First Sally Barber

Young Jack & Rudy's first skijor by the historic Sally Barber Mine.

Veteran Zorro's 144th time skijoring by the mine :)

"Hi mine, bye mine!" say the trio trotting on by the historic Sally Barber Mine.

We made it from the trailhead to the mine in record time. We have started calling Jack the "buffalope" since he is the uphill force in our skijoring team this winter. As a puppy we called him the jackalope, so it is only fitting that he is now the buffalope with his strong back legs and uphill drive! We got up to the mine so fast, we skijored halfway down the other side before turning around and returning to the trailhead. Happy boys at our turnaround point:

"Proud to be a buffalope!" declares happy Jack.
"He really comes in handy uphill!" adds happy Zorro.
"Phew, gotta cool my belly after keeping pace with a buffalope!" adds cute Rudy.

We found ourselves laying fresh tracks in an inch or so of fresh snow for part of the outing:

Freshies! You can just barely make out a snow poof behind Jack.

Now the video counterpart of the prior photo. Come along as we lay fresh tracks high up near Sally Barber Mine. Wheeee!

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

Fun "shot from the front" of the happy sled dogs completing the days run:

"Hi mom!" says Zorro flashing a smile towards Nancy with the camera.
"Still going!" adds happy Jack focused forward.
"Yes, still going!" adds happy Rudy focused forward too.

Happy boys again as we gather for our end of run pork treats:

"We LOVE skijoring!!!!" declare the happy trio.

The first sally barber fun run for the youngsters: 5 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2018/2019 Season to Date: 58 days on the trails covering 315.8 miles with 28,150 feet of elevation climbed.