Minnesota trip is on!!!!

[G]

You have hit things about perfect except for maybe the temps. Weekday riding in fresh snow is hard to beat. I have never been in that area when traffic has been a real problem. Hopefully you will return someday. If you do leave yourself a few more days and travel even further west and north. Lots more of the same kind of riding. Plus you could even work your way to the Pol factory and watch them put Honda motors in the new Pol sleds. Woops! Wasn't supposed to let that slip.

 

[rp7x]

honda what ?

120's

 

[POLARISDAN]

wish my fkn poo 800 had a Honda motor..might be slow but it wouldn't be on fire

 

[Deleted member 10829]

Wow Grub, if that's true my dream has come true! I'll be one of the first to order one.

 

[G]

Is totally UNTRUE. Sorry. Just seeing who was reading the MN post. We really DO have some nice trails here.

 

[rp7x]

now marks bent

 

[Deleted member 10829]

Geez, that is cruel! Have to be careful with the information from grub.

 

[switch07]

Well, today was our final ride of the trip and we were not disappointed at all. We left Grand Rapids heading south on 41 to fresh groomed trails, first one on them......again. We rode down to Hill City and stopped at Knuckleheads for a Bloody. Picked up a map and decided to continue riding south and not take 80 back to Moose Lake. We took a variety of spur trails, all of which were in very good shape, some just groomed and worked our way down to Lake Milac. We rode out on the ice to view the thousands of ice shanty's. What an impressive site. We started back towards Moose on 36, but that got boring really quick so we took a spur trail over to the Munger trail and stopped at the Squirrel Cage for a great supper of prime rib to celebrate the end of a great trip. After that it was a short burst up the Munger and back to the hotel. Total for the trip, about 1150 miles of pure pleasure. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the hard working clubs that made these conditions possible for us to enjoy. Also thank you to all my JD friends that gave suggestions and guidance. We are already in the planning stages for our return trip, hopefully next year. Now if I can figure out how to post pictures from my iPhone.........

Switch

 

[elf]

And just a couple weeks ago you were worried about rough trails and not enough snow. We just got up to our cabin in Finland a few minutes ago and it is looking deep!

 

[skiroule]

Switch, glad to hear you’re back safe and sound at home base. Congratulations on completion of a great trip and thanks again for the well written (and honest) updates. This was fun to follow.

By your accounts you had some excellent riding but to give some credit where it is due, you did your homework, picked a great time of the year, and took a chance on a big unknown.

I was especially impressed that, even on the last day, you took a diversion down to the “Big Pond” and some side trails instead of just taking the quickest route back.

I have to believe the prime rib tasted pretty good tonight.

Have a safe drive home!

 

[elf]

Got a serious question for you. So many times I hear people complain about the 50 mph speed limit here in MN. Did you ever feel that held you back or made the trip less enjoyable?

 

[switch07]

Got a serious question for you. So many times I hear people complain about the 50 mph speed limit here in MN. Did you ever feel that held you back or made the trip less enjoyable?

What speed limit? Lol. No we didn't really feel held back at all. It was somewhat cold all week so you really didn't want to go that fast anyway. To be honest, we did tend to exceed it a bit now and then. Don't tell anyone........

 

[mngolf4]

switch07 - I assume since you were saddlebagging/backpacking, you were somewhat limited on what you could carry with. I'm planning a similar trip and I'm wondering if you or others in your group realized after the fact anything you wished you would have brought with?

 

[switch07]

switch07 - I assume since you were saddlebagging/backpacking, you were somewhat limited on what you could carry with. I'm planning a similar trip and I'm wondering if you or others in your group realized after the fact anything you wished you would have brought with?

Not really. Everyone in our group has many tours, trips, under their belts and you kind of know just what to bring. On my Adventure, the bags were much smaller than I am used to so I had to pack a bit lighter than normal. I bought a couple sweatshirts for me and the wife and my buddy had room to carry them back. Just take the basics, doesn't matter if you wear the same long johns and sweatpants, sweatshirt all week. I only brought one extra sweat shirt, heavy socks, and a couple extra shirts for going out for dinner and such. You can get by on less for one week. Nobody out there knows you were wearing the same thing each day. I had a Skinz bag on the beaver tail of the Rush and had a gallon of oil, and a pair of shoes in it. The center bag carried extra gloves, hats, peanuts and snacks for the trail, and lots of maps.

 

[r schwenz]

only speaking for myself but -- for Switch07--- I really enjoyed following your trip with your posting. You made me realize that it is possible that I have taken for granted what that area has to offer. I have over the years ridden most of the trails you rode but never on the same "trip". Maybe someday. I look forward to seeing pictures if possible. thanks for sharing!!