Saturday was an exciting day, but not in the way I expected.  It was going to be the first time that the Red Jacket – Bluesky Health Cycling Team hosted the Talvi-something-or-other (I can’t remember Finnish), a skijoring race.  Many of you are probably thinking, “Ski-huh?”  Skijoring.
 
Skijoring is cross country skate skiing with a little help from man’s best friend, or friends.  The skier is harnessed to one or two dogs for a fast journey around some pretty swanky trails, at least in Tech’s case.

Instead of actually get to the Tech Trails in time to do my part on the volunteer end of things, I ended up getting stuck in a ditch as my truck was sucked sideways on what looked like road, but wasn’t.  To make a long story short, a lost cell phone and two hours later, I was dropped off at the Tech Trails by a kind stranger (thank you, kind stranger ). 

I managed to arrive in time for the races and awards ceremony.  It was  a neat experience, and it sounds like the team is looking forward to hosting this race, again, and giving it a bit more PR. 

One of my mountain biking/beer drinking friends gave me a ride back to my vehicle and pulled me out of the ditch.  I was then on my way to Copper Harbor.

The following are some shots I got of the two-dogged long race.