Here is the latest trail update. Hope the trip works out for you...Marc
Tug Hill -- Happy New Year... Magnum -- Wednesday, 01 January 2003, at 1:08 a.m.
The temperature is approximately 30 degrees. A mist or light rain fell on the area for most of the day, with the temperature high at 37 degrees. Around mid afternoon a thick fog rolled in, and by 5 p.m. the rain was coming down pretty good. There's 1 to 2 feet of snow on the ground. Some areas have a little more or less, due to snow drifts. The snow was very mushy or soft, with many puddles.
From Highmarket, down North Road to North Number 9, was in fair condition. McGoldrick Truck Trail through Barrows Performance, on Highmarket, was in good condition. Graves to Centerville, to Flat Rock, to Parker's Corners was groomed and in fair condition. Carpenter Road, through the Railroad Bed, out to the Sportsman's was in fair to good condition. South of Timberview, heading to Brantingham has many thin to bare spots and it's in fair to good condition. Barnes Corners to the Hill was in fair to good condition. Brantingham's trails are in fair to good condition. Heading North to Stillwater was rough and heading South toward the drive-in theater, the roads are bumpy and thin to bare. Continuing along Route 12 down to the Edge hotel and the River Trail Restaurant are in fair to good condition with. Boonville's trails have a few spots that are worn, however the trails are in good condition. Heading South of Highmarket, toward the Hideaway and West Leyden, was in fair to good condition. Heading to Osceola from the Sportsman was in fair condition. The forecast is calling for New Years Day to be partly sunny and colder. Highs near 30. Cold temperatures and snow is expected from Wednesday through next Tuesday, with a few inches of accumulation each night.