We're Back!

We're back! Zipping along with Jack & Rudy catching air at Gold Run Nordic Center!

Wheeee!

"Where have we been?" you might be wondering. Well, our last skijor outing was December 17, 2024. After that, I was placed on the medically inactive/injured reserve list. Well, that episode is over and Jack, Rudy and I are back to doing what we love in the snow! Wheeee!

What route did we choose to celebrate our return to the trails? Well, we did our favorite "Dry Gulch Backcountry" to "Gold Run Nordic Groomie Zoomie" combination outing. Dry Gulch had a wonderful layer of light new snow for us to enjoy:

Laying fresh tracks in a light layer of new snow - wheeee!

After Dry Gulch, it was time to go speeding on the groomed trails at Gold Run Nordic Center. Cross country skiing versus skijoring - what is the main difference? Well, skijoring is orders of magnitude faster than cross county skiing. Jack & Rudy will catch and pass ANY skier in front of us on the trails :)

"Whee, we are faster than you! Coming through!' says the speedy kids
towing me on by a skier that was ahead of us on the trail.

Today's video highlight starts with us cruising a long a nice groomed nordic trail. A little bit into the video and you'll see the skier in the photo above on the trail ahead of us. Well, watch as Jack & Rudy do what they love: catch anything in front of us! Eventually we catch the skier (of course), then we have to slow through a blind left corner. But, once through the corner, we see the open straightaway in front of us and fly on by we go! If your volume is up, you can hear the skier exclaim "Hee Haw!" as we fly on by her. Wheeee!

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Catching and passing skiers in front us is a lot of fun; but so is entertaining any oncoming crowds who always pause, watch and smile as we fly on by :)

"Coming through! Made you smile!" says the entertaining sled dogs.

Then there is Jack & Rudy's personal entertainment: rolling snow angels to cool off during any pause during the outing :)

"Aaahhh, rub a dub dub!" goes the snow rolling sillies.

Finally, back to the trailhead and time to enjoy end of run treats with my best pals once again!

"We sure missed 'end of run' treats the last 3.5 weeks!"says the happy, happy kids.

A beautiful morning to get back out on the trails! We took it easy (by our standards) to make sure I was truly ok, but I passed with flying colors. We'll be incrementally increasing the distance of our upcoming outings until we are back in full form! Today's tally: 4.6 miles traveled with 300 feet of elevation climbed and a top speed of 22 MPH.

2024/2025 Season to Date: 33 days on the trails covering 244.9 miles with 23,100 feet of elevation climbed.