Perfect

Another perfect "on by" from Zorro & young Jack upon encountering a dog sled team on the trail this morning. Nice job!

You can see 3 of the 8 dogs from the paused team looking back at us as Zorro & young Jack
execute a textbook "on by". Perfect!

If you recall from a couple of weeks ago, Jack got the opportunity for his first "on by" and was perfect. In that pass, though, I shortened the gangline "just in case" as it was Jack's first attempt at an "on by". Well, since Jack was perfect with the shortened gangline, today I left it full length and, once again, we executed a perfect "on by" when we encountered a team paused on the trail. Zorro, of course, is also providing excellent leadership for Jack; but it is still impressive how good he is at going on by this early in his skijoring career!

Come along for the video counterpart of our perfect "on by". You'll note that I am poling as we approach the paused team. This is to keep a good speed and make sure everyone maintains focus on executing a perfect "on by".

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

Along with passing teams on the trail, it is also so much fun to just get a glimpse of teams on nearby trails:

Zorro & Jack hopped off the set trail and into the deep snow to flirt with the team on the
nearby trail. Follow their ears and look really close and you can make out 6 sled dogs
paused on the trail next to us.

The most fun, though, is dropping behind a team running the trails and getting in a good game of "sled dog chase" :)

Zorro & Jack flying along playing chase with the 8 dog team in front of us.
You can make out the musher in the bright coat down the center of this photo even
though it is hard to see the dog team. Zooming fun!

Chasing, passing and flirting with the dog sled teams on the trails from Good Times Adventures, a good time had by all:

"Yes, I love these trails!" states happy Zorro.
"So much fun! So much fun!" adds happy Jack.
And, no, we did not obey the 'SLOW' sign in front of us once we started going again :)

So proud of Jack (and Zorro's leadership) executing perfect "on by's" so early in his skijor career: 9.2 miles traveled with 900 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2018/2019 Season to Date: 36 days on the trails covering 193.0 miles with 17,100 feet of elevation climbed.