Another great morning laying fresh tracks atop Buffalo Pass!
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| Beautiful, snow-covered trail as far as the eye can see! |
Yesterday found us laying fresh tracks on the steep ascent and descent of Buffalo Pass - it was fresh snow all day! Well, the snow let up yesterday afternoon and it was a windy day up high. As a result, we were worried how much wind damage would be on the trails. If you look at the prior photo, you are thinking, "No wind damage at all - yay!" But, the damage was there as we encountered many stretches where the wind had blown the snow off the ice under layer:
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| Frozen layer of ice, so the sled could still glide; but "sledding on ice" is always tricky! |
So, the day had a mix of "laying fresh tracks" and "sliding over ice" (mostly fresh tracks, thank dog)! Yet, it was toes on snow in early October, so no complaints from any of us:
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| "What ice? We are having a GREAT day!" exclaim the happy pair at our turnaround point of the morning. |
How fun was it? Well, Max told me..
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| "Smack (or lick) - I love snow!" says Max giving me an approving kiss at our turnaround point. "Loving it too; but how about using that free hand to rub my ears!" suggests silly Zorro leaning into my free hand. |
Not sure if Max really loves snow? Well, he has now rolled 2+ snow angels on every outing of this early 2016/2017 season :)
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| "Look at me 'roll & eat' this lovely snow!" demonstrates talented Max. "Waiting for this silly brother, again!" suggests Zorro. |
Laying fresh tracks and sliding over ice for a daily total of 5.7 miles with 600 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 16 MPH.
Soon, we hope, we'll be on skis instead of the sled and start getting our normal 9-10 mile runs! But, we will take snow for 4 shorter sled outings by Oct 5th any year!
2016/2017 Season to Date: 4 days on the trails covering 22.8 miles with 2700 feet of elevation climbed.
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