Zorro

Picture perfect shot of Jack, Rudy and the pristine groomed trail at Gold Run Nordic Center!

Picture perfect! :)

Today's blog, as the title suggests, features our favorite retired mentor, Zorro. Every outing, Zorro & Nancy take us to the trailhead to send us off and then meet us at the finish to celebrate a fun run. Unfortunately, we do not get a lot of footage of the "meet at the finish" as trailheads are often busy, crowded, icy, muddy or a whole variety of reasons why a group "meet/greet" finish photo is not always possible. But, today we were able meet the fun old man free of distractions. How fun!!!

First we have a nice shot of Zorro looking on, approvingly, as Jack, Rudy & I glide to the finish:

"Looking good kids, I taught you well!" says coach Zorro.

I always give Zorro a big/loud, "Hi Zorro!!!!" when we arrive. He always appreciates this great interaction we get to conclude the day:

"Hi Zorro!" I exclaimed!
"Hi Dad!!!" happy Z answers back
Meanwhile, Jack & Rudy are finishing the glide to the absolute end of
the trail :)

Once at the end of trail, we get the goofy antics from the silly kids. Zorro taught Jack & Rudy everything they know about skijoring; but he did not teach "daily snow angels". In his skijoring years, Zorro would roll a snow angel a few times a season whereas Jack rolls snow angels EVERY outing and Rudy is right behind rolling snow angels on at least 90% of all outings. This is clearly Jack's addition to what Zorro taught us :)

"Hmmm, I did NOT teach this!" states bewildered Zorro.
"Rub-a-dub-dub, this is my addition to the art of skijoring!" says goofy Jack.
"Just following Jack's lead!' adds silly Rudy.

What fun to get such distraction free trailhead footage with cool Zorro!

Anyway, back to the rest of the outing. Jack & Rudy were in speed mode today on the freshly groomed trails at Gold Run Nordic Center. Come along for a "zippy clip" as the GPS clocked us topping 25 MPH skijoring along this stretch of trail. Zoom!

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Finally, as usual, once we arrive to meet Zorro, we are always able to move out of the crowds and find our own private area to share & enjoy 'end of run' treats!

"I deserve treats for teaching them how to skijor!" declares focused Zorro.
Meanwhile, the silly kids are off playing "King of the Mountain" again
until I get the treats out and ready to serve.

A zippy fast day on the groomed trails followed by a surprisingly quiet trailhead to enjoy lots of "finish photos" with cool Zorro: 8.2 miles traveled with 600 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 25 MPH.

2021/2022 Season to Date: 119 days on the trails covering 1008.3 miles with 94,700 feet of elevation climbed.