About three dozen volunteers with the Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council groom 90 miles of DNR-certified snowmobile trails in the Grand Traverse region during winter. <a href="http://www.gtherald.com/local/local_story_358175213.html">Read the full story here &raquo;</a> http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail31/441785731_hTpGQ-Ti.jpg http://photos.record-eagle.com/gallery/6904877_PPUEQ/ 2008-12-23T06:25:18Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council president Bill Gay operates one of the council&#39;s two grooming rigs Saturday morning.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785731_hTpGQ" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council president Bill Gay operates one of the council&#39;s two grooming rigs Saturday morning."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail31/441785731_hTpGQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council president Bill Gay operates one of the council&#39;s two grooming rigs Saturday morning." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council president Bill Gay operates one of the council&#39;s two grooming rigs Saturday morning." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:27:51Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail31/441785731_hTpGQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South A snowmobiler hits the trail just after grooming.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785576_PtEwu" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South A snowmobiler hits the trail just after grooming."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail24/441785576_PtEwu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South A snowmobiler hits the trail just after grooming." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South A snowmobiler hits the trail just after grooming." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:28:04Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail24/441785576_PtEwu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Bill Gay grooms a trail near Ranch Rudolph.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785761_SB2AH" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Bill Gay grooms a trail near Ranch Rudolph."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail25/441785761_SB2AH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Bill Gay grooms a trail near Ranch Rudolph." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Bill Gay grooms a trail near Ranch Rudolph." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:28:15Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail25/441785761_SB2AH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South After a pre-operation inspection, Gay adds air to a tire before hitting the trail.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785792_K7z4r" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South After a pre-operation inspection, Gay adds air to a tire before hitting the trail."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail19/441785792_K7z4r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South After a pre-operation inspection, Gay adds air to a tire before hitting the trail." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South After a pre-operation inspection, Gay adds air to a tire before hitting the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:28:35Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail19/441785792_K7z4r-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Volunteer groomers complete a meticulous pre- and post-grooming checklist for each run.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785605_i8hvB" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Volunteer groomers complete a meticulous pre- and post-grooming checklist for each run."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail18/441785605_i8hvB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Volunteer groomers complete a meticulous pre- and post-grooming checklist for each run." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Volunteer groomers complete a meticulous pre- and post-grooming checklist for each run." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:28:46Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail18/441785605_i8hvB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Gay prepares the drag for a session on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785638_ay2Ao" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Gay prepares the drag for a session on the trail."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail17/441785638_ay2Ao-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Gay prepares the drag for a session on the trail." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South Gay prepares the drag for a session on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:28:56Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail17/441785638_ay2Ao-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com">Record-Eagle Photos</a><br />Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South The Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council also maintains signage on their section of DNR-certified trails.</p><p><a href="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/6904877_PPUEQ#441785701_KkMxL" title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South The Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council also maintains signage on their section of DNR-certified trails."><img src="http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail6/441785701_KkMxL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South The Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council also maintains signage on their section of DNR-certified trails." title="Special to the Record-Eagle/Carol South The Grand Traverse Area Snowmobile Council also maintains signage on their section of DNR-certified trails." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-23T06:29:08Z Record-Eagle Photos http://photos.record-eagle.com http://photos.record-eagle.com/Photo-Stories/Blazing-The-Trails/24trail6/441785701_KkMxL-Th.jpg