In Like a Lion

Photo: Sulatna, age 13. Her return tumor continues to grow, but her spirits are high. She does get chilled easily, thus the coat.

Our first snow came in with gusto! One neighboring town had 50 mph winds knocking out power lines. Ours weren't quite so dramatic, but it was windy and we had our first snow.

Nice to see the different wildlife tracks for a change.

We had to cancel a trip to pick up a dog as there was more snow/wind trouble up that way.

But, it doesn't look as though this bit of snow will stick, just a day to practice wearing boots, toboggan hauling, hauling straw, repairing dog house leaks, etc. The hoses finally had to be dragged way so watering is with buckets. The old reliable 96 ATV died on me, so the big one will be used for all work and running dogs.

And we cooked meat soup for late day hydration. The weather energized ALL of the dogs, all were wild to run . In all, 24 dogs had free runs in the fresh snow, even aging Balto.