ism activity ) and a couple of year-round |
by any modern standard , but were still |
With our vision obscured by the weath- |
more open areas , Scott pointed out a few |
residents , but it seems each old building |
certainly better than snowshoeing as we |
er conditions , we fell in line tightly behind |
playgrounds and we goofed around in the |
had its own stories to tell of rowdy mining |
followed Scott six miles up the trail to Tin |
Scott and weaved our way north , skirt- |
powder for awhile , but the limited visibil- |
days of yore . |
Cup Pass and a sign marking the |
ing along the edge of Mirror Lake and , for |
ity and lack of power kept us mainly plod- |
Though fascinating , we weren ’ t here |
Continental Divide . |
awhile , back into the trees where visibility |
ding forward to our next stop , the town of |
for a history lesson so we planted the |
We parked at the sign , showing 12,149 |
got better . We passed towering lodge- |
Tin Cup – elevation 10,160 feet . |
throttles . The rental sleds available to us – |
feet of altitude and marveled at the fact |
pole pine and dramatic clumps of white |
In many ways , Tin Cup was similar to |
fan-cooled , trailing-arm wearing Polaris |
that there were still climbs on all sides that |
aspen , along with other vegetation . At one |
St . Elmo – a historic old town that had its |
550 RMKs – made more noise than power , |
made it seem that we were lower than we |
point , we had to stop for a while because |
best days in the 1880s , though there are |
howling and gasping for air as we quickly |
were . Our flatlander lungs definitely let us |
two moose were on the trail ahead of us , |
a handful newer buildings and houses in |
topped 10,000 feet . The sleds were gutless |
know , though , that we were very high . |
and we didn ’ t want to disturb them . In |
the not-nearly-as-abandoned-feeling Tin |
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The groomed trails guide riders through the dense forests and also through more open areas , as seen in this submitted photo .
Snowmobiling playgrounds are everywhere .
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