Sled Dogs, Smokey's and Snowshoes

Pete and I caught another sled dog race this weekend.  The Three Bear Sled Dog Races were held about an hour away in the town of Land O' Lakes.

Pete waiting for the races to begin

Not all of the dogs look like the sled dogs you read about. In fact, many of the dogs just looked like run of the mill dogs.

Truck-o-Dogs waiting for the races to begin

Hitching the dogs up

Lining up at the start

They're Off!

He's Off!

There were a lot of teams that were not made up of Malamutes or Huskies, but I didn't see a single Weimaraner pulling a sled - doesn't mean it couldn't happen.

Walk in the woods on Sunday morning.

  We had a nice dinner at Smokey's in Manitowish Waters on Saturday evening.

On Saturday I headed over to Lake Tomahawk for their Winter Festival.  It was a little rainy, but snowshoe baseball carried on. Oddly enough, snowshoe baseball is a summer activity in Lake Tom with games held every Monday night, June through August. It was strange to see the game being played in the snow.

The Pitch

The Outfield

A Day at the Races

 

Pete and I woke up early and headed north to Bayfield to catch the 18th Annual Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race.  It was a beautiful two hour drive and we made it just in time to watch the start.

This team couldn't wait to get to the Starting Line

The Pink Booty team was a little more patient

The dogs jumped up and down and howled at the Start Line

The Black Booty Team

The Pink Booty Team

Pete was toasty warm

Even Beth was toasty warm

 After all the 8 dog teams were on their way, the 6 dog teams began lining up.  We decided to head out and drive to another site along the course and watch them about 1/3 of the way along on their 40 mile route.

Still full of energy

The pink booties are flying!

Lunch at the Egg Toss and then on our way home to our own Team

Pete and an Omlet

Team Weimaraner

Of Cabbages and Things

We had bloody marys, black-eyed peas and cabbage today to bring us luck. I wrapped a crisp dollar bill in a crisp cabbage leaf for a prosperous 2013.

 Pete and I both had the day off so we tried out the Mercer School’s ice rink.  It was 14 degrees and we had the ice to ourselves.  

The dogs rang in 2013 with an invigorating afternoon walk and retired to their beds with huge bones.

Back from the walk and
ready for treats.

Sleeping next to each other
after finishing their bones.

In front of the space heater!

My car, Snowball, turned 200,000 last night as I was driving home from the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Woodruff.  He’s been showing his age a little in the Northwoods, but he does quite well in the snow and cold.a

Snowball

199,999 miles

200,000 miles