breaking trail

Some pictures from one of our last training runs before the Sheep Mountain 300. 2 feet of new snow, fresh trail & a bit of sunshine made for a really nice, fun run. I was proud of how well the dogs did in the deep snow... good honest workers, the whole lot. I had Robber in lead with Ruby. He is a Kozy son and always impresses me with his good cheer & work ethic. He has not had much experience in lead, but from what I can tell---he loves it! He seems like a natural leader... very forward oriented, automatically lines out. When I stop and make my way up to the front of the team, he jumps up for a hug, happy in the moment.

Ruby & Robber

L-shaped Lake

Leaders Robber & Ruby

Silly boys Victor & Pete in swing

Brothers: Pelle & Papas

Sweet little girls Daphne & Linnea

Major & Jackie

Big boys Frigg & Doc in wheel.

Taking a break by Ruth Lake. 12 happy dogs.

Haw!  Good dogs! 

Ruby at rest.

Patient Pete. 

and the musher... representing Team Skogen (the 1984 Anadyr Iditarod Team)