This afternoon I decided to once again hit the trails in Torbay this time to take advantage of another short lived snowfall here on the East Coast. Our only other snowfall a couple weeks ago was melted by heavy rain long before I got a chance to get out on  the trails.

Without any frost in the ground nothing was frozen, the 3/4" of ice covering most puddles turned to ice cubes as soon as the wheels of the bike touched them, this made for a wet muddy ride.

The snow cover still made for fun trail riding, it added a nice slippery factor to the ride. It was a little deep in some places particularly along the roads crossing farmers fields near Indian Meal Line and Windsor Heights.

Winter riding is still one of my most favourite times of year to hit the trails. If we can get some cold weather to freeze things up it will make for a great winter riding season.

When the bike is frozen up like this, I'm ever thankful I have a heated garage in which to thaw it out. Ice build-up is hard on parts especially CV axle boots, lines & hoses.

So ends another quick ATV adventure which I thoroughly enjoyed. I love winter outdoor activities, although weather has so far not been too cooperative we can make the best of what mother nature hands out and get out in the woods anyway!

Cheers, MIKE

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