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Come explore with me
- My 65 mile ride report from today
started by arcticcatmatt
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February 19th 2008 at 4:13 PM
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50stang
Junior Member
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128 Posts 
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Member Since: November 15th 2005
Location: Hawley, MN, USA
Current Sled: '07 F8, '08 F5 (wifes)
2008-2009 Miles: 1800
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Awesome pics! Looks like a nice area to ride out there... and nice looking sled too!
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February 19th 2008 at 5:55 PM
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SKILIE301
B.S. MILITIA Member
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2006 Posts 
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Member Since: December 21st 2006
Location: Queensbury, NY, USA
Current Sled: 05 Sno Pro?? 04 SP 440
2008-2009 Miles: 1800+
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Thats cool that you didnt get yelled at. Around here we will go into the woods and find powerlines, logging trails and fire roads. When we get a chance we go out through evergreen woods. But when we get to a road or come to a neighborhood we get yelled at or get the finger. I think my town is a little to populated to just go riding around now. Ballsy to do it on the ZRT, I think it would be a SOB if you got it stuck on some hill or something. Cool stuff when you stop ot take pics and stuff.
SKILIE= wheelie for sleds cuz they dont have wheels!!!!
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Trail Sled....................................Racer
2005 Sno Pro 440 Soontobe 600MOD.........2004 Sno Pro 440
Tag Bars.........................................C&A skiis
C&A Skis.........................................Custom Sno flap lol
Fox Floats Trail conversion thread..... http://www.snowmobilefanatics.com/forum/...splay.aspx
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February 19th 2008 at 10:43 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts 
Group: Moderators
Member Since: November 25th 2001
Location: Berkshire, NY, USA
Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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Quote originally posted by bobbynj66
Nice pics Matt how much snow in the Pitcher area is there still snow on the truck trails after the rain?
Rain took most everything away. But this morning 4 inches was on the ground of fresh white gold. We will need more before I venture up and explore more. I seen a few areas I wanted to try, just worried about going down a hill and having to turn the zrt around and get back up it alone miles from the house. You ride up here?
I posted this on a local little forum and the guy that made them 4 wheeler tracks posted up. I rode by his camper in the woods, he is from jersey, could be you?
Quote originally posted by Student Driver
So Matt like boondocking...
Very cool.
ACG is right matt, you REALLY NEED to come out here and try it in the mountains.
I do still have the spare sled and all....
Don't you tempt me. You (well riding there with you) just got put on my To-do list. Imagine that report.. trail rider does mountain riding. HA! Would be cool to get you over here to rack on a few hundred NY trail miles also.
Thanks for the kind words from the others!
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February 19th 2008 at 11:04 PM
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sks7kid
Advanced Member
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1435 Posts 
Group: Members
Member Since: June 18th 2005
Location: Morristown, Minnesota, USA
Current Sled: 2003 Pro-X 700
2008-2009 Miles: 80
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love all the reports! keep up the good work matt!
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February 20th 2008 at 7:55 AM
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
Don't you tempt me. You (well riding there with you) just got put on my To-do list. To quote Larry The cable Guy,
Geet-Er-Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
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February 20th 2008 at 9:06 AM
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Methuselah
Lover of The Old SF
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1417 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 13th 2005
Location: Alexandria, MN, USA
Current Sled: 07 MXZ 600H.O. ADRENALIN
2008-2009 Miles: 484
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So what I did is what you guys call boondocking? I call it lots of tresspassing 
Even though I was at 1900 feet, the bottom of the hills are like 800 ft I think.. so 1000 feet up is up there. I would love to come out there someday. You should come here too 
Oh, I have to add before the nayslayers come out, everywhere I went I was not within a mile of a house, or I was in state forest, or 5 miles there was on an actual snowmobile trail.
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So were you actually on state or private land most of the time.?
My sleds, last to first.
07 MXZ 600 H.O. ADRENALINE
02 MXZ 500 ADRENALINE
02 ZR 500 LE
97 Formula S 380f
79 Blizzard 7500
79 Citation 250
89 Kittykat 120
Lowering approaches self esteem since 1997.
Adrenaline, it's like nitros for the body.
I SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Alexandria Mn.
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February 20th 2008 at 9:22 AM
[ Modified February 20th 2008 at 9:24 AM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: November 25th 2001
Location: Berkshire, NY, USA
Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ I would say 80% of the miles were state land and seasonal roads (not plowed in winter hence why there were no tracks on them)
Quote originally posted by sks7kid
love all the reports! keep up the good work matt!
 
edit- This was the only report I didn't have to order parts when I got home. What the hell?
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February 20th 2008 at 9:24 AM
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Xx08BRAAAPPP22xX
Loving the pro-x!!!
Xx08BRAAAPPP22xX nights are getting nice and cold but now it's got to stay like that through out the whole day on into December!
Updated Tuesday at 4:59 PM
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6669 Posts
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Member Since: January 20th 2005
Location: Taberg, New York, USA
Current Sled: 04 Pro-X 600
2008-2009 Miles: 1,960
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Matt at next years sf ride up north you will not be the only guy taking pics and making ride reports! :)
Polaris Pro-X=Sledgehammer, and every bit as tough as one!
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...Getting it wrong since 1870
"There might be a foot of ice but there is 400ft of water, let me take my helmet off so I can swim." -ACM
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February 20th 2008 at 9:31 AM
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cool pictures, but holy crap! those "snowmobile trails" are so smooth they look like roads!! "I continue for miles and go over crap like this in the middle of nowhere" those would be called lil' jumps :D
anyways, great pics!! I enjoy looking at the different type of areas people ride in!
00 xc/rmk... the new frankinsled.
98 xc 700
79' camaro Z28
77' silverado. old trucks are pimp!
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February 20th 2008 at 9:40 AM
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Methuselah
Lover of The Old SF
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1417 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: December 13th 2005
Location: Alexandria, MN, USA
Current Sled: 07 MXZ 600H.O. ADRENALIN
2008-2009 Miles: 484
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I do enjoy your ride reports, but if some of that was private land that you didn't have permission to cross I am not impressed. I could find miles of untouched trails if I had no respect for landowners, but I do, so I stay off thier land and respect thier property.
My sleds, last to first.
07 MXZ 600 H.O. ADRENALINE
02 MXZ 500 ADRENALINE
02 ZR 500 LE
97 Formula S 380f
79 Blizzard 7500
79 Citation 250
89 Kittykat 120
Lowering approaches self esteem since 1997.
Adrenaline, it's like nitros for the body.
I SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Alexandria Mn.
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February 20th 2008 at 10:39 AM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: November 25th 2001
Location: Berkshire, NY, USA
Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ Thank you. On the tresspassing note. I said 80% was state land. That leaves 20%. 15% was the NYS trail system that I am registered to be on and 5% was a stretch of land around the top of a hill that is owned by a guy from New Jersey that nobody has seen. Was I breaking the law for 1 mile? Sure. But, there were no posted signs either. The people that go up there and are having big bomb fire parties are the ones that are going to wreck it and get it posted.
I posted this on a little local forum of 20 memebers or so (TTS). A guy posted up that I went by his camper on the seasonal road. I know where his camper is, he is from New Jersey. His 4 wheeler tracks can be seen in a few of the pictures. Where I said I had to take seasonal roads to get to one of the tops of the hills was because posted signs were put up this year over summer. He informed me a lady and her husband owned 2,000 acres up there. A girl got hurt drunk and jumping out of a tree into the pond, they sued, land got posted. I did NOT go past them posted signs.
So, the 5% of the trip that I did not have permission to be on was the first two pictures, again not posted and owner is in NJ and never comes here. 1 mile and snapped two pictures.
The renegade trail I did is owned by a guy that bought the land from my landlord, I know him and have ridden up there many times and hunted.. all is well on that front so no tresspassing there.
Hopefully that clarfied any issues.
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February 20th 2008 at 11:08 AM
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
..... a stretch of land around the top of a hill that is owned by a guy from New Jersey that nobody has seen..... Be careful, that land might belong to Tony Soprano, and there might be a stash of dead bodies up that way.
Looks like it was a great ride though.
I still have one question though: Where DID you put the Monster stickers?
(ha ha ha ha)
Dave
Sheboygan WI
Rudely Awakened From The American Dream
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February 20th 2008 at 11:46 AM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: November 25th 2001
Location: Berkshire, NY, USA
Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ Up your.. oh wait, I can't say that 
I got some gravity worx stickers 
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February 20th 2008 at 12:19 PM
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FireCat59
Senior Member
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3113 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 3rd 2007
Location: Camden, NY, USA
Current Sled: 05 F7 SP
2008-2009 Miles: 800
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My Dad knows some awesome trails, and gorgeous land areas near you. In Cuyler area. All state land, and gas lines, nice rides throughout the entire state land from cuyler to deruyter, forest lake, there are unknown, and open trails in that area, alot of old homes that have fallen in, from the depression area. We will have to meet you in your area sometime. Pics looked nice, but the Fusion would have looked much better in those pics.
"Who cares about triples, I could hit myself in the face with a frying pan and feel just as good as riding 10 miles on xtra 10." hahaha
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February 29th 2008 at 8:03 AM
[ Modified February 29th 2008 at 8:05 AM
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
I got some gravity worx stickers
Crap.
I knew I sent the wrong stickers.....
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February 29th 2008 at 8:17 AM
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triplepleasure
Senior Member
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2056 Posts
Group: Members
Member Since: February 26th 2004
Location: CT, USA
Current Sled: 2007 MXZ 600 HO SDI Blizz
2008-2009 Miles: 1230
2009-2010 Miles: 0
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Matt,
Excellent coverage of your ride! I ALWAYS enjoy reading your "adventure" reports. They truly allow the reader to "come along for the ride" I can really appreciate all the work that goes into them. I myself try and convey my rides but I just don't have the patience to write it all out in such detail as you. Did you see my last ride reprot from last weekend? If not this is it...
http://www.snowmobilefanatics.com/forum/...splay.aspx
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February 29th 2008 at 11:05 AM
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Wow you have like no snow. Must really suck not having much snow. We have like 3 feet of powder on the fields. Never mind places sheltered by trees.
08 800 Dragon 155
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February 29th 2008 at 11:19 AM
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MuscleD
It doesnt matter where you are in life, its who you have beside you.
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Member Since: February 2nd 2008
Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA
Current Sled: 1999 polaris xc 500
2008-2009 Miles: 25
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thats a nice report. we have alot of exploring around my area. we have a fast secret way to the next town that few people know about. we call it the underground railroad. lol
fool
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March 2nd 2008 at 8:24 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
Group: Moderators
Member Since: November 25th 2001
Location: Berkshire, NY, USA
Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ Thank you. I would have replied sooner, I havn't been around much last few days and didn't see this had replies.
Quote originally posted by triplepleasure
Matt,
Excellent coverage of your ride! I ALWAYS enjoy reading your "adventure" reports. They truly allow the reader to "come along for the ride" I can really appreciate all the work that goes into them. I myself try and convey my rides but I just don't have the patience to write it all out in such detail as you. Did you see my last ride reprot from last weekend? If not this is it...
http://www.snowmobilefanatics.com/forum/...splay.aspx
Thanks! Just put a ton of time into the report on yesterdays ride. Check it out in my sig.
I didn't see your report..I will go check it out now!!
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March 2nd 2008 at 8:37 PM
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GreenMachine00
Driving a Red Machine
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670 Posts
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Member Since: February 14th 2006
Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Current Sled: 2005 Polaris RMK 700
2008-2009 Miles: 500
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Dang that ZRT looks gorgeous! Nice job on it!
2005 Polaris RMK 700
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151" Track, SLP Pipe, SLP Can,
TEAM Industries Clutching, Gutted Airbox,
V-Force 3 Reeds, Ported & Polished, SLP Powder Pro Skis,
Red Cobra Windshield, Boost Bottle, 6" Risers.
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