Snow??????

Will there be snow in our weekend forecast? Who's in for riding this upcoming weekend for a Pre-Snowmobile Trip Trip...

Dan Jen - how were the trails this past weekend?

NYE Ride

Base camp was Gravel Lake in Lawton, MI. New year's day we rode from Gravel Lake to Paw Paw, we stopped in Lawton for gas and a break at Decoy Duck's. Larry got ice cream (?). The trails were ok and the traffic was pretty decent too.

Saturday night we decided to head west toward Glenwood and Keeler. We stopped in Keeler Keg for dinner. Food was decent and the pizza looked good. We'll be trying there again. It took us about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get there from Gravel Lake. We saw heavier traffic this route. Good news is, we are getting more snow.

On the way back we detoured to Sister Lakes for gas and a visit to the Lakeview Inn. Bad fog and low temperatures rolled in during the ride back. Visibility was really badHopefully Larry has some pictures to add.

Looking to ride again January 22-24th weekend, anyone interested?

NYE Ride Slideshow

MTR Riders: Jana, Jenni, Dan, Sean, Larry, and Mike

Mancelona, MI - Dec 12, 2009

Taking advantage of the early snowfall, a small group of us went up to Mancelona, MI this past weekend. We started at the Mancelona Motel and covered over 70 miles - hitting up the Jordan Valley, Lakes of the North and Blue Bear trails. It was a beautiful day and the trails were pretty good, except for a few rough patches (woopdees) between Larry's Seven-Ski and The Hideaway (just outside Starvation Lake). Over all a great weekend and an early treat to the snowmobile season.

Being goofy.First stop.

Waiting for the groomer. Tons of snow!!

Turning around on the Jordan Valley Trails - oops

Waiting for the groomer.




p.s. I'm back!!!!!! :)

Mancelona, MI - Dec 12, 2009 (continued)

Mounds ORV Area bursting at the seams on Thanksgiving

Driver, Mike Tobin, 37, of Rochester Hills gets ready to ride through the mud at the Mounds Off-Road Vehicle Area in Mt. Morris Thanksgiving morning.

By Liz Shaw Flint Journal
December 01, 2009, 12:43PM

Thanksgiving day is one of the biggest days for the county park.GENESEE TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Off-road enthusiasts raised $331 and 575 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan on Thanksgiving at the Mounds ORV Area in Genesee Township.

The popular ORV site always draws huge crowds on Thanksgiving morning but this year more than 500 vehicles poured into the facility between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Genesee County Parks officials working at the gate said off-roaders began lining up at 6 a.m., with the line stretching all the way to Irish Road a mile away.

The What Lies Beyond Jeep Club hosts a warming tent and charity drive at the Mounds each Thanksgiving. This year’s food collection was far beyond expectations, said president Cody Dean.

Silver Lake 2009

It was definitely fall this time at Silver Lake this year. Cool, windy, and rainy where the conditions for this weekends trip. The parking lot was not the familiar packed like sardines we are use too. I had an odd feeling, like something was missing when the long line to get into the parking lot was nowhere to be found. Also when driving on the dunes, it kind of felt like it was all to our selves. The sand was packed a bit and some of the hills had some surprises in store for us. One moment was when going over test hill and then building your speed on back side and hitting one of the smaller hills. This smaller hill was missing a down side, and just totally dropped off. Basically when you realized this was not going to be a good thing and that this hill was nothing more then a cliff it was too late and gravidity was in full effect. Well it was a good thing the drop off was not that big of a drop but enough to scream “OH $h!%!!!” a few times with the hope that you would not go over the handle bars during the landing. Well everyone did fine, however later that day we did see someone that did not make out as well as our group did. He was not hurt just fell off his quad during his landing. Everyone had fun and we came away once again unharmed. We all agreed that we should of rode a little more this past year and think a summer Silver Lake trip for 2010 will have to be a must.

MTR Riders: Scott, Sean, Larry, Dan, and Jenni