Just enough snow on French Gulch to occasionally open up the skijoring engine this morning.
Occasionally, though, not always :(
Wheeee - enough snow to go! |
You know the trail is almost done for the season when my ski scrapes a piece of ice loud enough to get EVERYONE's attention at once! Typically, polite Jack will glance back at me for just about any odd noise. Veteran Zorro has heard just about every sound, so it has to be loud & scary for him to glance back. Monster Rudy has an infinite "go mentality" that it has to be SUPER loud for him to glance back! Well, SCRAPE - the ski hit a patch of ice under the snow and:
Synchronized "look back" to check on the musher after a VERY loud ski scrape! |
"Hi! Want to flirt with us!" say Jack & Rudy flirting with the jogger. "Just a jogger, let's go!" says veteran Zorro. |
Look at that ugly tire track behind Zorro in the previous photo. Well, you know the trail is almost done for the season when you encounter vehicles instead of skiers or snowshoers!
Yikes - a TRUCK ON THE TRAIL!!!!! He was nice and stopped while I gathered the trio to the shoulder. But, ugh, a truck on the trail! |
"Where'd the moose go?" asks curious Rudy. "We stopped, I roll - EVERY temperature is hot to me!" declares goofy Jack. "Turnaround? Ok!" adds cooperative Zorro. |
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Probably our last skijor in French Gulch this season. Oh well, we still had a blast and we still have MANY trails with plenty of snow to continue through May: 5.8 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 19 MPH.
2018/2019 Season to Date: 94 days on the trails covering 527.7 miles with 48,000 feet of elevation climbed.
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