Newberry, MI - Feb 20-22

Hey Dan, Jenni and I left Thursday night and stopped at the Gaylord Holiday Inn Express. Got up mid morning and drove another few hours to our base in Newberry on Friday.

We stayed at the Comfort-Inn in Newberry with about 8 million other snowmobilers. The place was packed!! We rode out to Curtis and ate at the Whitefish Inn. We also checked out the Fish & Hunt shop (where we keep renting the sleds thru). We drive around thru Germfask and back over to Newberry. Since the way back wasn't on marked trails we got a little lost, but got back to Newberry just in time to meet Sean and Evans. We drove back to Curtis for dinner since there wasn't much in Newberry.

Saturday we rode north to Grand Marais. Trails 8 and 9. We saw a couple of the Sled Dogs (Sled Dog 200). Pretty neat. Also saw Lake Superior. Rode home on 8 to 888 to 8 thru Seney and around to Curtis again. This time we stopped at Kim's Bar. We stayed on the 45 and 43 trails on the way back to Newberry.

We put on about 300 miles total per se.

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Hulbert, MI (UP) - Jan 29-Feb 1, 2009 Day 1

The majority of us drove up Thursday morning. We decided on a Thursday evening ride.Here we are trying to decide on the best route to Strongs, MI.Evans ready to ride!Nina ready for her first ride: Here's where we ate (the best fried Mac and Cheese)

Deer we saw in the woods on the way to Strongs, MI:

Hulbert, MI (UP) - Jan 29-Feb 1, 2009 Day 2

Today's pics are courtesy of the Jana Helmut Cam. We went out for a brief 2 hour trip.

The lodge:

The boys pulling Nina's machine out of the ditch.

Dan & Jen looking out at Lake Superior:

Sean and Brandon :

Evans and Jessica:

And here is Sean and I at Taquamenon Falls State Park and Brewery & Pub.

I still say the walk in all our snowmobile clothes was NOT worth it....but we got a good pic.. :)

ETA:

This picture was taken before climbing down 8 million stairs. I believe this was a better view...

Lastly, we met up at the this Tavern in Trout Lake. The boys want to go back for the upcoming festivities:

Our brief 2 hour trip turned into a 12 hour trip once we made it from Hulbert to Paradise to the Falls to Newberry to Trout Lake and then back to Hulbert... Yikes Tomorrow we are taking just a 1 hour trip!!!

Hulbert, MI (UP) - Jan 29-Feb 1, 2009 Day 3 and home

Pancakes for breakfast!! Evans:

Sean playing around off the trail:

Rockbottom Tavern in Moran, MI

Another bar in Trout Lake, we had to stop to dethaw our helmets....

And ourselves:

And here's the Mackinaw Bridge on the way home....High Wind Advisory!!