Good morning world.  This is my first post on my new blog. I want to write here about how much a adore my dogs, love to mush, and dream of turning my daughter into a passionate musher too.  Dogs are my zen, my peace, my soul food.  Mushing is an amazing activity where extreme enthusiasm is somehow corralled into a group sport.  Sled dogs love to run, no one who truly has seen the activity start to finish can argue.  To organize a team well, to keep all safe and build their stamina, drive and skills is an amazing challenge and beautiful occupation.

Racing can be fun, and is often a great way to experience otherwise closed trails or trails that need human support for road crossings.  Also, as I always say, it is a safe way to push your skills because people will notice right away if you don't show up at the finish line.

But mostly I am a recreational musher.  I do this because I love it.  Because the dogs love it.  I do this for fun, to push myself, to challenge myself,  and to bask in the zippy fast glow of having done at least a few things right.