6:55 PM
| Sunrise at | 3:55 AM | in direction | 30° | North-northeast |  |
| Sunset at | 11:43 PM | in direction | 331° | North-northwest |  |
| Civil twilight all day |
So, I contacted the local Mushers Association down on Farmer's Loop with questions about getting a small recreational sled. They advised me immediately to consider skijoring instead, since I have only one dog. Well, that makes absolutely perfect sense, but it is probably not the way it is going to happen. I don't know how I am going to make it happen so I can get on runners with a small team that is still big enough to carry me 16 miles or so, but I am not giving up just yet.
Then there is the issue of having to run the dogs after work and I am a slug after work - especially in winter. This will mean not just figuring out the logistics, but figuring out how to motivate yours truly to get past a basic resistance to being out in the cold and dark. Then there are all the things I need to do to ensure the dogs and I stay alive. That is thought provoking.
I need to add to my winter clothing for one thing - warmer gloves, warmer pants, warmer mid thigh length coat with hood and good hat and neck gator. I need to think about what I need to carry with me at all times. I need to become comfortable seeing life through headlamps instead of sunlight or twilight. I probably need to start by having lessons on the weekend at the Musher's Hall, so by the time I am traveling for a few hours each evening with dogs, I feel confident that I can make it home with all of us alive.
Then there is the issue of the sled, gang line, harnesses, fasteners, quick release line.
Rats! I need to mentally think this through more, but at least I am starting early enough.
Then there is the issue of having to run the dogs after work and I am a slug after work - especially in winter. This will mean not just figuring out the logistics, but figuring out how to motivate yours truly to get past a basic resistance to being out in the cold and dark. Then there are all the things I need to do to ensure the dogs and I stay alive. That is thought provoking.
I need to add to my winter clothing for one thing - warmer gloves, warmer pants, warmer mid thigh length coat with hood and good hat and neck gator. I need to think about what I need to carry with me at all times. I need to become comfortable seeing life through headlamps instead of sunlight or twilight. I probably need to start by having lessons on the weekend at the Musher's Hall, so by the time I am traveling for a few hours each evening with dogs, I feel confident that I can make it home with all of us alive.
Then there is the issue of the sled, gang line, harnesses, fasteners, quick release line.
Rats! I need to mentally think this through more, but at least I am starting early enough.
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