2008 UP Trip Day 2 -- On Day 2 we drove up to Houghton with 5 sleds in
Dan's monster trailer. Unloaded and rode down south to Twin Lakes and
pounded the power lines around there. There was construction in process on
the power lines which made for some pretty difficult navigation, which led to
several turned-over snowmobiles (or was it one snowmobile turned over several
times?) and some pretty serious stucks. I'm embarrassed to admit that the
worst stuck of the day was Jon getting stuck in a mud-hole right next to the
trail.
We made it back to the hotel after 95 exhausting miles.
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I'm glad Dan was driving...that thing is a monster! |
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Dave, Steve, and Chris on the lake |
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Jon got stuck bad in a mud-hole. The worst part was it was literally right next to the trail. |
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Worst part about getting stuck next to the trail is all the sleds that ride by and see you. |
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Major construction in process on our power lines...how dare they! |
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Jon face-planted his sled coming over a steep hill. |
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We had to cross a huge barricade of snow. Chris was the first casualty. |
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oops! Actually this was Steve's favorite riding position of the day. |
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More construction...Rick powering over a hill |
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