Walter had a benign lump removed from his forearm last week so we won't be skijoring until it has fully healed over. Oh well. Not quite ideal skijoring weather this weekend anyway.
Friday, December 26, 2008
No skijoring for a while
Walter had a benign lump removed from his forearm last week so we won't be skijoring until it has fully healed over. Oh well. Not quite ideal skijoring weather this weekend anyway.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Larose - First skijor of the season
20-30cms of snow dumped on us in a big storm this week (which in conjunction with a transit strike and the closure of one of the interprovincial bridges left traffic in quite a mess), so there was lots of snow for skiing this weekend.
Our first outing of the year went amazingly smoothly -- no falls or big tangles. One of my goals this year is to get better at staying on my feet during the first minute of the run. That's when the dogs take off like bats out of hell and, of course, when I'm most likely to think not so great thoughts like "Oh - dear - oh - no - oh!" SPLAT! (so eloquently phrased in an old Mushing magazine article). It was only toward the end of last season that I discovered the trick of holding onto the line when greater stability is needed, and it really helps at times like that.
To Lucy's dismay, we didn't come across any fresh deer tracks, or, even better, actual deer. Still, she's quite a happy, carefree skijor dog, enjoying the forest and the chance of coming across interesting smells. Walter on the other hand is more serious and somewhat concerned about what's going on behind him. Neither one, however, needs any encouragement to pull!
Here's a short video from today. This is the main drag up the middle of the area. A bunch of smaller, more interesting trails branch off from this trail and that's where we often come across the deer/rabbit/etc. tracks.
Conditions: Nice and fluffy but with a bit of a crunch underneath.
Weather: Cloudy, -6
Falls: 0
Kms: ~4.3
Our first outing of the year went amazingly smoothly -- no falls or big tangles. One of my goals this year is to get better at staying on my feet during the first minute of the run. That's when the dogs take off like bats out of hell and, of course, when I'm most likely to think not so great thoughts like "Oh - dear - oh - no - oh!" SPLAT! (so eloquently phrased in an old Mushing magazine article). It was only toward the end of last season that I discovered the trick of holding onto the line when greater stability is needed, and it really helps at times like that.
To Lucy's dismay, we didn't come across any fresh deer tracks, or, even better, actual deer. Still, she's quite a happy, carefree skijor dog, enjoying the forest and the chance of coming across interesting smells. Walter on the other hand is more serious and somewhat concerned about what's going on behind him. Neither one, however, needs any encouragement to pull!
Here's a short video from today. This is the main drag up the middle of the area. A bunch of smaller, more interesting trails branch off from this trail and that's where we often come across the deer/rabbit/etc. tracks.
Conditions: Nice and fluffy but with a bit of a crunch underneath.
Weather: Cloudy, -6
Falls: 0
Kms: ~4.3
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Soon...
A year ago tomorrow was our first skijoring outing of the 2007/2008 season.
This seasons's first skijor won't be quite so early. We've had a fair bit of snow recently, but also a few warmish days that partially melted some of it away. A few more cms this weekend, and some more called for this week, so maybe next weekend? Hmmm, except for possible rain on Wednesday.
We'll have to wait and see!
This seasons's first skijor won't be quite so early. We've had a fair bit of snow recently, but also a few warmish days that partially melted some of it away. A few more cms this weekend, and some more called for this week, so maybe next weekend? Hmmm, except for possible rain on Wednesday.
We'll have to wait and see!
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