My dreams of an early riding season have been dashed. The earliest I have ever ridden was mid February, which may be a once in a lifetime thing (unless I move). The next best was early March, which has come and gone. My new hope was to be riding by early April.
Actually, the way this spring has been going, it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility to ride sometime in the near future. Lake Superior is essentially covered in ice and, when it is, we no longer get lake effect snow. The bulk of our snow accumulation comes in the form of lake effect, so if and when the lake freezes the snow all but stops. We’ve been almost snow free for weeks and the temperatures have been above freezing (barely above, but still above freezing), so a nice rain shower could bring the beginning of motorcycle season.
This morning, I took a look at the weather forecast. 4-8 inches of snow is predicted to accumulate in a few days. So much for riding anytime in the next week....Oh well, let’s hope for mid April riding!
“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things and no good thing ever dies.” - Andy Dufresne from the Motion Picture, The Shawshank Redemption
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