Just for Fun…

Rather that turn to the south for warm weather during the 1st quarter of any given year, try going colder instead. One year we chose to go to Banff, Canada and it turned out to be one of the best trips ever! We did all the cold snowy stuff…ice hiked up frozen river beds, rode snowmobiles and even dog sledded. When we signed up for the dog sledding, we expected to be carted around by some guide while we leisurely sat bundled up in a sleigh…nothing could have been farther from that experience! I mushed my own team with my wife and friend bundled in the sled. From the first yelling of “hike, hike” which makes the dogs bolt…I was in deep trouble back behind that flying machine…I did not know how to turn,, nor did I know that dogs could run and pull something that heavy so fast! Naturally the trail had turns in it…I wrecked the sled, but did not let go and managed to keep the dogs from dragging us back to home base. I did not make a good impression on our single guide for some 4-5 sleds all being operated by tourists! Probably should have been paying better attention to instructions in the beginning. But no broken bones; only lots of laughter and fond memories of the mountains of western Canada.