A very much welcomed half inch of rain on Friday. We haven’t had any significant moisture in almost 6 weeks and the rain was great to setting the dust and give the forest a little refresh. It has been a great week for trail work, albeit a bit windy, as we continue to clear the trails for the upcoming winter season.
We are just past our peak of Fall color but beautiful autumn scenes remain in place with the woods still golden. Incredible Northern Lights recently we were fortunate to catch over Island lake on the Maplelag property. Big time wind last Saturday bringing down a few dead trees and lots of branches and twigs we have been clearing on the entire trail system. Dry conditions prevail with no significant moisture the past 5 weeks.
.15″ rainfall to date in October. Total rainfall in September at .44″. August rainfall at 3.2″. Rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 28″ of rain.
Tamarac trees starting to change color, October 17th, 2024. The only coniferous tree to change color and lose their needles.Clearing singletrack, October 17th, 2024.MEA mountain biking! October 17th, 2024. Clearing deadfall and leaves on Sukkerbusk, October 16th, 2024. Wood on sides will be cut up for firewood next spring.Maple near the Big Dipper cabin at fall color peak, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming on Skaters Waltz, October 15th, 2024.New welcome sign day! Another great sign by our painter Pat! October 15th, 2024. Heading out to the trails for Fall grooming, October 11th, 2024.Mother North Star ski trail, October 11th, 2024. Autumn scene over south Twin Lake on the Maplelag property, October 9th, 2024.Maplelag driveway, October 9th, 2024.Northern Lights over island lake on the Maplelag property, October 7th, 2024.Maples near the switchyard at their peak this week, October 7th, 2024.Fall color on the Bullhead connector! October 6th, 2024. Fall grooming, October 5th, 2024.Touch of frost on the low areas, October 4th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 3rd, 2024.dEnjoying the fall colors along the Maplelag driveway on a evening ride, October 3rd, 2024. Fog rolling off Little Sugarbush lake, October 4th, 2024.Maplelag driveway at the fork, go left! September 30th, 2024.Scene at Twin Lakes, September 30th, 2024. Maples in Switchyard starting to put on a nice display of fall color, September 28th, 2024.Calm morning on Little Sugarbush lake, September 28th, 2024.Twin Lakes ski trail crossing, September 28th, 2024.Swans on Twin Lakes, September 28th, 2024.Morning scene along Mother North Star ski trail, September 28th, 2024. Fall color near the Red and Orange caboose, September 23rd, 2024.Fall riding at it’s best on the mountain bike trails, September 24th, 2024.Woolly bear caterpillar on trail! September 17th, 2024. More black than gold means more snow!Incredible northern lites next to the full moon, September 16th, 2024.New Maplealg sign at the fork, September 12th, 2024. The woods are slowly coming alive with Fall color.
Warm and dry weather continues. It has been a great week for trail work, albeit a bit windy, as we continue to clear the trails for the upcoming winter season.
We are just past our peak of Fall color but beautiful autumn scenes remain in place with the woods still golden. Incredible Northern Lights recently we were fortunate to catch over Island lake on the Maplelag property. Big time wind last Saturday bringing down a few dead trees and lots of branches and twigs we have been clearing on the entire trail system. Dry conditions prevail with no significant moisture the past 5 weeks.
.15″ rainfall to date in October. Total rainfall in September at .44″. August rainfall at 3.2″. Rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 28″ of rain.
Tamarac trees starting to change color, October 17th, 2024. The only coniferous tree to change color and lose their needles.Clearing singletrack, October 17th, 2024.MEA mountain biking! October 17th, 2024. Clearing deadfall and leaves on Sukkerbusk, October 16th, 2024. Wood on sides will be cut up for firewood next spring.Maple near the Big Dipper cabin at fall color peak, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming on Skaters Waltz, October 15th, 2024.New welcome sign day! Another great sign by our painter Pat! October 15th, 2024. Heading out to the trails for Fall grooming, October 11th, 2024.Mother North Star ski trail, October 11th, 2024. Autumn scene over south Twin Lake on the Maplelag property, October 9th, 2024.Maplelag driveway, October 9th, 2024.Northern Lights over island lake on the Maplelag property, October 7th, 2024.Maples near the switchyard at their peak this week, October 7th, 2024.Fall color on the Bullhead connector! October 6th, 2024. Fall grooming, October 5th, 2024.Touch of frost on the low areas, October 4th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 3rd, 2024.dEnjoying the fall colors along the Maplelag driveway on a evening ride, October 3rd, 2024. Fog rolling off Little Sugarbush lake, October 4th, 2024.Maplelag driveway at the fork, go left! September 30th, 2024.Scene at Twin Lakes, September 30th, 2024. Maples in Switchyard starting to put on a nice display of fall color, September 28th, 2024.Calm morning on Little Sugarbush lake, September 28th, 2024.Twin Lakes ski trail crossing, September 28th, 2024.Swans on Twin Lakes, September 28th, 2024.Morning scene along Mother North Star ski trail, September 28th, 2024. Fall color near the Red and Orange caboose, September 23rd, 2024.Fall riding at it’s best on the mountain bike trails, September 24th, 2024.Woolly bear caterpillar on trail! September 17th, 2024. More black than gold means more snow!Incredible northern lites next to the full moon, September 16th, 2024.New Maplealg sign at the fork, September 12th, 2024. The woods are slowly coming alive with Fall color.
Trails are open. Nice night Thursday evening hosting the Wolves for coach Ben retiring from coaching…thanks Ben for all you have done in the local mtb community! Dry and unseasonably warm weather continues making for great riding conditions. The Sport/Expert loop was cleared of leaves yesterday and Bullhead Bootleg cleared on Wednesday. Leaves are falling fast to the deck, especially with recent wind, but overall special fall riding conditions in place. Beautiful Autumn scenes in the woods with many trees at their peak of fall color. Use a little extra caution on the leafy deck but overall really nice late season dirt riding.
We will continue clearing select segments of trail throughout the fall until dirt season ends on November 3rd at sunset.
There is no trail fee for the remainder of the season thanks to a generous donation by MLC Custom Homes of Detroit Lakes to offset trail maintenance the remainder of the dirt season.
Couldn’t ask for better weather for year 34 of the Laddies Loppet mountain bike race weekend. Thanks everyone who came for race # 9 in the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series and thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, and support folks that made it a great day! We are already looking forward to next year for Laddies Loppet 2025 over Labor Day weekend!
Great week hosting the local HS MTB Team “Wolves” training camp earlier this summer. Fun energy and nice job to kids and coaches! Contact us if you are interested in bringing your team for training camp summer 2025. [email protected]
Nice job to all the riders that completed the LagChilada challengethis year! The opportunity to complete the challenge is available every day the trails are open during the dirt season.
We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. If you encounter any trail issues, please text Jay at 218-849-7669 or if any other trail questions.
Parking across from Hygge cabin. The Hygge cabin is also available for a changing area and bathrooms and there are also maps located in this cabin formally called the Brant.
MEA LagChilada! Nice work guys, October 17th, 2024.
Members of the local HS MTB team riding with Ben, recognizing 10 years of service to coaching! Thanks Ben! October 17th, 2024.
Beautiful Autumn scenes in the woods and on the trails, October 17th, 2024.
Leaf clearing the singletrack, October 17th, 2024.
Feeling Lucky singletrack loop, October 15th, 2024. Fresh cleared earlier in the day! Golden hour golden entrance to the LagChilada, October 15th, 2024.Autumn scene Twin Lakes lakeside, October 14th, 2024.Twin Lakes rock garden, October 14th, 2024.Golden hour ride on yet another beautiful fall day, October 13th, 2024. Start of LagChilada ski trail portion, October 12th, 2024.Singletrack start leaf covered, October 12th, 2024.Leaf clearing on the singletrack, October 10th, 2024.Removing fallen tree from last Saturday’s storm, October 10th, 2024.Golden hour on Twin Lakes singletrack, October 9th, 2024.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loop after clearing, October 7th, 2024.
Trails are open. Slightly warmer temps today with a breeze from the west. Leaves will fall a bit more rapidly today as we work on blowing out trail. Today we are clearing on the Sport/Expert loop. Yesterday Bullhead Bootleg was cleared. Overall special fall riding conditions in place. Beautiful Autumn scenes in the woods with many trees at their peak of fall color. Use a little extra caution on the leafy deck but overall really nice late season dirt riding.
We will continue clearing select segments of trail throughout the fall until dirt season ends on November 3rd at sunset.
There is no trail fee for the remainder of the season thanks to a generous donation by MLC Custom Homes of Detroit Lakes to offset trail maintenance the remainder of the dirt season.
Couldn’t ask for better weather for year 34 of the Laddies Loppet mountain bike race weekend. Thanks everyone who came for race # 9 in the Minnesota Mountain Bike Series and thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, and support folks that made it a great day! We are already looking forward to next year for Laddies Loppet 2025 over Labor Day weekend!
Great week hosting the local HS MTB Team “Wolves” training camp earlier this summer. Fun energy and nice job to kids and coaches! Contact us if you are interested in bringing your team for training camp summer 2025. [email protected]
Nice job to all the riders that completed the LagChilada challengethis year! The opportunity to complete the challenge is available every day the trails are open during the dirt season.
We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. If you encounter any trail issues, please text Jay at 218-849-7669 or if any other trail questions.
Parking across from Hygge cabin. The Hygge cabin is also available for a changing area and bathrooms and there are also maps located in this cabin formally called the Brant.
Clearing leaves on the KK climb on the starter loop, October 16th, 2024.Feeling Lucky singletrack loop, October 15th, 2024. Fresh cleared earlier in the day! Golden hour golden entrance to the LagChilada, October 15th, 2024.Autumn scene Twin Lakes lakeside, October 14th, 2024.Twin Lakes rock garden, October 14th, 2024.Golden hour ride on yet another beautiful fall day, October 13th, 2024. Start of LagChilada ski trail portion, October 12th, 2024.Singletrack start leaf covered, October 12th, 2024.Leaf clearing on the singletrack, October 10th, 2024.Removing fallen tree from last Saturday’s storm, October 10th, 2024.Golden hour on Twin Lakes singletrack, October 9th, 2024.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loop after clearing, October 7th, 2024.
Slightly warmer today with a breeze from the west. It has been a great week for trail work as we continue to clear the trails for the upcoming winter season.
We are just past our peak of Fall color but beautiful autumn scenes remain in place with the woods still golden. Incredible Northern Lights recently we were fortunate to catch over Island lake on the Maplelag property. Big time wind last Saturday bringing down a few dead trees and lots of branches and twigs we have been clearing on the entire trail system. Dry conditions prevail with no significant moisture the past 5 weeks.
.15″ rainfall to date in October. Total rainfall in September at .44″. August rainfall at 3.2″. Rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 28″ of rain.
Clearing deadfall and leaves on Sukkerbusk, October 16th, 2024. Wood on sides will be cut up for firewood next spring.Maple near the Big Dipper cabin at fall color peak, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 15th, 2024.Fall grooming on Skaters Waltz, October 15th, 2024.New welcome sign day! Another great sign by our painter Pat! October 15th, 2024. Heading out to the trails for Fall grooming, October 11th, 2024.Mother North Star ski trail, October 11th, 2024. Autumn scene over south Twin Lake on the Maplelag property, October 9th, 2024.Maplelag driveway, October 9th, 2024.Northern Lights over island lake on the Maplelag property, October 7th, 2024.Maples near the switchyard at their peak this week, October 7th, 2024.Fall color on the Bullhead connector! October 6th, 2024. Fall grooming, October 5th, 2024.Touch of frost on the low areas, October 4th, 2024.Fall grooming, October 3rd, 2024.dEnjoying the fall colors along the Maplelag driveway on a evening ride, October 3rd, 2024. Fog rolling off Little Sugarbush lake, October 4th, 2024.Maplelag driveway at the fork, go left! September 30th, 2024.Scene at Twin Lakes, September 30th, 2024. Maples in Switchyard starting to put on a nice display of fall color, September 28th, 2024.Calm morning on Little Sugarbush lake, September 28th, 2024.Twin Lakes ski trail crossing, September 28th, 2024.Swans on Twin Lakes, September 28th, 2024.Morning scene along Mother North Star ski trail, September 28th, 2024. Fall color near the Red and Orange caboose, September 23rd, 2024.Fall riding at it’s best on the mountain bike trails, September 24th, 2024.Woolly bear caterpillar on trail! September 17th, 2024. More black than gold means more snow!Incredible northern lites next to the full moon, September 16th, 2024.New Maplealg sign at the fork, September 12th, 2024. The woods are slowly coming alive with Fall color.
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