Sunday, December 14, 2008

Cross country ski day #1

I won! I made my siberian husky so tired he followed my tracks in the snow! If you own a high energy dog you understand the magnitude of this accomplishment.

Of course if you know my dog you also know he's a whimp, definitely not the stereotypical "I can run for days" husky.

We actually both won. We went to Snowbasin for a little "classic" cross country skiing which turned out to be a trail breaking session. THAT's a good workout. There was over a foot of new powdery Utah snow without ski, foot, or snowshoe tracks for probably 3/4 mile. We traveled from the Snowbasin road to the Maples campground, did both campground loops, and returned. I estimate approximately two and a half miles.

Funny, one week ago we were mountain biking in 50 degree weather. Today at Snowbasin was 18 degrees.

Where are my skis?



No tracks (until the dog ran by), no grooming, all natural.



Neck deep in snow. He's loving it



Maples picnic area


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