skiroule
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One might think that since this year’s projects are finished, I might have retired to the recliner. Not so.
Operable vintage sleds are not common in this area, so when a couple of friends and I hit the trails this week, it was kind of a rare sight. At almost every stop, people came over to check out the sleds and, in many cases, told stories of their riding experiences back in the day.
In two afternoons of riding, we never saw another sled on the trail. While we need snow, there is enough for the groomers to make most trails pool table smooth. We managed just over a hundred miles on vintage suspensions so that says a lot about trail conditions.
The Igloo Bar on Lake of the Woods is always a mandatory stop and I mean “on” Lake of the Woods. It’s about a half-mile offshore and for a few bucks you can even drop a line through the ice right in the bar.
While bars can be few and far between, there are lots of club warming houses. This is one of my favorites. Fire up the wood stove, throw some dogs on the grill on top and settle back in one of the chairs from the original movie theater in town.
Operable vintage sleds are not common in this area, so when a couple of friends and I hit the trails this week, it was kind of a rare sight. At almost every stop, people came over to check out the sleds and, in many cases, told stories of their riding experiences back in the day.
In two afternoons of riding, we never saw another sled on the trail. While we need snow, there is enough for the groomers to make most trails pool table smooth. We managed just over a hundred miles on vintage suspensions so that says a lot about trail conditions.
The Igloo Bar on Lake of the Woods is always a mandatory stop and I mean “on” Lake of the Woods. It’s about a half-mile offshore and for a few bucks you can even drop a line through the ice right in the bar.
While bars can be few and far between, there are lots of club warming houses. This is one of my favorites. Fire up the wood stove, throw some dogs on the grill on top and settle back in one of the chairs from the original movie theater in town.
