Dive

Rudy's first rodent dive of the 2024/2025 skijor season!

"Sniff, sniff - I detect rodents under the snow!" declares head dunking Jack.
"Really? Rodents? Well, then, INCOMING!" goes Rudy with on of his
patented, fox-like rodent dives.

Usually Rudy does not do his beautiful, high arching rodent dives until the snow is a bit deeper. But, Jack dunking his head so deep in the snow today got Rudy motivated to launch one of his pretty dives :)

Aside from hunting for rodents under the snow, we had a wonderful skijor in Dry Gulch this morning. We found ourselves laying fresh tracks in 1-2 inches of fresh snow almost the entire outing!

Snow poofs coming off Jack & Rudy's feet as we gallop along laying
fresh tracks in the morning's new snow.

Now come along for the video version of laying fresh tracks in 1-2 inches of new snow. Wheeee!

[watch on youtube if no video loads below]

The only time we were not laying fresh tracks is when we did an out/back side tour from the main trail. Then it was second tracks to ourselves on the return leg:

Second tracks to ourselves as we cruise through some abandoned
mining buildings in one of the many ghost towns in Dry Gulch.

At turnaround time on our out/back side tour, it was snow angels with a view from the comedians:

"Hi! You know you want to join us!" says happy Jack looking back to me.
"Aaaahhhh, just aaaaahhhhh!" adds blissful Rudy.

Did Jack & Rudy enjoy today's outing? Well, just see the happy, happy kids for yourself as we arrive at the trailhead to end the day:

"Wheeee, we love snow!!!" says the super happy sled dogs.

Finally, a nice snow wall to climb for end of run treats to conclude the beautiful day:

"Ready! Now dish them out!" says the fun kids.

A quick but very fun run in Dry Gulch this morning: 6.4 miles traveled with 400 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 20 MPH.

2024/2025 Season to Date: 8 days on the trails covering 63.1 miles with 5700 feet of elevation climbed.