Day Out With Kim And Kelly Berg

Following a long run in Sandwich Notch the previous day, Kim and Kelly invited me and the dogs to join them in a fun day out on the Dorchester trail system. They too had done a long run the previous day and shared the same goal as mine which was to do two back-to-back 35 miles runs. So that's what we did. We had a great time with Kim and Kelly and their lovely dogs. We took it turn to lead the way, stopped for hot chocolate and Rita's homemade coconut and chocolate chip delicious cookies, yum! It was much colder than the photos show and it was also snowiing for the majority of the day so it was a perfect setting for another long run.

Leaders - Rosie and Yahboo

More Friends On The Trail

It Was Colder Than It Looks!

Cookqiz And Daisy

Heading Up Scheller's Trail

Navigating Ice Flows

The plan today was to focus on 'time on the trail' and be so concerned with miles. As it was snowing quite heavy, it was a perfect day to explore, seek adventure and spend the entire day mushing. Yahboo and Rosie ran lead but then I switched Yahboo for Cookqiz who is proving to be a very smart and trustworthy leader. She negotiated some rather nasty ice flows as we ventured slightly of the beaten path and she did a great job keeping us moving forward as we clambered over several feet of ice.

Trusty Leader, Yahboo!

Gorgeous Day To Run Through Sandwich Notch

Cookqiz Just Checking In With Me....

I guess she was wondering if I was serious.. she could see the stack of ice ahead of us.

Scrambling Over Ice Flows

Rosie and Cookqiz are in lead and more than willing to take on the challenge. As we took 'our own path' in true Uktousa style..... more adventure and less groomed trail, we encountered an area of very large ice flows stacked one ontop of the other. As you can see from the photo, Rosie is about to climb up the first chunk of ice with Cookqiz who is just to her left and in a revine between chunks of ice. It was interesting to navigate the sled over all the ice.

A Beautiful View

Heading Down The Trail As The Snow Falls

A Zen Moment

A remarkable image really, a large chunk of ice balancing ontop of a rock in the middle of the frozen river.

Will Cowie Memorial Fun Race Hill Village NH

Always a fun time and great way to prep the dogs for any upcoming races. Lots of passes and head-on passes with beginner teams and teams who are well used to racing. We had a very enjoyable couple of days. My team consisted of 8 dogs as follows:-

Lead - Yahboo and Rosie

Point - Cookqiz and Daisy

Team - Tonka and Nellie

Wheel - Lilly and Sharky-Bob

The prize giving was a lot of fun. Each musher had to bring along items that they either had no use for or had not yet been used. Each musher then picked out a prize in order of place. Almost like a Yankee Swap!