First Ride..................

Very nice pictures....I really love the winter with a good snow cover and an open woods. I know it's been a bruiser of a winter but I have really enjoyed it.

 

The sleds have made this winter a bit easier, it's been a cold one but the end is near.

We always look forward to winter, just not this cold.

I'll take two more weeks of sledding, if we only get one more that will be okay.

 

A nice vid of the groomer well south of here.

 

I put about 10 miles on the sled later this afternoon, it might be cold but the sun is strong.

Picture 8692 is the opening at the end of 8E, the smaller part of the trail that runs through the woods, pic 8693 is part of trail 8E going out to the road, pic 8694 is at the gate headed back in on our property.

 

Went out for about ten miles, I realize it's still cold out but boy is the sun strong. In picture 8705 you can see where the groomer had been.

 

Nice woodlands. Nice. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

The warmer weather is near Gasifier, just a matter of time.

It's time for me to get the milling chains ready, they need a cleaning and a good sharpening.

 

I didn't realize it until the other day in the woods when I needed it. My small Stihl (009) had apparently gotten damp or wet and the chain rusted/seized right up to the bar. UGH. That will teach me for not paying closer attention to my back up saw!

 

I remember a few times when I was cutting in the winter a couple of years ago, I never loosened the chain up when I came in that afternoon, frozen solid the next day.

Once I get home I loosen up the chains before I call it a day, I should wipe the bar off too.

I've been thinking of making a place fo my bars to hang in the basement, just for the winter.

 

We took a trip to the Thirsty Moose in Childwold New York for lunch today, with the sun getting stronger we figured this would be our last chance this year.

The trails up this way are great, once you get 30 miles south of here some are getting bad. The total trip was just over 74 miles, attached are some pics of the trip with a pic of lunch.

 

Just a few more when we were coming back.

 

Now that looks like a good time!

 

When we hit the trails this morning the trails were just groomed, some of the best riding this year.

 

Just some pictures of some plowing after the storm, we also stuck in a ride on the sleds, we went about 10 miles.
The first two pics are the plowing, with the rhino to the wood stacks and the Ford after clearing the driveway, the next 4 are after I packed down the new snow on our property, the next three are out on the trails.

 

The last picture from todays ride, it's from the state park down the road from us.

They have two sides, one is for the sleds the other is for cross - country skiing which looked like it had been freshly groomed.

 

I took the sled out for about 12 miles, I did some trail running on our property then headed up 8E, on my way back I met the groomer on 8E just off of the road, I had a nice talk with the operator (Dan Collins) thanked him for all the volunteer work he puts in, I did ask him if he did the State Park, yes.....I just came from the State Park.

The first three pictures are from our property, the last two from the State Park.

 

We're in for another cold night with a regular temp of -18 then hopefully we're in for a rise in temps.

It would be nice if I could start taking the Rhino back in by the first week of April.

 

Beautiful

 

Nice pics woods! I have not been snowmobiling in a few years. Usually go up to my friends place near Cranberry Lake a couple of times a winter. But have not done it in two years. Next year for sure. I should also find an inexpensive one for here some day.