Weekend fun (and anxiety!) in Minocqua

On Friday the pack piled into the bread box car with ski box on top for a weekend of skiing, fun, and relaxation. First up was a great little ski outside of Wakefield, at Milje's Ski Trails.

We took the long way 'round.

Next we loaded back up and headed down Highway 51 to Minocqua, WI. Sandy signed herself up for the inaugural Wolf Tracks Rendezvous ski marathon this past fall when she was talking smart about skiing. Arly was wise enough to pass! Anyway, it was a good excuse for all of us to get out of town and see our good friend Bob.

Me 'n Bob. Where's Buddy??

It was so fun to see Coach  Bob again! Except now he has a pet puma who he calls "Buddy". Some Buddy! He was hissing and growling at me all weekend. I couldn't get a  moment of relaxation!  He was a REAL  tough cookie for a little black kitten without any claws.












Saturday morning we all headed over to Minocqua Winter Park ski area to drop Sandy off at the race.

Heading to the start line.

Apparently, skiing 26 miles on a hilly course without proper training was not Sandy's idea of a fine day out so she bagged it after 15 K so we all had lunch, stretched out a bit, and went for a nice little ski at McNaughton.

38 degrees is way too warm for a trail dog!

After our excursion, we headed back to the Panther Lair and Bob treated the pack to his fine grilling techniques with the most tasty steaks and baked potatoes ever. They even had shortcakes with hand-picked wild berries! I can't believe I didn't get any....

Ooh...this one has lots of power.

So today we packed back up to head home. On the way, Arly spotted a potential new towing machine for use on the ski trails:

A parade. My favorite part is the kids!

Trial dogs love a parade, especially if it has kids in it!

And Laura leads me.

Of course snow is a plus.

Snow, Enough to make a snow mutt gleeful.

I broke trail for my pack.

Arly found a spot to sit for a tea break near a Great Oak.  Who is that??

It snowed like this off and on all morning.

Who can't love snow? It's the best!

All paw drive doesn't need tracks but I thought some people

might like to see

 what they looked like. The 2-leggeds said they were great!

After bounding in deep snow, its really hard to stay awake.

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More snow. The trails are up to the trail mutt's standards!

 What can I say??  I don't speak (not much anyway), but the photos tell it all.

Deep Snow Adventures at Perrault Lake

On Saturday afternoon the pack headed up to this lake to do a BC ski around it and found the snow there to be fabulously deep and fun.  

This is what makes a snow dog put her all paw drive to full use!

Here you can see Perrault Lake.

This is the depth I appreciate!

Yeah, I think we should go that way too.

Hey I did smell something here!

I bound and bound and bound and bound.

Funny that my pack likes to say, "A tired dog is a good dog". I'm still not sure what they mean by that...

More snow! And the machines that make running (or skiing) on it fun.

Me and the pack are going to have some adventures on the trails this weekend. Things have been groomed up and will be great! I'll be bounding in the deep and luxurious powder on the sides of the trail, as the other members of the pack are so slow, even on that nice firm surface!

Ski trails are looking up!

 Ya this is what I like to see!

Friendly people out to enjoy them!