I ran the dogs almost 70 miles at an average rate of under 4 mph. But the trail stayed open. When Miki went back out, she made it all the way to the third cabin and 6 miles beyond that. By then it was late February and we were pulling traps. Now it's March.
Trapping is over and it's time for a vacation.
We're going out on a dog sled trip, of course. I expect we'll be breaking trail somewhere. Hopefully it will NOT be on our trapline. Julie Collins is a free-lance writer who lives at Lake Minchumina.