Skijoring; Flying Through the Snow with a Furry Friend

Skijoring; Flying Through the Snow with a Furry Friend.

When I was young a lot of my friends spent a lot of time enjoying winter fun on their snowmobiles, but I was saving every dime for college so I invested in something a whole lot less expensive, a pair of cross country skis.

I bought the skis for transportation, to get around quickly on my trapline and for ice fishing and hunting, but I soon grew to love the thrill of flying across the fields and through the woods at tremendous speeds. And I took pride in being faster than all of my friends and family.

My love of this winter fun continued through college and then after graduation I moved on to New Mexico and then Southern Michigan where I got out of the habit of flying through the woods on narrow boards.

Since getting back to Wisconsin nearly 25 years ago I haven’t taken the time for much winter recreation and have only dug my skis out a few times, mostly for work.  But for Forestry work snowshoes are a whole lot more maneuverable so the skis have not had much use.

With all the snow that we have this year, I am thinking that maybe I should dust off my old skis and use them for walking the dog; I know that Jack would appreciate a little skijoring.

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