This ended up being our final ride of the season and I couldn’t have asked for better company, my dad and my brother. We hit the trail around 8am to get breakfast at Gogebic Lodge. After the first 10 minutes of riding I started to pick up ice on my shield. I stopped and asked if everyone else was getting it and they were. My dad has a heated shield so we hooked that up and continued on. After gassing up, we headed out of town and the ice kept getting worse. I figured it would turn to snow at some point, man was I wrong! Every 2-3 miles we had to stop to clear the shields off (including the heated shield, it couldn’t keep up). We arrived at Gogebic Lodge and got some food and a drink. The groomer operator was eating also and he commented on how the ice was clinging to the groomer also. We figured the further north we went the colder it would get and it might start snowing. After we got out of Bergland the ice let up and it was smooth sailing. The entire ride to Copper Harbor was smooth, lots of groomers and not many sleds. After reaching the point we turned around and headed to The Gay Bar. We rehydrated there and then made our way to Centennial Cottages to spend the night.
Overall Trail Rating: 10 out of 10
Distance: 280
Previous: 1,638
Season Total: 1,918
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