Yesterday I was tied up all day in town and it was supposed to running day for the team...so me in my wisdom decided it was time to go out of the box and run during the night with a full moon shining from above. First let me say that it was absolutely beautiful out there..it was like daylight I could see for miles and the dogs seemed really excited although my 3 little girls did quite a bit of barking at shadows for the first mile. That being said our temperatures have dropped significantly in the last couple days and it was a very cool -20 Celsius as we left the dog yard. As many of you that mush know the quad is a VERY COLD place to be at -20...whereas -20 on sled runners isn't as bad because you are standing and moving more. My daughter decided to brave the cold as well and kept me company we dressed warm; me in my parka and cold weather Northern Outfitters mitts and Aimee in all her outdoor gear. I grabbed my little headlight and we started to bootie dogs and harness..we were soon hooked up and off we went with all intentions of running our full 11 mile trail..well plans changed within the first mile..I was already struggling with cold fingers and I knew Aimee wouldn't make it for 2 full hours so we changed the game plan and decided on a fun trail and to play it by ear. Soon I heard "Mom I have to go" I thought oh boy this is going to be fun. I made her wait till we did our road crossing and then we stopped. She did her business while I added more layers to the both of us and then we were off again. We took all the little bush trails I loved this fall and it was neat running through the bush and then breaking out into an open field with the moonlight guiding our way. The dogs were just rearing to go, every time we stopped they were screamin' and bouncing on the gang line...just a lovely sight. We managed to run just over 7 miles only 4 miles short of the normal run and we sure enjoyed the warm house and hot chocolate after and the dogs sure enjoyed the warm soup for supper.
Aimee with the team ....Spooky Eyes...
I am excited to do it again but hopefully by the next full moon the quad will have been put away for the winter and I'll be on the sled.
......See You On The Trail......
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