tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post4840353159689207837..comments2023-10-02T03:48:14.006-05:00Comments on The Loon's Mushing Report: I’m a REAL musher now.Loonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-84528118661457723872010-03-06T17:19:02.438-06:002010-03-06T17:19:02.438-06:00Oh wow that is just scary!! So glad everything tur...Oh wow that is just scary!! So glad everything turned out ok, a lost team is a disaster waiting to happen. Do whatever you can to ensure it doesn't happen again, if you're in an open area without many trees, I wouldn't hesitate to tie a snub line to myself. I've done it before on rivers and it's paid off.<br /><br />And "screaming" whoa! actually might fire up the dogsled_staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403769033505046018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-49570907621148670872010-03-04T10:01:41.430-06:002010-03-04T10:01:41.430-06:00Hehe! Priceless run-in with the police!
I lost...Hehe! Priceless run-in with the police! <br /><br />I lost my team once for about 200 yards when I first hooked Freya to lead. She is a dynamo power-house of a gal at 40lbs and doesn't know the meaning of the word whoa! Fortunately they flipped my cart and couldn't drag it upside-down very far as the steering wheel dug in to the gravel. <br /><br />I only dream of being able to run a AR Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325255967501180818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-84738426307955673942010-03-03T11:19:32.539-06:002010-03-03T11:19:32.539-06:00I think Gary Paulsen in Winterdance says you'r...I think Gary Paulsen in <i>Winterdance</i> says you're not really a musher till you lose your team. If you want to feel better, read that book. He took out a team with some newly acquired pups hitched to a rickety old bike. The story is HILARIOUS. He eventually graduated to hooking the team to a junk truck w/o an engine. And what happens after that . . well,. let's just say, best empty Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372015226222285350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-4115508192979037982010-03-01T16:29:28.311-06:002010-03-01T16:29:28.311-06:00Holy Smokes- glad everyone is OK and I assume exh...Holy Smokes- glad everyone is OK and I assume exhausted!Libby the Labnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-86998760988243716392010-03-01T15:10:29.221-06:002010-03-01T15:10:29.221-06:00Thanks, everyone! It was a learning moment, to be...Thanks, everyone! It was a learning moment, to be sure! Sunday was better, but they DID lose me briefly - twice! I will be adding a drag rope, as I used the snow hook for that on Sunday. With a small team, it should provide enough resistance that they will slow down and listen when I scream "Whoa!" In theory.<br /><br />Stay tuned...Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315937985735575684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-57438450824292094432010-03-01T11:43:46.531-06:002010-03-01T11:43:46.531-06:00Actually Tim, when I referred to a "Fireman&#...Actually Tim, when I referred to a "Fireman's Hook" I was talking about never letting go of the handle bar. ;) If you need to remove a glove, etc., just put your arm around the bar, and work your hands with your arm curled around, gripping the bar. Shannon, I think you are referring to a drag rope that is used frequently in other countries, including Canada. I never liked those.Sherry Sutherby http://russ-stickacres.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/05464706618501384881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-15429909936041126642010-03-01T10:53:59.841-06:002010-03-01T10:53:59.841-06:00Thank you for making me laugh today as so far it h...Thank you for making me laugh today as so far it has been a little rough! Glad that all ended well. Now that I found your blog, I<br />look forward to more adventures with Tim!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18443324234963095380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-33098999013369173072010-02-28T16:17:44.410-06:002010-02-28T16:17:44.410-06:00Glad you're all okay!
I have never known you ...Glad you're all okay!<br /><br />I have never known you to learn any way but the hard way....Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-32879095009268904382010-02-28T15:32:05.510-06:002010-02-28T15:32:05.510-06:00You're learning the hard way the three rules o...You're learning the hard way the three rules of mushing: don't let go, don't let go, don't let go!<br /><br />Wow, I fear for Maggie now! J/k. I wish I was closer though. What Sherry calls a "Fireman's hook" Larry Fortier calls the "Oh shit rope!" Make one!Shannon Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18117534204111766107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-2110784102905696592010-02-28T08:41:22.018-06:002010-02-28T08:41:22.018-06:00Tim- I admit this is the first time I've check...Tim- I admit this is the first time I've checked out your blog, but I think I'm hooked.Nichol Hohenbrinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534553861691792816.post-24296941592967257952010-02-28T07:07:05.547-06:002010-02-28T07:07:05.547-06:00Tim ~ It's great you highlight the incredible ...Tim ~ It's great you highlight the incredible power of a 3-dog team! Our tour guests, who perhaps have seen 16-dog ganglines with Iditarod, are always amazed at small team power. Glad your day had a good ending, and neither you or the dogs were hurt. Such a scary scenario. Remember to always do a "fireman's hook" with your arm around the handle bar. I laughed out loud at Sherry Sutherby http://russ-stickacres.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/05464706618501384881noreply@blogger.com