Sally Barber Fun

Our first skijor around Sally Barber Mine this 2021/2022 Season.

A good time was had by all! :)

"Yes! Good time indeed!" exclaims happy Jack & Rudy when we paused
briefly at the historic mine.

We only had time for a quick outing this morning as Jack & I had a therapy dog visit scheduled for later in the morning. Jack & Rudy are able to pack a lot of fun into even the shortest outings!

We started the day on the wide Sally Barber Mine Trail. I was hoping the trail would not be too packed and slick from previous traffic. My hopes were more than exceeded! While the set tracks on the left and right of the trail were quite packed, there was a nice layer of light powder in the middle and shoulders of the trail. Perfect conditions for me to be comfortable letting Jack & Rudy go full throttle!

Zoom we go. Perfect conditions!

After reaching the mine, we did a quick out & back on the narrow Trail of Tears side trail. It takes a lot of confidence in your partners to skijor such a narrow trail; but I have complete trust in my two pals!

Narrow trail, fast kids - hang on human :)

After the narrow out/back, it was time to return to the fast & wide main trail. Come along for a minute glimpse into the fun. This wide trail gently winds through the forest and has a couple of wide open and fast straightaways to really GO (as you see in the last 20s of this clip). Wheeee!

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Another successful skijor to report to our retired mentor Zorro:

"Did they do ok?" asks Zorro.
"YES! A short but PERFECT day!" adds Jack & Rudy.

A fast, fun albeit short day ahead of Jack & my therapy dog work later: 5.6 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 26 days on the trails covering 197.8 miles with 19,000 feet of elevation climbed.