Where Are You?

Yoo Hoo, Mr. Moose - we smell you, where are you?!?

Expert moose detectors Zorro & Jack shoulder to shoulder looking into the trees.
"Hey, I smell it too! Yum!" adds last to the scene Rudy :)
Note the falling snowflakes you can make out against the trees.

Zorro & Jack have very reliable moose detecting noses. You can tell by their body language when they have caught the scent of moose (as opposed to any other type of wildlife). As you see above, youngest Rudy is still perfecting his "moose nose" and still needs Zorro & Jack to point out the delicious scent of moose over all other wildlife. He'll get there eventually, they all do :)

We never actually saw any moose, but I did see moose tracks leading into the trees at the exact point Zorro & Jack are looking. One was here recently and was not far away according to Zorro & Jack's sensors.

We had a fun day laying fresh tracks in a light layer of new snow around Sally Barber Mine and then French Gulch. We started out with Jack & Rudy towing me up, over and down Sally Barber Mine:

Laying fresh tracks as we crest at Sally Barber Mine before cutting right to head down
the other side of the trail. We were first tracks up the "quiet side" of the Sally Barber Mine
Trail and only seconds tracks on the "busy side" of the trail!

After the "up/over/down" of Sally Barber, we added in Zorro to do an out & back in French Gulch. We were laying fresh tracks all the way out on the right side of the trail. Look closely and you can see everyone has snow covered backs from the light snowfall coming down all morning.

Fresh tracks with fresh snow on our backs. Siberian Husky Heaven!

Once we turned around in French Gulch, everyone moved to the right side of the trail again to continue laying freshies all the way back:

Zipping along laying fresh tracks as you can see our "out tracks" to the left.

Today's video showcases the light falling snowfall as we cruise along in French Gulch. It was not snowing hard, but any snow is better than no snow. Having fun amidst the lightly falling flakes.

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Time for those 'end of run' treats and look at polite & patient Rudy waiting his turn behind his brothers. "Polite & Patient Rudy", never thought I'd see those words together ;)

"My turn first!" says happy Zorro.
"Me next!" adds happy Jack.
"I'll politely and patiently wait back here for 3rd in line." adds happy Rudy.

Fun day laying fresh tracks almost the entire outing with a entertaining scent of moose distraction: 7.2 miles traveled with 700 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 21 MPH.

2019/2020 Season to Date: 33 days on the trails covering 216.5 miles with 22,100 feet of elevation climbed.