day to be out with my friends Gib and Jean.

Not snowing to hard right now.

Stop, check the map, blow your nose and enjoy the surroundings.

It's beginning to snow for real now.

Ranson's Place; nice small bar with great food. Chili and grilled cheese, very good lunch.

Back on the trails.

At the intersection of trails 8 & 3.

Red Deer Lodge and Resort our last stop on todays ride. Our machines getting covered in snow after only minutes of stopping for a beverage.
Total mileage for today is 78.5 miles. 42.5 to Clam Lake but only 36 back home. 3.1 gallons gas.
Hope to be riding this weekend.
Later

Back to Lake Namakagon

Today Gib, Jean and I decided to head back up to lake Namakagon. Last Sunday when we were up there we missed a turn on the ride back. We ended up back on the lake where it was snowing so hard visibility was at about one tenth of a mile. At least we were headed in the right direction. So we decided to run the route in reverse. Todays trip was in a clockwise direction, me leaving from home on Lake Placid and picking up Gib and Jean on the Tiger Cat Flowage.

The top map is Sawyer County where we started and the bottom map is Bayfield County and Lake Namakagon. We never really did figure out where we messed up. We were trying to find trail 75 off of trail 15.

Gassed up and ready to go.

Yes that is open water. A beautiful flowing stream. And that my friends is why you stay on these beautiful marked trails.

Stop to check the map.

More trail pics.

A good day for pictures.

First stop was Lakewoods resort.

Lost Land Lake. Trail 3 between Namakagon and here was terrible. Needed grooming, alot of bad moguls to negotiate. It sucked after awhile. I stood up for a fare amount of it. So my legs got a workout along with my upper body, shoulders, arms and torso.

Next stop was the Reel Livin resort on Lost Land Lake.

This was our last stop today.

This is the reason for some of our stops, besides refreshments and bathroom breaks. You have a card that you get stamped at 6 or 7 bars and receive a free t-shirt.
Next ride? Somebody mentioned Clam Lake, WI.