When you have a multidog household, it’s a luxury to spend quality time with just one dog. I find it very hard to leave the other dogs at home and head out on an activity with just one dog, especially when the dogs you’re leaving behind are loudly letting you know just how unfair this is. Still, these rare one-on-one moments are perhaps the most important you’ll ever spend with your dog, as it is only when you are alone together that you will have your dog’s full attention, and can focus on building the strong bond and understanding that is necessary for a true dog-man teamwork on the trail. Lyra and I had a good day yesterday, the trails were frozen and perfect for fast skijoring and we had the wind in our back when we sailed up on Ounastunturi in the morning. The rest of the day was spent cruisin’ among the peaks in the serene, blue and white world above the treeline. As someone said, skijoring on a fast mountain trail is as close to flying as you can come without wings.
Photos don’t do this place justice – this part of the trail is really magic.
Can you see the tiny trail post at the other end of the canyon?
Lyra did a good job pulling me all the way to the top. It’s not for nothing that we call her our “Lyra-Myra” – myra means (working) ant in Swedish.
The trail was partly closed due to the risk of avalanches but the cornices weren’t too bad so it felt safe to continue along the trail.
There’s a lot of power in this relatively small package!
In the fell areas the weather can change rapidly from spring-like “bluebird” weather to strong winds and low visibility.
When the clouds gathered in the afternoon, we turned around and headed home.
A GOOD day for me and my girl!