This morning we headed across the lake to Bergland to pick up a 2 up rental sled. Before this trip my wife had never ridden her own sled so we rented a 2 up just in case she didn’t like riding her own. Guess what, she rode her own and now she doesn’t want to ride on the back any more. Since we already paid for the rental we figured we might as well put some miles on it. We headed back to the cabin and went to the Root Cellar for lunch.
Then we headed back across the lake to the cabin. We all talked about where we should head next and we decided on Skyview Lodge in Presque Isle Wisconsin. Everyone got their gear on and we headed south. Trail 13 was in pretty good shape and made our way to trail 2.
As I’m sure most of you know trail 2 can be a dream some days and a nightmere on others! Today it was in between. It was pretty rutted, but not as bad as I’ve seen it in the past. It made for a rough ride until we were able to pick up trail 1 into Presque Isle. We were lucky to pass the groomer on trail 1 and hit the awesome flat snow it left behind. After getting gas we were on our way for another great dinner at Skyview lodge. If you have kids in your group or people who don’t get to see wildlife very often, I would suggest visiting Skyview! They have deer feeders right outside their dining area and it’s pretty neat to watch the deer come in and feed 10 or 20 at a time!
After dinner we hit the trails again and headed north on trail 1. This time we decided to go up through Marinesco instead of the way we came the first time. The trails were great until we hooked up with trail 100. It was groomed and smooth, but we took a few “baths” along the way. There weren’t your typical mud holes along the way, these were full out swimming pools! The sleds made it across just fine, except we all got wet and muddy while trying. I would suggest you stay off this trail until things get a little colder. We looped around the bottom of lake Gogebic and then headed north on trail 13. It was still in good shape and made for an enjoyable end to our evening. We stopped in the Root Cellar to unwind and talk about our trip.
(pictures will be added later because we only have dial up access at this location)
Distance: 136
Previous: 678
Season Total: 814