Rides

  We tried giving some rides this last weekend-just short 2.23 mile rides at a local recreational trail site-because we had nothing else going on due to a race being postponed (the Ironline).  We only advertised online to some local targeted sites and didn't get much of a turnout.  We learned that locals around here just aren't that interested I guess.  If/when we do it again, we will try to advertise more to tourists I guess.  The few rides that Jeremy did give were enjoyed very much, though.
  We hooked up 12-14 dogs and it worked out really nice.  I took a couple rides myself-first one to check the trail with a rider, and then just to kill time and keep the dogs moving and occupied.  It was really fun being a rider in the basket for a change!

Storm and his dad, Thunder-leaders-waiting to go again.

View of the driver (Jeremy) from the basket.

Stretching Their Legs

So we've had some crappy weather again.  Temps were in the upper 30's to low 40's last week and we had some rain, so the snow melted a lot, and then it cooled back down to the upper single digits and turned everything to ice.  The trails in Marenisco still have cover, but its ice underneath about a half inch of snow, so its too dangerous for the dogs-they would be slipping and sliding and it could lead to injuries that would take them out for the season.
  We haven't been able to run them in a little over a week now, while we pray and wait for some snow, but the dogs really need to stretch their legs and hopefully keep in shape for when we can resume sledding, so we started loose running again, something we've never really needed to do in the winter!

Clayton-now six months old.