Trifecta

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

topping 24 MPH skijoring yet another day!

Rudy the missile next to Jack the cannonball. Zip-a-dee Zoom!

We had a blast skijoring around the upper elevation trails of Breckenridge Nordic Center. We were all in a real "skijoring groove" as we were flying all over the place all morning long.

But, at one point, I had to stop the team to make sure what I was seeing on the trail was real. What did I see? Well, THREE sets of different wildlife tracks all going up the trail in front of us. After pausing to inspect, I was really seeing this cool trifecta. In this cool shot we have the following: 1) a set of mountain lion tracks behind & in front of Rudy; 2) a set of coyote tracks behind & in front of Jack; and 3) a set of fox tracks to the far right. Wow! I was hoping the following photo would come out better; but I still had to show it. I have put arrows to show the 3 different sets of tracks on the same trail!

1) Large mountain lion prints behind Rudy (notice the HUGE print at
the arrow MUCH bigger than Rudy's own prints).
2) Coyote prints behind Jack (again, the arrow shows the "bigger than
Jack/Rudy" but "smaller than mountain lion" coyote track).
3) Little bitty fox tracks along the right side of the trail.
TRIFECTA!

This trifecta of tracks made for some very juiced kids on the trail. Eventually all three tracks left the trail (at different points) and we had to inspect the exit path each time :)

"Coyote went this way! Can we too?" asks the coyote searchers.
"Ha, no kids, we are not following coyote tracks into deep snow!" I instructed.

Wow, those tracks sure were entertaining! Once all the wildlife cleared from the trail, we had nothing left to do but floor it and lay fresh tracks in the light layer of new snow all morning long. Wheeee!

Fresh tracks fun!

Now come along for the video counterpart to the prior photo. Having a blast laying fresh tracks until we eventually hang a right and reconnect with the more popular "main trail" to continue along. Zoom!

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

Mountain lions & coyotes & foxes, oh my! Let's tell Zorro all about it:

"I'd rather hear about that chunk of pork in your right hand!" declares
Zorro totally focused on the 'end of run' treats in my hand :)
"Mountain lions & coyotes & foxes, oh boy!" says Jack & Rudy.

A zippy day with a little bit of wildlife juice to add to Jack & Rudy's tank! 11.2 miles traveled with 1100 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 24 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 117 days on the trails covering 990.7 miles with 93,400 feet of elevation climbed.