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 Yay for active snowfall on our entire skijor this morning!

Look at that nice, big flake hitting the camera in the upper center of this shot.
Notice all the small white speckles which are further away snowflakes. Yay!

Oftentimes a video can show active snowfall much better than a single still shot. Come along for a glimpse of this morning's fun as we lay fresh tracks amidst active snowfall all around us. Yay for snow!

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While the active snowfall was certainly a feature of the day, the highlight was our catch and exchange with a fatbiker on the trail. We were cruising along a somewhat winding trail at one point when Jack & Rudy kicked it up a notch in speed. This trail is known for moose, so I was scanning the trees and expecting to see a moose. Instead, as we rounded a corner in the trail, look what we found ahead of us:

Fatbiker ahead!
"We don't do 'second place'! Catch the fatbiker!" declares Jack & Rudy.

It really is true, Jack & Rudy do not do 'second place'. They will floor it to catch anything in front of them on the trails. Sure enough, we caught this fatbiker from behind. When he noticed us, he pulled over to the right and I directed Jack & Rudy to go into the deep snow on the left to pass with a proper distance between us. As we were passing, the fatbiker said, "Wow, you are fast, I've never been caught from behind by a cross country skier!" I laughed and said, "Don't worry, you still haven't - it was all them, not me!" as I pointed to Jack & Rudy. He laughed and gave me an thumbs up to that :)

A little further along and time to entertain an oncoming fatbiker this time:

"Hi! Bye! Made you smile!" declares passing on by Jack & Rudy.
You can barely make out the big smile on the biker's face if you look closely.

Still need some laughs from the day? Well, it was the usual antics when I paused momentarily to assess our time out on the trails to pick a direction to continue:

"You stop, we roll! Wheeee!" demonstrates the stop, drop & roll twins.

Silly kids! Now on to Zorro's entertainment for the outing:

"Poke, poke, remember ME first!" says Zorro as he is poking my leg with
his right paw to make sure I remember who gets the treats first :)

A beautiful morning to skijor amidst active snowfall and entertain a couple fatbikers along the way: 8.4 miles traveled with 600 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 24 MPH.

2020/2021 Season to Date: 71 days on the trails covering 566.7 miles with 49,900 feet of elevation climbed.