Hunt-n-Jog

A "hunt & jog" maneuver from Rudy. What caught his attention?

"Wildlife! Focused to the right!" demonstrates hunt & jog Rudy.

What caught Rudy's attention? Well, nobody knows :) Notice that Jack is not looking to the right. I did glance right after seeing Rudy but I did not see anything either. With Jack still focused forward, I knew it was not any wildlife of interest (i.e., moose or elk) but just silly Rudy locking on something silly such as a squirrel off in the distance. Oh that young & distractible Rudy :)

We had a great time skijoring out & back on the Harrison Creek Trail atop Rabbit Ears Pass this morning. With unseasonable warm days and no recent snowfall, the conditions were surprisingly great!

Following snowmobile tracks as we crest into a pretty open meadow.

We were quite happy to find snowmobile tracks to follow for miles this morning. Wheeee!

Going fast as we follow another snowmobile track through another open meadow.

Why were we thankful for the snowmobile tracks this morning? Well, it has been unseasonably warm recently with no new snowfall. As a result, the untouched snow in the sun had become a bit punchy. I won't ask Jack & Rudy to traverse through punchy snow, that's unnecessary use on their hips! But, you can step out of the tracks for snow angels at turnaround time!

Turnaround... Roll Around.
Notice the punchy footprints from Jack; thus the reason we were happy
to find snowmobile tracks this morning to avoid punchy snow!

Today's video highlight? A fun "fast to the finish" clip from Jack & Rudy. Come along as we conclude the morning's run as fast as we started. Impressive sled dogs! 

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

Hey, Zorro! Thanks for coming to pick us up!!!

"My pleasure.How about some end of run treats for reward?" asks focused Zorro.
Such happy & fun smiles from Jack & Rudy too!

A beautiful 10.1 mile skijor at Harrison Creek with 800 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 22 days on the trails covering 171.6 miles with 16,200 feet of elevation climbed.