Wednesday ride

 On Wednesday 2-3-21 our group (Art, Gib, Jean) and myself decided to take a ride over to the Moose lake area and stop for a visit with our friend Joann. She lives on the West Fork of the Chippewa river just a little downriver from the dam on Moose lake. It was a nice day for a ride and we covered 46 miles. Once again some of the trails were still in OK shape while others were not. A fair amount of them had been freshly groomed which aways helps. Today we are getting the much needed snow. So far we have gotten about 5 inches and it is still coming down. Yippee. After the snow stops it is supposed to get bitter cold for 5-6 days. They are talking 20 below zero at night and not getting above zero for 3 of those days. They are also talking wind chills of 30-50 below zero. I'm talking fahrenheit here and that's darn cold. We don't ride when it's that cold. Probably won't be back out until next tuesday or wednesday.

Our route for today. Joann lives near the star 35 on the map.

Crossing the swamp near home and crossing West Twin Lake road to Lower Twin Lake on our way to pick up Jean and Gib.

Trail 5.

I think this is Spider Creek along trail 5.

This is called Dead Creek according to one map. Still along trail 5.

Crossing county road A at Hwy 77.

Along combined trail 5 and 3.

Trail 5 east from intersection 70. Nicely groomed trails in this area.

The beautiful view from Joann's house and our sleds ready to go.

West Fork of the Chippewa river just upstream from Joann's.

A very sweet groomer just in from doing some work on the trails and the dam on Moose lake.

You have to run the edge of road #203 for a little ways on trail 21.

Then it was back into the woods on trail 21 and then trail 3.

Heading out onto Lost Land lake at Red Deer resort, circle 121 on the map.

Trail 3 near Hwy 77 crossing. You can see how the trails really need snow.

And finally the snow I've been hoping for. A good 5+ inches so far.

That's all for now. Thanks for looking and be sure to leave a comment.