Season 2012-13 TY Mileage- rxrider- Norway & USA

[rxrider]

It's time to start my 2012-2013 mileage log.

Finally the cold weather has arrived after a month around freeze.
Temps are now below -12 C or 10 F.
Condition are all ice at around the house in Lakselv.
We have snow in the mountains and if I drive 15 miles or 25 kilometers inland I could ride around on the snow covered road and trails. Rivers are a bit scary still, the same goes for the lakes.

I have some work to do on my sleds. They have not got the love they deserve as we've been working on reinventing our house for the last year. The carpenters says we're done any day soon, so my hope is they're done withing mid December
I will start working on the 2008 RTX, stretching it to 136 adding a studded Cobra track to it. All will be documented in rxrider's turbo garage thread.

Flights have been reserved for my annual Maine Ride. Going over to visit Bob Davis in February-March 2013. Will be riding a 2013 Vector rented at Gary's Yamaha in Caribou, Maine. Thanks to Gary's Yamaha I will be riding a Yamaha sled yet again.
Bob has put his 2005 Venture on pension, so I was not able to ride his sled this season. His Venture is now more of a Museum artifact

I'll be back with more when riding begins.

See ya all, have a happy sledding season.



I need to :exc:

 

[yamadoo]

Rxrider glad to hear your going or I should say coming to Maine again with Hondo or Bob.

I sure miss his comments on this site, as I enjoy yours.

I laugh thinking about it, I now have both a Venture GT and a Vector GT in some part due to reading his /your glowing reports- to go with the Apex GT of course.

To bad it is so far to Maine would love to ride with your crew, I guess am close compared to Norway.

Have fun guys. Say hi to Bob we met years ago at Haydays when he and sled were on the Yamaha tour.

Yamadoo

Oh I am at about 50 miles so far, NEED SNOW.

 

[rxrider]

Thanks Yamadoo

You beat me on mileage by 50 to 1 or more LOL.
I have not ridden any of my sleds yet. We have crazy cold weather down at 0 F as of now, but we're desperately in need of snow, for the most part it's icy all over. For the last month it's been dryer than the desert of Sahara in our region. Nothing strange about that as we get a foot of water in the form of snow or rain a year in average.
We're living in what's called an arctic desert which compares to the great desert of Sahara when it comes to the amount of water falling on average in a year. We will get snow sooner or later. We have enough to ride .... barely

Jan-O
rxrider

 

[Duey782]

692 mi this year.

 

[rxrider]

Then you're at 692 to 1 or better.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 1 - Lake Gagga.

Date: January 13.
Sled: '08 Apex RTX
Distance: 16 miles, 26 kms
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2488 miles, 4004 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: miles, kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage: miles, kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2488 miles, 4004 kms
Mileage so far: 16 miles, 26 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 16 miles, 26 kms


Start odo.

First visit of the season to our cabin on Lake Gagga.
Up on the lake we cleared the snow off the ice.
Our girls wanted to go figure skating.

Wifey and our girls on the ice.

Back up at the cabin the girls brough out their snow swingers.

In the afternoon about 3 PM we lit the campfire.

End trip.

End odo.

It was nice to be back up at the cabin at last.....

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 2 - Lake Gagga.

Date: Febuary 3.
Sled: '08 Apex RTX
Distance: 13 miles, 21 kms
Start odo: 2488 miles, 4004 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: miles, kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage: miles, kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 29 miles, 47 kms


Start odo.

We went up to our cabin on Lake Gagga again this weekend.
We have got a few feet of snow the last few weeks.
The shed got a nice cornice on top.

Loads of snow on the cabin roof. I had to dig away snow for the went pipes which none of them were to be seen cause the deep layer of snow on top of the roof. Wifey and kids are getting ready to go for a short ride down on the lake for some ice fishing.

Warming up the sled.

My daughter Amanda ice fishing, no catch today :-(

The sun is back. This pic is shot shortly after noon. The sun is barely above the mountain somewhere inside the clouds. Nice view.

Out cabin somewhere in the centre of the picture.

Wifey and our youngest daughter Linnea didn't care much for ice fishing in the windy conditions.
Me and Amanda kept it up for another half an hour before we called it a day. Still no catch....

Amanda made use of two reindeer hydes to keep the wind and cold away.
She did it the way of our ancestors did way back....
One skin on the ground then sit on the end of the other keeping a double layer of reindeer skin under her feet and then wrap the skin over her back. Keeps the cold away even in heavy winds.
And of course you need good gloves and a super warm head wear, wolfskin or bearskin hats are the best.

End trip.

End odo.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 3 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: Febuary 26.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 84 miles, 135 kms
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 5820 miles, 9364 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 5820 miles, 9364 kms
Mileage: 84 miles, 135 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 113 miles, 182 kms


I'm flying Icelandair via Keflavik, Iceland to JFK, New York, USA.
Boarding my flight at Gardermoen Oslo Airport, Norway.

Norwegian and Thai Airlines.

On Our way from Keflavik to New York.
The west coast of Greenland 30 minutes out to the east.
A lot of pack ice drifing in the sound between Greenland and Labrador, Canada.

Arrived at JFK Ahead of schedule.
GroundLink picked me up at JFK and drove me to LaGuardia where I boarded my flight With Delta Airlines bound for Bangor, Maine.
Bob picked me up at Bangor International at 11:30 PM - and we headed North to Bob's home at Eagle Lake some 200 miles North of Bangor.

The NeXT morning Bob showed me what he's up to hunting Coyote's. Bob is a part of a program reducing the number of Coyote's in Northern Maine. The Coyote's have become too many which have put a the deer population under pressure. Reducing the Coyote population may eventually bring the Balance back to where the deer population will again grow to a sustainable Level.

A few dead Coyote's outside Bob's house.

At noon we went to Gary's Sales & Service in Caribou, Maine to pick up the sled.
At this time I thought I was going to ride a '10 Vector LTX.
Inside Gary's Yamaha. Bob Davis to the left and John Raymond (the owner of Gary's Sales and Service) to the right.

Gary's sells a lot of stuff:
- Yamaha everything, almost
- Star Motorcycles
- Husqvarna Chain saws and Equipment
- Kioti Tractors
- Snowblowers

Outside Gary's

We were at Gary's to pick up the Vector or so we though.
John Raymond told us he sold the Vector...... but then he asked me if I would be OK riding a 2011 Apex XTX With EPS Power steering in stead ?????
He would charge me the same as the Vector!!!
I'm perfectly OK With that deal was my reply.

Here's my ride

Loading up the sled.

We went for a short ride in the afternoon to check out the sled and to have dinner at Lake View Restaurant at Long Lake.

Start odo.

We started out by riding up the hill on Bob's property. Looking Down towards Eagle Lake.

My good friend Bob Davis is a happy sledder riding his 2012 Vector LTX With EPS.

Fueling up at Citgo.

Outside Lake View late afternoon. On Our way back home to Eagle Lake.

End trip.

End odo.

A short ride.... warming up for the long days LOL

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 4 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: Febuary 27.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 280 miles, 451 kms
Start odo: 5820 miles, 9364 kms
End odo: 6100 miles, 9815 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6100 miles, 9815 kms
Mileage: 364 miles, 585 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 393 miles, 632 kms


Start odo.

Getting ready to ride.

It was a Cold morning. We are out riding With Our good friends Ron, Rob and Gary.
Ron rides a 1200 Ski-Doo, Rob a Polaris Pro Ride and Gary a Vector.
We're somewhere around Frenchville going for a ride around the Crown of Maine.

The Apex and the Vector.

We stopped for breakfast at Dolly's Restaurant in Frenchville. Gary, Bob, Ron and Rob.

Saddeling up after breakfast. Rob, Gary, Ron and Bob.

At the crossroad heading for Madawaska.

The trails are in super shape.

We're going South towards Limestone.

Entering the Plesant Ridge Riders Trail System. We had a short stop. Weather is at it's best With temps climbing

The trail continues to be in super shape.

I love riding the Apex XTX With EPS, no steering effort at all.

Another short break at the trail.

We fueled up before we entered trail 100 heading for Limestone.

We rode trail 83 a short distance towards Washburn before we entered trail 90 heading to Portage.

Ron and Rob.

The sleds.

Entering trail 90 - heading for Portage.

Me and my Apex.

Me and Rob's Polaris Pro Ride.

On Trail 90 to Portage.

Ron and Gary.

Bob, Rob and Ron.

We fueled up at Coffin's General Store in Portage.

We had lunch at the restaurant at DeanS Motor Lodge in Portage.

After lunch we entered Trail 85 towards St. Froid Lake.

At St. Froid Lake we took a turn to the west into the wilderness of Allagash.
Into nowhere we went. We rode Trail 120 past Togue Lake towards the Allagash river where we entered Trail 92 heading for St. Francis and St. John in the Saint John valley.

We split up With Gary, Rob and Ron.
They went to Fort Kent. Me and Bob headed back home to Eagle Lake.


End trip.

End odo.

The mileage so far.

We had a wonderful ride on the best trails in Maine, aka The Crown of Maine.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 5 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: Febuary 28.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 201 miles, 323 kms
Start odo: 6100 miles, 9815 kms
End odo: 6301 miles, 10138 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6301 miles, 10138 kms
Mileage: 565 miles, 909 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 594 miles, 956 kms


Thirsday morning.
Our friends Dana Saucier Jr. (to the left) and his Brother Chris are joining the team for a ride Down to Fort Fairfield.

Start odo.

We rode over to Eagle Lake to breakfast at the Tamarack Inn Rest & Lounge.

Bob and his 2012 Vector. I figure he has it dialed in to perfection from the smile on his face

Getting ready to ride.

The sleds and the riders participating:
- Yamaha Vector LTX - Bob Davis
- Yamaha Apex XTX- Jan-Ove Pedersen
- Ski-Doo REV Renegade - Chris Saucier
- Ski-Doo XP1200 Renegade - Dana Saucier Jr.
- Polaris Pro Ride - Rob
- Ski-Doo XP Renegade - Ron (behind the Polaris)
- Yamaha Vector - Gary Schnider

The morning started With Heavy snow showers.
The snow kept coming all day. I did not shoot many pics due to the weather.

We arrived at Portage Lake where we had a short break.

Portage Lake, view towards the South east.

The Saucier Brothers.

We came across a herd of deer in the forest.
Hard to see on the pic but there's a Doe in the trees.

We saw a lot of deer on both sides of the trail, a few came across Close by us.
At this time the snow fall had a short rest LOL.

We rode to Ashland where we fueled up.

Gary's sled.

Bob's sled.

Ashland 1 Stop Shop.

Chris and Dana Jr. in the parking lot.

Entering the trail of Aroostook River Snowmobile Club.

Gary, Dana and Chris.

A lot of fresh snow on the trails.

Rob has the lead running up front all day.
Ron, Bob and Rob have a Meeting on where to og to get to Fort Fairfield.

Gary and Chris.

After the break we headed into a Blizzard, a major snow storm. Entering a Field we were not able to see the forest surrounding the Field. Riding condition were bad With the visor fogging up With snow sticking to it.

After riding in the Blizzard for more than an hour we finally arrived in Fort Fairfield.
We went to a restaurant for lunch.

The guys in Our Team + one guy we met in Gaspe two years ago.

Front the left:
Bob, Ron, Rob, Dana, Gary, Chris, "one guy we met in Gaspe"

After lunch.
This is the amount of snow we got during lunch, one hour approx.

My sled got dumped at.

The Blizzard kept going for many hours on Our way back North to Eagle Lake, no more pics taken.
We rode thru New Sweden where we fueled up once more.


Back in the garage. The sleds are covered in snow. We cleared off most snow before parking the sleds inside.

End trip.

End odo.

Mileage so far.

Except for the severe snow storm we encountered the ride was great
Our friends Gary, Ron and Rob decided to Return back home due to the severe weather conditions.
They had one day left but cancelled the last day.
Thank you guys for a great time together, I hope to ride With you in the future.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 6 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: March 1.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 105 miles, 169 kms
Start odo: 6301 miles, 10138 kms
End odo: 6406 miles, 10307 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6406 miles, 10307 kms
Mileage: 670 miles, 1078 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 699 miles, 1124 kms


Friday morning. Bob made us a traditional breakfast, yummi tasted super

The blizzard yesterday had left us With 1+ ft. or 30+ cm. of fresh snow.

Bob went out With his John Deere tractor to Clear his driveway.
His truck is buried

While Bob finished clearing out his driveway I went to Lake Road to fuel up my sled.


Start odo.

At Lake Road Grocery some 7 miles from Bob's house.

When Bob finished blowing snow we went out to ride.
Chris Saucier and Dana Saucier jr. joined us for a ride out east to Long Lake.

This is the only trail I've every seen that is devided. It's possible to ride two sleds side by side in both directions. We rode this part of the trail on our way to Long Lake.

Overlooking Long Lake from Lake View.

Outside Lake View Restaurant. From the left: Dana Jr., Chris and Bob.

Inside Lake View Restaurant. The Bar.

We're having a late lunch. Bob and Chris.

End trip.

End odo.

Mileage so far.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 7 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: March 2.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 189 miles, 304 kms
Start odo: 6406 miles, 10307 kms
End odo: 6595 miles, 10611 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6595 miles, 10611 kms
Mileage: 859 miles, 1382 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 888 miles, 1429 kms


It's Saturday morning. We're heading to Fort Kent for the start of the Dog-Sled Race.
We're riding together with Chris and Dana Jr. We're Meeting up With Dana Sr. his wife Gloria and Charly in Fort Kent. We're going for a ride after the Dogs have gone racing.


Start odo.

Me and Bob getting ready for the ride to Fort Kent.

We rode over to Dana Saucier Sr,'s Place where we joined Chris and Dana Jr.
From the left: Chris, Dana Jr., Bob and Jan-Ove (me)

From the left: Dana Jr., Chris, Bob and Dana Sr.

We rode to Lake Road Grocery to fuel up.

Dana Sr. and his wife Gloria driving their truck to Fort Kent.

Main Street Fort Kent.

At the Dog-Sled Races. The starting line.

A guy dressed in a traditional woolen filt jacket, same material as the Canada jackets are made from.

After the races we went to the parking lot.
Getting ready to ride.
Chris, Dana Sr., Dana Jr. and Bob.

We rode out east until the trail suddenly disappeared. All we had in front of us was a narrow rabbit trail going into a farmers Field.

We rode back and found that the groomer got lost in the Field. He had been running around in circles in the Fields and went back the same way he came from until he found the trail. We figured that as we followed the trail back until we found the markers on the trail

We had a laugh and continued the ride.


Entering the Gateway Snowmobile Club trail system.

A short break on the side of the trail.

Bob, Chris and Dana Jr.

We fueled up in Van Buren.

From Van Buren we continued Down South on trail ITS-81.
We wanted to ride the border trail.
The trail runs Down the border from Hamlin to Limestone.
Riding Down South you're riding in the USA, riding up North you're riding in Canada.

United States on my side, a Canadian farm Field on the other side of the Border marker.

I'm in Canada.... Chris, Bob and Dana Jr are in the USA

Our sleds on the border trail.

The border trail continues straight Ahead for many miles, the border markers serves as the center line of the trail. To the South.

To the North.

Close to Limestone we found the veird advertisement for a sled repair shop.

An old Ski-Doo serves as the marker pointing in the direction of the shop. Nevermind the Arrow, it's upside Down pointing in the wrong direction LOL

And the name of the sled repair shop.

At a Junction. Bob is having a look at the trail map.

Entering the trails of Caswell.

We turned around near Limestone. On Our way back North.

We found a Nice restaurant called the Rendezvous not very far from Limestone. It's on a side trail.

Trail marker outside Caribou.

ITS-90 to the west.

From ITS-90 we entered ITS-83 heading for New Sweden where we fueled up.

We rode up trails ITS-83, ITS-105 and trail 79 to Long Lake.

We met up With Dana Sr. his wife Gloria and their grand child Charly at the Long Lake Sporting Club.
From the left: Gloria, Dana Jr, Charly, Chris, Jan-Ove (me) and Bob (Hondo)

I ordered Seafood, Salmon and Cod, Giant Shrimps, Salad, Corn and Baked Potato.

Chris and Dana Jr had their famous lobster, they shared a Whole lobster.

Charly had a small piece of pork ribs.

Dana Sr and Gloria. Wonderful People, I'm glad I know them

Charly and Dana Jr.

Chris. Cool guy very funny.

Bob aka Hondo is a happy guy.

Charly - probably on Facebook - I Guess....

We had a wonderful evening at the Long Lake Sporting Club Restaurant. Good Food and drinks. Me, Bob and the Saucier Family had a super time together.


We rode back to Eagle Lake where we split up With Chris and Dana Jr.


End trip.

End odo.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 8 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: March 3.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 116 miles, 187 kms
Start odo: 6595 miles, 10611 kms
End odo: 6711 miles, 10798 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6711 miles, 10798 kms
Mileage: 975 miles, 1569 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 1004 miles, 1615 kms


Sunday morning. Weather is Nice. Me and Bob is going out for a ride.


Start odo.

Ready to ride.

We rode Down South east towards Caribou. The ITS-90 in the back course.

We headed west on ITS-90 towards Caribou and Portage.

A short break on the side of the trail.

Outside Caribou we entered ITS-83 North heading for Stockholm and New Sweden.

Outside Stockholm New Sweden. We thought about riding to Van Buren on trail ITS-105 but due to rain coming in we rode up North on ITS-83.

We stopped for fuel at Saint Peter's Country Store Close to Mud Lake and Cross Lake.

End trip.

End odo.

Mileage so far.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 9 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: March 4-5.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 220 miles, 353 kms
Start odo: 6711 miles, 10798 kms
End odo: 6931 miles, 11152 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 6931 miles, 11152 kms
Mileage: 1195 miles, 1923 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 1224 miles, 1969 kms


Monday March 4th.

We are going on a ride way Down South With Our friends Bob Darrah and Kristin Dube.
We took the day off servicing the sleds and making minor adjustments to the suspension.

I have placed my sled on the sled stand.
I adjusted the track tension and set the springs to soft.
Checked oil and coolant Level.

Bob's sled checked, serviced and ready to go.

Bob's old Venture is still in service.

Bob aka Hondo - the happy sledder

Tuesday March 5th.


Start odo.

We getting ready for the ride Down to Bowlin Camps.

We met Our friends Bob and Kristin at the Tamerack Inn in Eagle Lake for breakfast.

After breakfast we fueled up the sleds and headed Down South towards Portage on trail ITS-85.

A short break on the side of the trail.
The sleds:
Bob Darrah's 2013 Nytro XTX
Krisin Dube's 2010 Nytro XTX
Bob Davis' 2012 Vector LTX
Jan-Ove Pedersen's 2011 Apex XTX

Kristin and her Nytro

A nicely girlified sled

Riding Down South on ITS-85. Leaving Portage Lakers Trail System.

Bob Darrah on the banks of the Aroostook River.

Kristin and Hondo.

We fueled up at the Homestead Lodge in Oxbow.
Hondo, Bob and Kristin.

The Homestead Lodge Buildings.

The Homestead Lodge Restaurant serves some very special Burgers, you have to taste them, very good mmmmmmmmmmmm.

We continued Down South to Libby Camps on the shores of the Millinocket Lake.

Visit Libby Camps at http://www.libbycamps.com/


Having lunch at Libby Camps.

Hondo.

Bob and Bob.

Outside at Libby Camps.

Fueling up at Libby Camps before the leg Down to Matagamon where the NeXT gas pump.

Ready for the ride South.

Somewhere in the Woods on Our way to the Trains on Chamberlain Lake.
We found this bird, nicknamed the Loggers Companion I believe.
The bird landed in Boost Bob hand, very Nice bird

We left the ITS-85 and headed into the big Woods of Maine.
Entering the Chamberlain Lake, we're on Our way out west to have a look at the old steam trains.

Where we came from.

The trail Ahead. We saw a few Bald Head Eagles flying high in the sky. Too far away for my mobile phone camera.

At the trails on Chamberlain Lake. Kristin in front of the Trains.

There are two steak Trains left behind way back in time. They went out of service in the 30s.

The history of the steam locomotives. A piece of Maine Logging History.

Hondo is a tall guy, he's rather small in front of the Trains.

Kristin.

At an old Train bridge across a small river.

Bob's arriving underneat the old rail track.

We're out in the great nowhere in the Maine woodlands.
Boost Bob is having a look at the map as we're not going to ride the marked trail to Matagamon.
Bob is memorizing the unmarked route Down to Matagamon Lake.

This trail was not groomed and very few sleds had rode Down this trail this Winter.
At one spot we came up on fallen pine trees blocking the trail. We did not have a saw or Axe With us, luckily we were able to Clear a route around the fallen trees.

We entered Matagamon Lake shortly after.
Entering the lake Hondo had the low fuel warning light come on.
In the middle of the lake my fuel light came on.
We made it to Matagamon General Store With fuel to spare, not much but noone ran out of fuel.

Inside at Matagamon General Store. We had hot drinks and bought some beer before we rode the last leg Down to Bowlin Camps.

End trip.

End odo.

Mileage so far. The trip have tipped over once so you can add 1000 miles to get the total miles.

Outside Our cabin at Bowlin Camps. It's an old cabin.

Inside the cabin. Hondo and me are having a Bud Lime before dinner.

Cool pic found on the cabin wall.

Dinner at Bowlin Camps.

Map found at the wall inside the restaurant at Bowlin Camps.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 10 - Maine Ride 2013.

Date: March 6.
Sled: '11 Apex XTX
Distance: 232 miles, 373 kms
Start odo: 6931 miles, 11152 kms
End odo: 7163 miles, 11525 kms

Statistics:

'11 Apex XTX - Maine Ride 2013
Start odo: 5736 miles, 9229 kms
End odo: 7163 miles, 11525 kms
Mileage: 1427 miles, 2296 kms

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 2472 miles, 3978 kms
End odo: 2501 miles, 4025 kms
Mileage so far: 29 miles, 47 kms

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 9499 miles, 15284 kms
End odo: miles, kms
Mileage so far: miles, kms

Total mileage 2012-2013: 1456 miles, 2342 kms


Start odo.

Time for breakfast at Bowlin Camps.

Bob aka Hondo

The sleds outside Our cabin at Bowlin Camps.

Bowlin camps is a great Place for Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife adventures both summer and Winther.
The Penobscot River.

Inside the Bowlin Camps main building, the livingroom.

After breakfast, ready to back home up North.

We stopped for fuel in Shin Pond village.

The main building in Shin Pond Village.

On the trail to Smyrna Mills.

Hondo, Boost Bob and Kristin.

We stopped for fuel at Irving gas station on Oakfield Smyrna Road.

We rode a few more miles before we stopped for lunch and beverages at Brookside Motel in Smyrna.

We had a long way home and did only stop for fuel every now and then, no more pics taken until home.


End trip.

End odo.

Mileage so far, add 1000 miles.