We rolled out of our place at 10am. Got gas and grabbed breakfast. We cut the first tracks on trail 6 into Presque Isle then took trail 1 north. We saw a bunch of sleds while eating breakfast, but most of them must have stayed in Wisconsin. On our way up trail 1 we saw 3 or 4 sleds tops. After passing Marenisco we passed the groomer and things were excellent. The roughest part of the day was riding lake Gogebic between Gogebic Lodge and Fish Tales. Since we were a ways from shore there were snow drifts that had melted and refroze. Each time you hit one was like hitting a rock and it tried to buck you off. After we got past Fish Tales it smoothed out and we were on our way. We made a quick stop at the Ski-doo dealer then gassed up and headed to Rockland to grab “half a heifer” (a sandwich on their menu). The ride was unreal, trail 13 was smooth the entire way and the scenery was perfect.
After we ate we took the same route back. The visibility dropped a bunch due to blowing snow, so we took our time. It was much colder on the trip home, around -20 without the windchill. We decided to stop at Bam Bam’s in Marenisco to warm up. After that stop we rode the last 20 miles into WI and made it home.
Overall Trail Rating: 10 out of 10
Distance: 157
Previous: 214
Season Total: 371
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