Season 2013-2014 - rxrider -Maine, Norway

[rxrider]

Ride: 9 - Maine Ride 2014 - Day 5.

Date: February 22.
Sled: '14 Vector
Start odo: 1352 kms or 840 miles
Distance: 354 kms or 220 miles
End odo: 1706 kms or 1060 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 1707 kms or 1060 miles
Mileage: 1699 kms or 1055 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Mileage: 125 kms or 78 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 1824 kms or 1133 miles


Trailmap of Aroostook County - The Crown of Maine.

Bob aka Hondo made this map for me.
He marked the trails we rode each days with a color to make it easy to track our rides.
Each color correspond to a certain day like shown in the pic below.

Breakfast Bob's special With Maple syrup, yummi

TJ is loading up his sled.
He is leaving for home, upstate New York.

Start odo.

It's a beautiful sunny day, a great day for sledding

Getting ready to ride.
The two clones are ready to leave.
Bob and his 2012 Vector LTX.

We rode North from Eagle Lake on Trail 96 to Fort Kent on Trail 73.
We continued on ITS85 to Frenchville, then Trail 81B to Saint Agatha.
We rode across the Long Lake to Trail 79.
We turned South on ITS105, the railbed.

We got more fresh snow and the groomers had been out this morning.
The trails were Perfect all day.

We rode South on ITS105.
A few pics shot on different locations on ITS105.
This is what the trail looked like.

We're the first sleds to ride the super freshly groomed trail

We rode past Stockholm on ITS105 towards Washburn.
Trails are in super shape.

Filling up at White's Service in Washburn.

We turned around and rode back North on ITS105.
We stopped for a break at the intersection ITS105/ITS83.
It's where Highway 161 goes by, a few miles before Stockholm.

View to the South where we came from. ITS83 North to the right.

Entering Nordic Lakers Trail System.

The trail Ahead from the Intersection, ITS83 to ITS105.

The sleds. We're heading North on ITS83 and ITS105 to Van Buren.

We filled up in Van Buren.
From Van Buren we rode back on ITS105 and took to the right up North on Trail 79 to Long Lake.
Rode across the lake through Saint Agatha to Trail 81B towards Frenchville.
Then onto ITS85 towards Fort Kent.


We took a break a few miles outside Fort Kent.

Sledders riding by.

Bob on the Vector.

We rode up the Saint John Valley towards Fort Kent on ITS92.
Our good friends Ron, Rob and Gary arrived from upstate New York around noon.
Our plan was to meet up With them at the Northern Door Inn in Fort Kent at 2PM.
Bob invited the guys over for dinner in the evening.

We continued up the valley to Saint John where we took Trail 92A to ITS85 then to Trail 73C to Soldier Pond.
We filled up at Lake Road Grocery.

We stopped and had a chat With the guys inside the store at Lake Road Grocery.

I rode up the hill on Bob's property to get a few more miles on the sled.

End trip.

End odo.

Bob was clearing snow off his driveway while I was playing on the hill.
Almost done clearing the snow.

Bob cooked Venison Tenderloin for dinner, Food for kings
The deer was shot, skinned, prepared and cooked by Bob the sledding chef.
Super Food....

Served With baked potatoes, beans, sour cream and A1 sauce.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 10 - Maine Ride 2014 - Day 6.

Date: February 23.
Sled: '14 Vector
Start odo: 1706 kms or 1060 miles
Distance: 355 kms or 221 miles
End odo: 2062 kms or 1281 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 2062 kms or 1281 miles
Mileage: 2055 kms or 1276 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Mileage: 125 kms or 78 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 2180 kms or 1354 miles


Trailmap of Aroostook County - The Crown of Maine.

Bob aka Hondo made this map for me.
He marked the trails we rode each days with a color to make it easy to track our rides.
Each color correspond to a certain day like shown in the pic below.

Start odo.

Another great day for sledding.
Sunshine but Cold, great conditions as the trails have been groomed to perfection the last week.


Outside Bob's house.

Warming up the sleds.

We had made plans With Ron, Rob and Gary to meet them at the Tamarack Inn for breakfast.
But the Tamarack Inn was closed until Autumn.

Bob on the Yamaha Vector.
Gary on the Yamaha Viper.
Ron on the Ski-Doo Renegade.
Rob on the Polaris Pro-X.
I'm on the Yamaha Vector, not shown in the pic.

Bob, Gary and Ron.

Ron and Rob.

From the Tararack Inn we rode west on Trail 73 to ITS85.
We turned South on ITS85 where we stopped for a break on a hill overviewing the valley below.

Like the sign says, it's a great photo opportunity, shot a few pics of the view.

We continued South on ITS85 to Portage where we stopped for lunch at Dean's Motor Lodge.

While waiting for the waitress to arrive Ron and Gary had a look at the map planning Our route ahead.

Rob is studying the menu, what to have for lunch is the question?

After lunch. Outside Dean's Motor Lodge. We filled up at Coffin's across the street.

From Portage we rode South on ITS85 towards Ashland and ITS88.
We missed the intersection due to pour trail marking at the intersection outside Ashland.
We figured we took the wrong trail when we crossed the bridge over the river Downstream the dam and powerstation Close to Squa Pan Lake.

We turned around and rode back to Ashland where we entered ITS88 East towards Presque Isle.
At the intersection on ITS88 and ITS105 South of Washburn.

We rode on ITS88 past Presque Isle all the way to Fort Fairfield where we filled up.
From Fort Fairfield we rode North on ITS81 towards Limestone.
Where we made to turn west on ITS90 to Caribou.
Outside Caribou we entered Trail 89 going North towards Van Buren.
This is a Club trail but it was in Perfect shape as most trail were all day.

A short break on Trail 89.

We rode up Trail 89 to the intersection where Trail 89 ends and Connects to Trail 94.
This trail was in great shape and With a lot of twists and turns it was an interesting trail to ride.
We took trail 94 west to ITS105, followed ITS 105 to before we turned left on trail 79 to Long Lake.
In the middle of Long Lake we turned left and rode to Sinclair where most guys filled up at Martin's General Store..
I didn't care cause I had more than enough fuel to make it to Eagle Lake.

The Lakeside Lodge in Sinclair.

From Sinclair we rode Trail 96 to Trail 73 back to Eagle Lake.
Ron, Rob and Gary rode ITS85 back to Northern Door Inn in Fort Kent.
Me and Bob rode back to Bob's house in Eagle Lake.


End trip.

End odo.

Another great day riding With my friends Bob, Ron, Rob and Gary.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 11 - Maine Ride 2014 - Day 7.

Date: February 24.
Sled: '14 Vector
Start odo: 2062 kms or 1281 miles
Distance: 330 kms or 206 miles
End odo: 2394 kms or 1487 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 2394 kms or 1487 miles
Mileage: 2386 kms or 1482 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Mileage: 125 kms or 78 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 2511 kms or 1560 miles


Trailmap of Aroostook County - The Crown of Maine.

Bob aka Hondo made this map for me.
He marked the trails we rode each days with a color to make it easy to track our rides.
Each color correspond to a certain day like shown in the pic below.

Start odo.

Warming up the sleds.

My sled was due for service and oil change.
We rode South to Gary's Yamaha to have the sled serviced.
This is the route we rode to Caribou.
Trail 96 North to Trail 73, then north to rail 73C.
We rode east on Trail 73C to 73B to ITS83 North of Cross Lake.
We rode ITS83 North to Saint Agatha.
We entered Long Lake and rode across the lake to Trail 79 in the South east end of the lake.
We entered ITS105 and rode South to Stockholm where we took left onto ITS83.
Finally we rode through New Sweden to Caribou.


At Gary's Yamaha in Caribou.

Inside the shop. The SR Viper.

The sled is back from service, we're ready to continue sledding

From Caribou we rode South on ITS83 through Washburn to ITS88 and further South to Presque Isle where we stopped for lunch at the Bonanza.

The sleds in the parkinglot outside the Bonanza.

Next door to the Bonanza we have the outdoors and firearms shop Ben's Trading Post.

Filling up in Presque Isle before heading back up North to Eagle Lake.

At the intersection on ITS105 and ITS83 North of Washburn.
We headed left on ITS105 North.

At the intersection ITS105 and ITS83 South of Stockholm.
We took a short break before we continued North on ITS105.

North of Stockholm we took right on Trail 79 to Long Lake and Saint Agatha.
A kiter on the lake.

We rode Trail 81B towards Frenchville.

Riding through the potato Fields on trail 81B.
Great terrain With wide open Fields.
I feel like home riding here, reminds me of the Tundra back home.
Only difference is that the Tundra in Norway is hundreds of miles With wide open Plains in all directions.

We rode past Frenchville on ITS85 to Fort Kent.
In Fort Kent we rode along side the Railroad where we came up on this locomotive engine With a huge plow up front, way cool.

Bob in front of the engine.

From Fort Kent we continued up the Saint John valley to the intersection ITS85 and ITS92, we took ITS85 South to Carter Brook snowmobile club house. We met a lot of riders at the Club house, great talking to other riders on the trail

Bob besides the Vector's.

From Carter Brook we rode Trail 73A and Trail 96 back to Eagle Lake.


End trip.

End odo.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 12 - Maine Ride 2014 - Day 8.

Date: February 25.
Sled: '14 Vector
Start odo: 2394 kms or 1487 miles
Distance: 526 kms or 327 miles
End odo: 2920 kms or 1814 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 2920 kms or 1814 miles
Mileage: 2913 kms or 1809 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Mileage: 125 kms or 78 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3038 kms or 1887 miles


Trailmap of Aroostook County - The Crown of Maine.

Bob aka Hondo made this map for me.
He marked the trails we rode each days with a color to make it easy to track our rides.
Each color correspond to a certain day like shown in the pic below.

Start odo.

We are warming up the sleds.
Our plan is to ride South to Grammy's restaurant in Linneus.

We met up With Rob, Ron and Gary (RIP) at Lake Road Grocery.

I got the sad News from Bob that Gary had passed away on Sunday March 23.
He died doing what he loved.
He was out riding With good friends when he suffered a massive heart attack and died.
Gary will be missed but not forgotten.
I had the opportunity to ride With him in Our Group for 5 Maine rides from 2010 to 2014.
Rest in peace Gary.

Gary and his Viper outside Lake Road Grocery in Soldier Pond.

Bob's Vector, my Vector, Rob's Pro X, Ron's Renegade, Gary's Viper.

We rode from Soldier Pond Trail 73C to Trail 73B to ITS83 then to ITS105.
Short break on ITS105 South of Stockholm New Sweden, riding the Nordic Lakers Trail system.

Next stop at the intersection on ITS105 and ITS90.

We rode ITS105 to Washburn where we entered ITS83 South.
A short break on ITS83.

Ron and Gary.

Gary's Viper, my Vector.

We crossed the bridge across the Aroostook river.

Stopped for a break after the bridge crossing.

Ron and his Pro-X

Ready to ride.

We rode Down ITS83 towards Mars Hill.
After a few detours because of logging operations in the area we finally got to the pump in Mars Hill.

I rode 117.5 miles since the last fillup.
My sled took 5.59 gallons.
Mileage: 21.01 miles per gallon

I rode 189.1 kilometers.
My sled took 21.15 liters.
Mileage: 1.1 liters per 10 kilometers.

At the pump.

We continued Down South on ITS83.
We did not get very far (7 miles) before we yet again ran into a logging operation.
The road was plowed Down to dirt and gravel and Logging trucks we running up and Down the road.

We figured we had to turn around and og back to Mars Hill to find the detour Down South.
The guys are looking at the map to come up With an alternative route to the South and ITS83.

We decided to ride a detour from Mars Hill on Trail 83A West to Trail 70A South to ITS81.
Then West on ITS81 to Trail 70A South to ITS83.
We continued Down ITS83 and stopped for a break after crossing the bridge.

Moose tracks across the river below.

Ron checking out the view from the bridge.

Entering Meduxnekeag Ramblers Trail System.

We continued South on ITS83 past Houlton towards Linneus and restaurant Grammy's when we ran into one of many logging operations ..... We gave up Our plan to go to Linneus and returned to Houlton.
Back in Houlton we rode to McDonald's where we had lunch.

Gary (to the left) and Ron at McDonald's.

Bob (to the left) and Ron working on Our route back North to Eagle Lake and Fort Kent.

Outside McDonald's in Houlton.

Me outside McDonald's.

We're getting ready for the ride back home (North).

We rode back North on ITS83 and turned west on ITS86.
We rode past Saint Croix Lake towards Oxbow.

Entering Oxbow-Masardis trail system.
Riding west on ITS86.

We entered ITS85/ITS81 west to Oxbow.
From Oxbow we headed North on Trail 71A towards Ashland.
The trail is through the wilderness and woodlands of Maine.

We filled up in Ashland. It was getting dark when we continued North on ITS85 towards Portage.
In Portage we rode onto Portage Lake, we crossed the lake and rode back to ITS85.
We rode past Saint Froid Lake before entering Trail 73 east to Eagle Lake.


End trip. A New record for me. 327 miles or 527 kilometers.

End odo.

My gloves are shot. They were fine at the start of the 2014 Maine Ride.

The longest ride I've ever done.....

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 13 - Maine Ride 2014 - Day 9.

Date: February 26.
Sled: '14 Vector
Start odo: 2920 kms or 1814 miles
Distance: 106 kms or 66 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Mileage: 125 kms or 78 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3144 kms or 1953 miles


Last ride from Eagle Lake to Caribou, bringing the rental sled back to Gary's Yamaha.
Thanks to John Raymond at Gary's Yamaha for his service on renting me the Vector 2014 at a great price.


Trailmap of Aroostook County - The Crown of Maine.

Bob aka Hondo made this map for me.
He marked the trails we rode each days with a color to make it easy to track our rides.
Each color correspond to a certain day like shown in the pic below.

Day 9 are not shown in the trail map.


Start odo.

Warming up the sled. Bob walking by.
I was riding down to Caribou on my own, my first ride alone in Maine
Bob was driving his truck to pick me up at Gary's Yamaha in Caribou.

Here's the route I rode from Eagle Lake to Caribou.
I rode Trail 96 North from Bob's house up the lake and took east to ITS83 where I headed North to Saint Agatha.


The Lake View Restaurant in Saint Agatha.

Entering Long Lake.

I rode South across Long Lake to Trail 79, then south onto ITS105 through Stockholm to ITS83, then through New Sweden towards Caribou.

A short break on the side of the trail on ITS83.

Where I came from (ITS83 North)

Close to Caribou I turned West on ITS90.
ITS90 goes Close by Gary's Yamaha.
When I closed in on Gary's Yamaha on ITS90 I found a Yamaha Sled Crate.
I took left and rode past the crate, shortly after I crossed the road and arrived at Gary's Yamaha in Caribou.


End trip.

End odo.

I want to thank John Raymond at Gary's Yamaha in Caribou for his great service providing me a brand New sled for my 2014 Maine Ride.

 

[rxrider]

My Journey back home, early morning on February 27.

It was a very Cold morning. We drove South to Bangor on Highway 161 and I95 .
On Our way South on Highway 161 at 6AM temperature dropped to -23 F or -30.5 C.

I arrived at LaGuardi Airport in New York.
In a taxi on my way to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

Manhattan skyline.

Empire State Building.

Freedom Tower.

Stayed at a hotel Close to Newark Airport.

Stayed at a hotel at Gardermoen Oslo Airport before flying up North to Lakselv.
Arrived home on Sunday March 2.


The best riding conditions I've ever had riding in Maine, absolutely amazing conditions.
The best trails were as good as they could possibly be thanks to the snow conditions and the groomers in Northern Maine. Thanks to all for a great time.

I'll be back


A few Wildlife Pictures I got from Bob Davis aka Hondo.
Pics were shot after my departure.

This Moose is an orphan, game wardens in Maine are helping it survive the hard Winter of 2014.
Bob is haveing a friendly chat With the Young moose.

A pic shot through Bob's Scope, a Lynx is having dinner at Bob's bait site.
The Lynx continued his dinner and left unharmed, Bob is not hunting the Lynx.

Bob went Coyote hunting after my departure.
Remember Bob is hired by the State of Maine to hunt Coyote to help reduce the Coyote population.
Way to many coyotes are killing the deer population.
Coyotes are not native to Maine Wildlife, they were introduced by Maine State authorities many years ago.
The plan backfired when the Coyote population grew to a size way higher than expected.
To remedy the situation the State of Maine are now hireing experienced Hunters to take out a large numer of Coyotes.

Bob in his hunting shack aka Bob's wack shack.
Looking through his Scope, the bait site a few hundred yards away.

End of February, still very Cold temps at Bob's wack shack.

While sitting waiting in his shack Bob spotted a Coyote at the bait, the bait is a dead deer Bob got from the Game Wardens.
Bob took at shot and the Coyote was killed on the spot, great shot Bob
As you can see the Coyote didn't even move after he was shot, he lying almost on top of the bait.

The Coyote was shot on the top of the hill in the distance.
Back at Bob's shack.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 14 - To Our cabin on Lake Gagga.

Date: March 3.
Sled: '08 Apex
Start odo: 4358 kms or 2707 miles
Distance: 12 kms or 7 miles
End odo: 4370 kms or 2714 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4370 kms or 2714 miles
Mileage: 137 kms or 85 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3155 kms or 1960 miles


Start odo.

The Girls and Our cat inside the Nila.

Loading up in the parking lot, ready to drive up to Our cabin.

My wife, the kids and the cat are inside the Nila.

Outside Our cabin in the evening.

Going out for a short ride in the evening.

Evening Campfire outside the cabin. The Girls and me.

Sunday morning at Our cabin.
Weather is good, no Wind, sunshine, what more can one ask for
Lake Gagga.

End trip.

End odo.

We had a super weekend on Our cabin on Lake Gagga.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 15 - To Our cabin on Lake Gagga.

Date: March 9.
Sled: '08 Apex
Start odo: 4370 kms or 2714 miles
Distance: 21 kms or 14 miles
End odo: 4392 kms or 2728 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4392 kms or 2728 miles
Mileage: 159 kms or 99 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: kms or miles
Mileage: kms or miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3177 kms or 1974 miles


Thursday afternoon outside work, a storm is coming, threatening clouds are forming around the Mountains.

Snow is drifting heavily off the side of the mountain, Wind has not yet picked up where I'm standing, but it won't be long before the Wind will hit big time.

Saturday morning, going to the cabin on Lake Gagga.

Start odo.

Saturday evening. Having a beer.
The Mack Isbjørn (Polar Bear) beer is brewed by Mack the Northernmost brewery in the world.
This particular Beer has been brewed With pride since 1877, by many considered the best beer in the world.


A pic of the Mack Beer Can.

The text on the can translated.

Isbjørn: Polar Bear
Lys pilsner: Light pilsner beer
Brygget med stolthet siden 1877: Brewed With pride since 1877
Verdens nordligste bryggeri: The Northernmost brewery in the world
Mack: the name of the Brewery
Geograpical position: 69 degrees 39 minutes 7 Seconds North and 18 degrees 57 minutes 12 Seconds East.


Sunday noon, we're out on a short ride up the valley Sarves not very far from the Lake Gagga and Our cabin.

We're having a Campfire, roasting hot dogs and bread.
The Girls and my wife.
We carry Our firewood, Birch Wood dryed for 2 years, way easier than getting wet Wild Birch burning.

On Our way back home, the Girls are eating snack in the Nila.

Getting ready to leave the cabin, the Girls are ready to go.

My wife Heidi is carrying Our cat in a bag, the cat will ride in the Nila With the Girls.
Our cat loved to go riding With us, in a sled, the car, Aircraft, she doesn't mind.
We Call her: Camping Kitty the travelling cat.

But she don't like snacks LOL

End trip.

End odo.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 16 - Riding in the Mountains Close to Our cabin on Lake Gagga.

Date: March 14-16.
Sled: '08 Apex
Start odo: 4392 kms or 2728 miles
Distance: 39 kms or 24 miles
End odo: 4431 kms or 2752 miles

Date: March 14-16.
Sled: '03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
Distance: 37 kms or 23 miles
End odo: 15643 kms or 9716 miles


Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4431 kms or 2752 miles
Mileage: 198 kms or 123 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: 15643 kms or 9716 miles
Mileage: 37 kms or 23 miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3253 kms or 2021 miles


Friday March 14. We have finally got more snow, the drought has ended.
Not much, but it will help a lot covering up the icy rivers and lakes With a layer of soft snow to lube the sliders and cool off the sleds.

Pics shot outside Our house.

Start odo '03 RX-1 Turbo.

Start odo '08 Apex.

Loading up the sled and Nila at the parkinglot Close to Our cabin.
This time we had all Our cats With us, all Three of them, all Persians.
My wife and oldest daughter is riding in the Nila with the cats.

We rode both sleds up to the cabin.
The sleds outside the cabin. The Turbo in black. The Apex towing the Nila.

A few closeups of the sleds.

My oldest daughter's doing her moves or something..... I really don't know

Saturday night, we're having a Campfire outside the cabin.

My wife.

Our kids relaxing on Reindeer hydes.

The Campfire, my wife and the Girls are roasting hot dogs.

Sunday morning. My youngest daughter and the cat relaxing in a bowl.

At noon we rode up the Sarves valley to the Gagganjunnis mountain range.
The view is to the west, in the far distance across Three vallies is the Vuollanjunnisgaissa Mountain range and Mountain Vuorji to the left, all covered in clouds.

We rode both sleds two-up with the kids. My wife and Our oldest daughter.

Beyond the Gagganjunnis mountain range is the tundra. In the distance we have the Gagga mountain covered in clouds.
My youngest daughter and the old Turbo sled to the left. Wife and oldest daughter to the right on the Apex.

The last few trees above the tree line, beyond those trees is the tundra which continues for 100 miles until the NeXT valley.

The turbo.

A view to the South. The valley. To the left is the start of the tundra.

A view Down the valley towards Lake Gagga.
Only parts of the lake are visible in this Picture.

End trip '03 RX-1 Turbo.

End trip '08 Apex.

End odo '03 RX-1 Turbo.

End odo '08 Apex.

A Nice weekend at Our cabin at Lake Gagga.

 

[Agman 57]

Hello Jan-O, once again, GREAT set of pictures You let us feel like we went along with you on your trip to Maine, just as in years past. Looks like nice country up in Maine. Also really enjoy the pic's of your family at your cabin. The girls look like they are really enjoying all of it. The U.P. is still having great snow, but I made my last trip last week. Have to much around the farm going on to be able to make another trip. Did get up North 4 times this year though Take Care, Dan

 

[rxrider]

Great to hear you got a lot of riding done.
We have great snow as well, at least until early May
I will post pics from all my/our rides both to the cabin and elsewhere. I hope to get a few long distance rides done before rivers opens up in the Valleys.

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 17 - At our cabin on Lake Gagga.

Date: March 22-23.
Sled: '08 Apex
Start odo: 4431 kms or 2752 miles
Distance: 40 kms or 25 miles
End odo: 4472 kms or 2777 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4472 kms or 2777 miles
Mileage: 239 kms or 148 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: 15643 kms or 9716 miles
Mileage: 37 kms or 23 miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3294 kms or 2046 miles


Start odo.

We rode up to the cabin on Saturday at noon.
We're heading out for a short ride on the lake.

Amanda on the side of the sled, Linnea in the Nila.

Sunday moring, weahter was overcast with a breeze, nothing bad really.
I went riding alone. I rode to the west from Lake Gagga to Lake Øvrevann then to Lake Vuollajavri.
Then up the into the montains to the treeline, where the tundra starts.
Looking back to where I came from, Lake Vuollajavri in the valley below.

To the west the tundra continues for around 100 miles until the NeXT valley.
At the treeline, the tundra starts in the valley just behind the sled, from there it's treeless Plains.

End trip.

End odo.

We went back home in the afternoon and went cross country skiing in the hills Close to home.
We went on a 5 miles or 8 kilometer round trip in the hills called Lemmivarre.

Amanda and and my wife Heidi on Lake Ildskogvann.

Linnea.

My wife is a happy camper or skiier

My Fisher skis - German skis I Guess???

 

[rxrider]

A few pics shot on March 25.
Outside the window at work.
We got hit by a blizzard with gale force Winds, it's snowing horizontally.

The building 150 ft away is disappearing....

 

[Bluebullet]

Sorry I missed you here in Maine, I need to give Bob a shake havent seen him in a couple years now. Looks like you had another great trip to the County! Thanks for sharing your pics
Terry

 

[rxrider]

Ride: 18 - Towing home firewood cut last summer.

Date: April 5.
Sled: '08 Apex
Start odo: 4472 kms or 2777 miles
Distance: 51 kms or 32 miles
End odo: 4523 kms or 2809 miles

Statistics:

'14 Vector
Start odo: 8 kms or 5 miles
End odo: 3026 kms or 1880 miles
Mileage: 3018 kms or 1875 miles

'08 Apex RTX
Start odo: 4233 kms or 2629 miles
End odo: 4523 kms or 2809 miles
Mileage: 290 kms or 180 miles

'03 RX-1 Turbo
Start odo: 15606 kms or 9693 miles
End odo: 15643 kms or 9716 miles
Mileage: 37 kms or 23 miles

Total mileage 2013-2014: 3345 kms or 2077 miles


This weekend was all about work.
Towing home firewood from the Woods.


Start odo.

My kids and my mother joined me to the Woods to help me loading the timber sled.
My father stayed home at his house helping me unloading the timber.

My kids playing in the Woods.

My sled, the timbersled and my mother working on the pile of Birch Wood.

My mother is 74 years old but still healty and strong.

The work is done. My father and I have unloaded all the Birch Wood.
When spring comes my father is bringing out his saw and start cutting the Wood into lenghts.
Then he put the pieces into a machine that splits the Wood in halves.

We had 8 sled loads this year. We have a huge Stock inside the barn, we did not need more this year.

The horse and the timber sled.

After the work was done my mother and the Girls lit the Campfire in the Woods.
We put the Campfire where the stack of Birch Wood stood, in the hole left in the snow after the Wood had been removed.

We fried hamburgers and roasted hot dogs. My girls are having a great time enjoying themselves.

My mother and the Girls.

End trip.

End odo.