Fast Packed

At the trailhead putting my skis on, "I'm coming Jack!"

"Hey dad, got those skis on yet? I'm ready to go!" asks happy Jack.
"I wish we were going!" adds forward looking Rudy.

We did some fun skijor laps around Sally Barber Mine this morning. 

The trail was fast, packed and wide on the popular front side of Sally Barber Mine:

Zipping along the fast, packed and wide trail. Wheeee!

The backside of Sally Barber gets a lot less usage than the front. But, it was still fast & packed on the back, just a little tighter and narrower than the front:

Zipping along the narrower but still very
fast & packed backside of the min.

Sally Barber is known moose territory. At one point, Jack & Rudy abandoned trail to lock their focus into the forest. We did not actually see a moose, but I know only the "scent of moose" can draw them off trail with this much focus and intensity!

"We smell you, where are you?!?" asks the moose seekers!

Outside of this one momentary "scent of moose" distraction, it was fast & packed skijoring all morning long. Come along for a fun section of trail where we start with a couple of corners and then floor it on a wide open straightaway. Wheeee!

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Back to the trailhead and we met Zorro & Nancy around the corner from where they parked. Zorro joined in next to the crew for us all to trot gently back to the Jeep with our favorite retired elder!

A gentle glide back to the Jeep with Zorro by our side!!!

A fast packed fun morning with a little moose entertainment along the way: 7.4 miles traveled with 700 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 21 MPH.

2020/2021 Season to Date: 120 days on the trails covering 979.1 miles with 82,500 feet of elevation climbed.