We took a little longer ride today, Copper Harbor! Our day got off to a slow start because the gas station in White Pine was out of premium gas. We ended up having to ride to Silver City to get gas. After back tracking a little we were on our way. The first stop was Ontonagon. The first 5-10 miles of trail 12 have a LOT of slushy and open water spots, so be careful! After we got past this area the trail was in great shape.
They groomed this trail last night and we were the first sleds on it. After getting gas and eating lunch at Harbor City Cafe we were on our way to Twin Lakes. We took trail 12 to trail 3 and both were in excellent shape! They looked freshly groomed from this morning.
We stopped in Twin Lakes to gas up and then headed for Houghton. The hilly areas west of Houghton were a little rough, mainly due to traffic. We crossed the bridge in Houghton and gassed up again.
Trail 3 east of Houghton was in great shape as well.
Once we got closer to Copper Harbor in the hilly section of trail 3 it got a little rough again, but wasn’t too bad.
On the way back pretty much everything was the same as on the way over other than the groomers had been out again and did a sweet job getting the trails super smooth!
I took one last picture on our way back home through Houghton. This picture is dedicated to those of you who can’t seem to keep off the ice when everyone and their brother tells you to! It’s not safe, and do not ride on the ice!
This is a picture of fire fighters in the water with the ladder truck over head. I can’t be certain that someone had fallen through, or if they were doing training. Earlier in the day we saw tracks across this same area even though there was open water.
I’ll say it one more time for those of you who have thick heads……….THE ICE IS NOT SAFE YET, STAY OFF OF IT!
Thats all for now, I think we are going to head west tomorrow!
Distance: 300 miles
Previous: 68
Season Total: 368