Finish

Jack & Rudy responding in their "usual ways" when I asked if everyone was having a good time this morning :)

Jack's usual response: a happy & approving smile.
Rudy's usual response: a loud & approving WOOOOO!

Today's outing was, once again, a mix of backcountry and then groomed nordic trails. The start of the outing took us through the historic mining town of Preston which was once one of the biggest towns in the Breckenridge area. There is not much left of the town except a handful of old mining cabins in various states of decay. Nosy Rudy has been through this area probably a 100 times or more; but he still has to glance at each ruin as we go by just in case "something new" has developed :)

"Must check this cabin for new activity!" says nosy Rudy glancing
at the decaying cabin to our left.
"Seen that over 100 times, no need to look again!" states all business Jack
keeping his eyes ahead.

Once we were done skijoring around the old ghost town, we dropped onto the trails of Gold Run Nordic Center. Here's a fun shot of Jack & Rudy catching air in this sliver of sun on this otherwise well shaded stretch of trail:

The hover huskies showing off in the sun :)

If it is fun catching air in a sliver of sun, then it is a blast to catch air in the full sun...

The fast & impressive kids catching air in the bright sun once again!

Now for today's fun video clip. Come along for the final minute of our outing and get a look at just how strong the kids finish every skijor outing. You might think their speed & power happens at the beginning of every outing, but, no, it lasts through the entire outing. Impressive kids. If you can take your eyes of fun Jack & Rudy, notice the sun is behind us so you get to see my shadow through this entire clip - yep, I'm just standing on the skis, taking it all in :)

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Who was that on the right side of the trail near the end of the previous video clip? Well, that was Nancy out trying to get a "shot from the front" of the happy sled dogs. Here is a frame of video she got - not the best with the shade but you can still see the smiles all over Jack & Rudy's faces!

Whee - smiles all around as we conclude another fun outing.

Finally,  it was back up on a snow wall to receive end of run treats:

"Fun day! You have our full attention!" states happy Jack & Rudy.

Only time for another "shorter than usual" outing as has been the theme this week; but all outings are super fun: 6.4 miles traveled with 500 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 23 MPH.

2023/2024 Season to Date: 73 days on the trails covering 614.0 miles with 59,600 feet of elevation climbed.