Riding to the Snow Up Heather Main

Chippewa Bay barge ramp.

Down at the cabin we haven't had much snow this year. But up in the high country, we are getting a good pack. Our good friend John tried to cross Heather Main from the Theodosia side in late February and couldn't make it through. He asked if we would try from the Powell Lake side and we were happy to do so.

We've been talking about riding to the snow, and now was our time.

Our quads are always loaded on the barge and ready to go. We motored across to Chippewa Bay and offloaded at the Western Forest Products barge ramp.

From this starting point we rode up the logging road towards Heather Main.

The beginning follows Powell Lake heading north then switches back south and up to a ridge. This is where we first encountered light snow.

It got deeper and harder to navigate before we reached the junction with Heather Main.

Now we had a report for John about the snow level.

And the ride did have a side benefit, an impromptu snowcone with some pop we brought with our lunch. -- Margy