Fun way to spend a Saturday...

So, this afternoon I did go outside even though the sun was awfully deceiving and the bitter Arctic wind was howling at us from the North. Mark and Nancy wanted to get out for some fresh air too, so I tagged along as they ran the dogs.

Anyone who really knows me, knows that I am NOT a dog person. They smell, they always stick there nose where you don't want them to, they drool and are noisy... But I do find it so exciting to watch the intense strength and drive of the dogs when they pull. I have been trying for a few days to get some good picture of the dogs, since Mark rarely has a chance to get pictures himself, since he is working his butt of running them.


Scary to be on a sled without breaks, but Mark does it like a pro!


Getting fish from Nancy...


Look at those dogs pull!


Nancy watching the dogs catch up.


Climbing a hill, near home, so I am sure they wish we lived on the Prairies!


Eekalik (I don't know how to spell her name, but it means glasses or something like that in Inuktitut, because she has black fur like sunglasses), the lead dog. She had puppies at Christmas but seems to be getting back on track for being a good puller.




Then when the got home, they had a well deserved rest!