Sunshine+warm = RIDING!

The rain has finally stopped, the sun is out, it's 54 degrees out! I can actually see patches of bare ground in places! Unfortunately, I can also see large areas of mud and standing water.....

So much to do, so little time before trails open. Okay, I know it seems like an eternity, but riding season will be here before you know it. Which brings me to my point. Time to work on the trails! Volunteering for trail work does two things. It helps get the trails in acceptable condition so the summer can be spent riding instead of working; it also allows you to get out on the wheeler before the trails open. Ok, I know it's not the same, but I can tell you I don't look forward to working on the trails when it's 80 degrees out.

Anyway, if you have a little time on your hands, check the club calendar, and check with Ryan to see what is being planned. With enough volunteers, we can get most of the necessary work done before riding season. Click on any of the e-mail links on the trailmonkeys web page, just put "trail work" in the subject box.

Thanks!

Darn snow!

OK, I'm going to go out this morning and try to bring the Polaris back to the house. I went out yesterday with the new battery, and tried removing the old one from the machine. Nope. Mud, encrusted around the old one, prevents it from being removed from the machine. So, I will go out today before the "big snowstorm" comes, and makes the retrieval effort even harder.

On a side note; Arctic Cat is coming out with a diesel-powered machine. Hmmm..... I may have to go have a look at that, even though I have been happy with the Sportsman. I guess it depends how many trips I have to make out there to retrieve it. The Cat doesn't have much HP, but plenty of torque. I wonder why there is no turbo on it. They have been putting turbos on their sleds for the past couple of years, and they seem pretty reliable. I would love to take one for a ride, just to try it out.....