We are planning a trip to Watersmeet MI for some riding 4/9/10. Leaving McHenry IL around 4 pm. We will arrive Thursday night late. Going to stay at the casino in Watersmeet. On the trails by around 8 & ride all day Friday and return home Saturday for a welcome home party that we must go to (Wife's orders) in Chicago. Anyone want to meet us up there for a good 125 + mile run?

 

What a great trip. We left Iron River MI at 8 am and rode to Watersmeet MI. From There we headed north and ended up at Houghton MI. From there back to the casino in Watersmeet at 9 pm and 275 miles later for some much needed screwdrivers and dinner + some slots and off to bed at 11.30 pm.

Next morning we headed back to Iron River and drove some really nice trails around that area. Sunday we did 105 miles. Our total trip was 380 miles and 18 hours in the seat. Great weather, awesome views and a overall nice trip.

Here are some pics. Sorry for the pure quality. Some are from my cell. My buddy has a Zumo 550 GPS with VM mapping installed so all I do is follow & enjoy the ride. That is a great map program that I have to get some day. With all the miles we did the only real stopping we did was for fuel every 70 miles or so.

 

Never ridden an atv on Snowmobile trails, ( did 800 miles on the sled this year). How do you ride? Are you ***** out or slow and steady? Are there any places to get into the mud? I usually ride at an ORP in the sand and trails. I would like to plan a trip with my snowmobile buddys for a weekend and not sure what to expect. On the sleds we ride pretty hard then stop for a drink. Usually do between 75 to 200 miles a day. Friends have houses in Vilas county and use it for home base.

 

We ride with the conditions. There is a trail by Mass City that had plenty of places to get muddy. That was the worst area. Other than that the trails were mostly dry, even this time of year. If you ever have a chance try it. It is a true adventure!

 

I spent the last two years living on the UP and on April 9th both years there was still plenty of snow on the ground. The area around Houghton is gorgeous but I can't deal with the short summers and lack of spring in some years.