{"id":606,"date":"2016-02-18T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/?p=606"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:50:58","slug":"valentines-500-snowmobile-ride-snowballcancer-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/18\/valentines-500-snowmobile-ride-snowballcancer-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentines 500 Snowmobile Ride for Snowballcancer.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This ride always holds a special place in my heart, especially the last 2 years. \u00a0With several family members and friends who have battled cancer (including my daughter) there is nothing more I&#8217;d love\u00a0to see than a cure!<\/p>\n<p>The ride is 500+ miles to raise money for Snowballcancer.org. \u00a0A foundation that helps families that are battling cancer.<\/p>\n<p>My brother Brian and I woke up at 3am and were out the driveway at 4:11am to start our long journey.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_041106\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_041106.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe were meeting our group at 9am in Watersmeet so we wanted to get some miles on before we met up. After putting on 150 miles we met up with the group and headed out for the rest of the day.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_095737.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_095737-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_095737\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_095737-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_095737-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_095737-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_105338.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_105338-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_105338\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_105338-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_105338-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_105338-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_125802.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-617\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_125802-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_125802\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_125802-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_125802-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_125802-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_143435\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_143435.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_144445.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-615\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_144445-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160211_144445\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_144445-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_144445-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160211_144445-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe first 350 miles were pretty easy, but there were some break downs and mishaps that slowed us up a bit. \u00a0Most of our riding was to the East, you can see the map I included below. \u00a0Overall the trails were in great shape until we made our way back to Bergland, MI.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B6dGw9NSULPZY2JpRnZ3ck5iY0U\/view\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/v-500-300x261.png\" alt=\"v-500\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/v-500-300x261.png 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/v-500.png 741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160212_002329.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160212_002329-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160212_002329\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160212_002329-300x223.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160212_002329-768x570.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_20160212_002329-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nDistance: 517<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Previous:\u00a0885<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Season Total: 1,402<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check us out on Facebook:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/SnowSnakescom\/175179815834100\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.facebook.com']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/SnowSnakescom\/175179815834100<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch our trail videos on Youtube:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/snowsnakesdotcom\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/www.youtube.com']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/snowsnakesdotcom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow our live trail reports on Twitter:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/snowsnakestrail\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http:\/\/twitter.com']);\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/snowsnakestrail<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This ride always holds a special place in my heart, especially the last 2 years. \u00a0With several family members and friends who have battled cancer (including my daughter) there is nothing more I&#8217;d love\u00a0to see than a cure! The ride is 500+ miles to raise money for Snowballcancer.org. \u00a0A foundation that helps families that are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.snowsnakes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}