Reaching the parking area to the Summit Peak Trail It was time to cool down.
The snow hung on everything holding all that's before you in a smooth tight grip.
A crisp wind was pushing it's way through icing anything it touched within moments of exposure.
I left the cover off my GPS when we stopped and with the wind blowing directly
on the screen it was the first time it grayed out on me. After snapping on the cover
and letting the sled run for a few it came back up to stay. As long as you leave
it on it produces enough heat to keep the screen going. I put the cover on when I
stop to hold heat in.
With navigation back up we head around to Little Carp River Road and up the two tracks and trails.
Snow, snow and more snow, on the ground and in the air. The higher we went the heavier
it got. I came to a ravine just north of Greenstone Falls that was about 7 foot deep and
8 foot wide. A small creek ran through the bottom and the wind had filled in a snow bridge,
or so I thought. After kicking the snow bridge and the idea around I went for the crossing.
First down then stop! The rack was on one side and the skis half up the other side.
The shorter sleds had little trouble going down and up the rock face but both
long tracks hung up as the back was still up as the skis started up which leaves you hanging
in the air. I did get a photo of Greenstone Fall in the winter, what you can see of it under
all that snow and ice. After getting all four sled through the crossing the second time
we were beat and started thinking about food. We rode easy back out of the two tracks
on to trail 102 and headed south down to Bergland for the night.
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