Leaping

Rudy was leaping off trail all morning in celebration of this leap year February 29th!

Beautiful, high arching swan dive off trail by Rudy.

The only problem with Rudy's leap year celebration? Well, the target of his dives today was Jack instead of the typical rodent swan dives we get from Rudy.

"BOOM, landed on my target - Jack!" says leap year loony Rudy.

This wasn't an isolated incident either. Rudy leapt off trail onto Jack four times this morning!

"Incoming!" goes diving Rudy. I actually thought this was a true rodent dive
at first as Jack has his head dunked in the snow looking for rodents.

But that was not the case as Rudy's target once again was Jack!

"BOOM onto my target, Jack, again!" demonstrates leap year loony Rudy.
The hole in the snow in the upper right was another one of Rudy's leaps
off trail onto Jack. What a loon.

Ok, enough of loony Rudy, we actually did some really fun skijoring today too :) As we typically do at this location, we started the morning in soft snow in the backcountry:

Zipping along in soft snow where we set the trail laying fresh tracks yesterday.

Then it was onto the fast trails at Gold Run Nordic Center. Our timing was perfect once again as we were first on the groomed trail. Look at this beautiful shot of the trail we had all to ourselves:

Fresh Goomie Zoomie! Wheeee!

Jack & Rudy know, of course, exactly what to do with a fresh groomed nordic sprint track. Come along for today's fast & furious video highlight as the GPS registered us topping 24 MPH along the way. Zoom!

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A little further along the nordic speedway and here's a fun shot of Jack & Rudy leading me into a left bend in the trail. I love watching them corner at high speeds!

Catching air while leaning into a left, impressive!

Luckily Feb 29th happens only once every 4 years as "Jack targeting leaping loony Rudy" was a bit much to handle today :)

"Hey, come on, I heard you laugh!" says innocent acting Rudy.
"What a loon!" adds cool Jack.

A fast & fun day with a goofy leaping loon tossed in for entertainment: 10.3 miles traveled with 1000 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 24 MPH.

2023/2024 Season to Date: 95 days on the trails covering 804.6 miles with 77,500 feet of elevation climbed.