Brilliant really... those little sleds are unbelievable for balance. I found the empty jugs were staying on so well, I purposely tried veering the 4-wheeler all over the place to try and see what it takes to knock 'em off. And not one fell off. Nice! And the last part of that road is a mess. I rate those little Canadian Tire plastic sleds a 10 on the scale for balance and versatility.
Kuna came along for the ride/run and booted along beside me. This trip had a dual purpose - to clear trees off the 8.5 mile loop and get water. To my surprise, someone had beaten me to the trail-clearing and I only had to cut one downed tree. Pretty successful trip.
And now thanks to the lightness of the sled, I can drive the 4-wheeler down to the river and drag the jugs up. Yay, no more hauling! The hill is a bit steep though, and one jug tried to make a break for freedom. It almost made it to the river too...
It's kind of neat heading to the river every few days. I get to see it in each stage before it freezes over. Pretty soon it'll be a well-used "highway." Right now it's only starting to freeze on the other side a bit.
Later it was time to run the dogs on that newly cleared trail. Here's Gracie having a swell time. She got a bit tired at around the 7.5 mile mark, and her tug line slacked a bit. We took a bit of a break, and then she got back into it.
Lucy and Jack did really great!! I'm always worried about Jack and his *head* - he's been inconsistent since late last winter, so we're trying to figure out what's up. I was sure to take enough breaks and keep him fired up and raring to go the whole way. It worked and he was almost ripping his tugline off. Lucy is usually consistent. A good little puller with a cute little trot.
This is the next group, with the pups and Loki. I let them zoom around the yard a bit before I hook them up. I think it loosens them up and then I'll just call them over to the stake-out line. Makes for a very easy hookup I tell ya.
You can see Sage chasing Ivy around the tarp covered straw bales.
Here they are SPEEDING through the trees:
And as I noticed heading home.... this *almost* looks ski-able!!!
After a bit more snow the other night, I tried heading out for a ski, but we need a bit of a base first. I was pushing it a bit as I heard the ever-so-familiar SCRAAAAPE of my skis against rocks.... argh.
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Holy cow! I'm so behind--three new posts... no studying for me tonight! I'm at work right now, so maybe I should stop looking right now. Cheers, Je
Welllll... c'mon keep up!!! Studying can't be all that important now can it?? I mean, really, how important is doing well in the nursing field.... ;-)
When the river freezes, do you chop a hole for water, or do you just melt snow from then on?
Hm. Good question. I didn't collect water last year from the river. I suppose it'll get tricky as it starts to freeze - that precarious, unsafe ice and all...
I think I'll chop a hole once it's good n' frozen though. Melting snow could work, but you need SO much snow for a wee bit of water it seems. Plus, this ain't exactly the snow belt around here!
Elders up here say to use "sugar snow" or the granular snow closest to the ground, because you get more water from it. Also, people use 'ice water' from the Mackenzie, chopping out big blocks of ice and letting them melt in buckets to use. I've heard that you should use clear blue ice instead of ice from overflow. Personally, I think ice water is awesome and snow water tastes dirty. Maybe that's just me.
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