Snow and Skagway AND Skijoring in September!

So, in case you haven't heard, I'm kind of into this hockey thing lately. This new obsession required me to travel to Skagway to pick up some gear I had delivered there for hockey. Heather and I joined the local women's hockey league and it starts soon! I needed my stuff ASPA so there was no delaying the trip even though the conditions were freakin' HORRID!

Women's hockey love via the Northern California Women's Hockey League.

Hello winter in September!

My meadow after the first snowfall of the season! September 24th, are you kidding? This is easily a month early!


Snowy driveway


Stephanie joined me on the trip and got nominated (by moi) to head out into blizzard-like conditions to get a picture of just how crappy the blizzard-like conditions were. Which we really didn't realize the magnitude of until she got out there!!! It was FREEZING!!!!!!!


The Sarah Palin STORE!!! Yes, it is a real store with real Sarah Palin-y goodness inside. If you're into that sort of thing, that is. Magnets, books, keychains, and anything else you can think of is probably in there.


"You betcha!" *wink*


Rough night for someone. I need that something similar for a meadow ornament.


More crap roads. This is heading home after it had snowed for oh, FIVE hours or so. Nasty!


Pure crap conditions on the way back! We didn't see any plows until we got to the Alaska Highway, crazy.


What happens after wayyyyy too long on icy, crazy roads and border crossings. One tends to go a little batty.


Bove Island. Steph got some great shots as she was avoiding watching the harrowing drive!

We made it home after a 10+hr trip, much longer than we expected but Skagway also has some awesome deals at this time of year so we hit a few stores, and had to buy some Alaskan brew to bring home! (as well as some "Flamin' Hots" for you-know-who!)

And... the snow didn't stop there! It kept coming all night so I had to pull out my skis from the shed and go for a skijor. This rarely happens in September! I am soooo not ready for winter, but will embrace it, haha.

Ivy atacking one of the boys (Jack or Harris, I have no idea who), she LOVES the heck outta them.


Wanna go skijoring?!? I harnessed up J&H and let Ivy run along loose.


This is the response I get when I ask who wants to go skijoring:

They're excited, yet they run off without me!!???? Freaks.


So I was able to nab my trusty sidekick and skijorer lover, Harris. He was pretty excited and willing to lead the way!


"Stopping already?!?!" This was deep, wet snow! It was like skijoring through slush.


Jack and Harris work hard as Ivy and George frolic up ahead. George, true to form, snuck out of the pen and joined us halfway through the run. I love it when they sneak up on me from behind!!

It's supposed to go up to +9C tomorrow so this all may be gone soon. It IS snowing again now though!!! Haha, I laugh, until I have to make my next journey into town...