2007 UP Trip Day 1 -- On Friday we made the loop from Houghton ==> Copper Harbor ==> Gay ==> Lake Linden ==> Houghton.  This is loop is about 160 miles, or so.  The scenery approaching Copper Harbor is spectacular from the top of Brockway Mountain.  The snow was a little thin in places. 

The biggest adventure of the trip was Trail 133 to Gay.  The trail had a hand-written sign that said something like "Trail closed -- Logging".  We thought it would still be passable so ignored the sign.  Boy were we wrong...about 20 miles down there was a huge barricade across the trail that was bull-dozed there to block snowmobiles from entering the logging area.  Fortunately Reid and Chris found a spot that we could sneak our sled through...barely.

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Start of trip group shot	Deep snow was hard to come by	Reid, Dave and Rick with Lake Superior in the background
more Lake Superior	and more
approaching Copper Harbor	We "turned left" at the school bus. Reid's driving.	Chuck decided to take a rest
Rick in the powder	picking through the trees	Reid coming through the small opening we made in the barricade
Rick coming through	now Dave	this is why the trail was closed
The barricades continued...although this one was only a snow barricade. Dave coming over	Reid flying over	Rick's turn
Dan's turn	Finally, the obligatory Gay Bar photo