Flying Reindeer

Rudy the Flying Reindeer!!!!

Nice lift from Rudy the Flying Reindeer!

Rudy has had the nickname "flying reindeer" since he was roughly 6 months old. Why reindeer? Well, he was born on December 29th and he has a red nose. With his birthday so close to Christmas, he is named after Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Why flying? Well, Rudy has an absolutely beautiful running stride and when he gets going, well, he's practically flying as you see above. Thus, Rudy the Flying Reindeer!

Now, Jack is no slouch, he is just barely out of sync with Rudy in the prior photo. Plus, Jack does not tend to get as much lift as Rudy when out-stretched sprinting. On the other hand, Jack is almost always hovering over the trail when in a sprint tuck. See for yourself:

The hover huskies doing what they do :)

Put it all together and you get the following fun video clip. Jack & Rudy topping 23 MPH as they propel me along the great trails at Gold Run Nordic Center. Wheeee!

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At our midpoint of the outing, we had a choice between going right, left, forward or upside down. Jack chose upside down :)

"You paused, I 'stopped, dropped & rolled'!" demonstrates silly Jack.
"He's really my 'older brother and mentor'?" asks cute little Rudy.
Note, Rudy just finished rolling a snow angel himself; Jack just rolls his
for longer given that Jack is the Snow Angel Professional.

Done rolling snow angels and we are once again zipping along the fast trails. Here's a nice piece of history to go along with the impressive sled dogs:

Fast running Jack & Rudy. Wheeee!
The historic Jessie Mine & Mill to the far right - one of the more lucrative
gold mines of the mining heydays of Breckenridge in the 1800s.

Fun day, I'm sure retired mentor Zorro will approve:

"Approved! How about those 'end of run' treats now?" asks focused Zorro.
"Hehe, haha, playing King of the Mountain again!" adds silly Jack & Rudy.

A great "fast action day" on the trails this morning with a cool shot of Rudy the Flying Reindeer along the way: 9.7 miles traveled with 800 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 23 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 115 days on the trails covering 972.7 miles with 91,700 feet of elevation climbed.