Up north where it's cool...Copper Harbor.

"Here we go" again!

The pack was anxious to get more great rides in on the Silver Bullet, but where to go in this summer heat? Up north, of course! Copper Harbor is always cooler in the summer. The pack loves the Epic Trails there, and it's fun to meet the many friendly bikers that are coming up to check out the trails.

Descending the Stairway To (from?) Heaven

Eek! Cliffs and bridges!

Sandy was able to get home from work early enough for us to pack up and head to the Harbor Friday afternoon. These photos of her and me are from that day:

Old marker on the old Red Trail.

Then things got even more fun when Rich and Debby joined us on Saturday afternoon. The pack got out to ride Saturday morning, then with Rich and Deb later, and again on Sunday morning. It was a busy weekend for a trail dog!

New dirt jump trail in process

Checking out the mini-excavator

Marching back out to the trail.

Finally, the pack is cruising the trails again!

The pack had a bike shortage for about a week, which limited our excursions to hiking around, which of course meant hunting for the ball for me. On Wednesday, the long-anticipated new full-suspension tandem arrived, and was promptly named "The Silver Bullet". So now we're back to trail running (riding for Arly and Sandy).

First ride on the Silver Bullet! Churning Rapids.

Finney Creek, my favorite!

Spring Creek, my other favorite!

Where's the water?

On Saturday, the pack all hopped into the Bread Box and drove up to Swedetown Trails. Other than the heat, it was great!

Oh, for a longer tongue.

 


We are all so glad to be trail running (riding) again! We love to go fast, except the pack is kinda slow going up the hills...but I don't mind. I have a chance to hunt for squirrels then.

Hot time on the Cooper Harbor trails

Ya it got HOT here so we looked at the forecast in Copper Harbor and it was 15 degrees cooler.... so the pack loaded the camper and headed NE to ride the awesome trails and lounge at Ft. Wilkins.

We did not take this direct (Downhill) route to town!

We saw many friendly riders here on Woopidy-Woo.

Like these guys. They threw a stick for me!

We went up and down the Edge trail, but not The Flow.

Ya it WAS hot, even in camp. But not as bad as Ho Town.

The best vacation ever!

For the 4th of July the pack hopped into the Bread Box with intentions of doing some camping and biking, then visiting Sandy's family in northern MN. What I was looking most forward to was the kid-immersion weekend!

My pal, Danny.

He didn't mind me sitting on his lap...I love that!

The whole fam.

Oh what is he doing now??

They made sure I always had fresh water close by.

These kids were the best!
Danny, Jason, Erika Brandsma, Sarah

All in all, it was a great weekend. We spent most of it outside in the yard since it was so pleasant, although I wouldn't have complained about a nice swim. If only I could get the 2-leggeds to the lake! Anyway, we don't often get Sandy's whole family together, so we were all pleased with the visiting (and playing!) of the weekend.

As for biking, we did get out for a short (HOT!) jaunt on the new trails in Duluth's Lester Park. Other than lots of mud holes and a complete lack of signs (maybe we're supposed to be orienteering??) it was a nice little ride. Of course I did get to cool off in the river.

Shed construction move along doggies!

Ya I had to nip some butts to get them going,, but things are finally moving along on this shed construction. If it takes any longer there could be snow falling! Of course I do love snow :-).

I brought in the wood.

Summer is shedding time for trail dogs.

Everyone knows that trails dogs love to shed in the summer. Right now, I'm in the spirit of the season because I'm building a storage shed for Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club. It's the least I could do, since they take care of my favorite dog-friendly trails - Maasto Hiihto and Churning Rapids.

Yeah, this looks good.

Supervising is hard work! So I had to nap on the way home.....

Ball throwing: it's not just for kids!

Just the other day I bumped into the most friendly neighbor ever, Joe. He threw the ball for me many times, and I brought it back faithfully.

I'm ready!

The wind up gets me going.

That blur is me. I'm so fast.  You can see the ball in flight at the top center.

And just like that...it's back...

When will YOU come over to throw the ball for me???