Dogsledding

We went dogsledding. North of the Arctic circle. If you are a little fuzzy on where the Arctic Circle is it's the line at which you have 24 hours of darkness on the winter solstice. Above the line you get more days of dark, below the line the sun does come up, however short, each day. It was "mushy" mushing for us. The weather was above freezing, and we were probably one of the last groups to go out this season. We were given boots, snowsuits, gloves and hats to wear, which was good since it was really wet. We got paired up on the sleds: Lucas and I on one, Polly and Nathan on the other. We swapped back and forth several times during the time we were out. We had 6 dogs pulling each sled, Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Huskies, and Malamutes. The dogs all know what to do, so it's pretty easy. Just hang on and let them follow the trail. You do have to stand on the brake once in a while, going downhill or if the sled in front slows down. It was a really great experience.