Upper Zoomie

Young Rudy's first skijor on the uppermost terrain at Gold Run Nordic Center.

The "upper groomie zoomie" :)

Flying along the winter wonderland of the upper groomie zoomie.

We've been waiting for Rudy to grow enough to take him to the uppermost terrain at Gold Run. Today was the day he got to experience this beautiful section of trail. It is tucked away deep in the forest and you find yourself peacefully gliding through dense snow covered trees. Such fun!

Here we go... Come along for part of the peaceful glide on the upper groomie zoomie:

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Of course, once done with the thick trees of the upper terrain, it is time to drop out of the thick forest and into the morning's bright sun:

Sprint tucked Zorro & Jack with Rudy the flying reindeer to the right. Wheeee!

One quick break during the outing and the usual antics:

"Hi! You have my attention!" says veteran Zorro who almost always acknowledges the musher.
"Yum, has anyone tasted the snowcones over here? Delicious!" declare snow eating Jack.
"I'm still unsure why we EVER stop!" adds silly Rudy (we stop for him :)

Another successful skijor, another 'end of run treats' party:

"You STILL have my attention!" says focused Zorro.
"My turn! Yum again!" adds Jack.
"Look at my patience! So mature!" adds young Rudy.

Rudy's first fun run on the upper groomie zoomie: 3.9 miles traveled with 300 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2018/2019 Season to Date: 34 days on the trails covering 179.4 miles with 15,800 feet of elevation climbed.