Merry Christmas to Everyone

[Tom Smit]

I edited my post.

Bruce, you should have come up north when we had snow so that you could try a real bobsled.

[Bruce Weldy]

I edited my post.

Bruce, you should have come up north when we had snow so that you could try a real bobsled.

I did go dog-sledding twice outside of Lake Tahoe. That was better......I didn't have to carry anything up a hill.

[Tom Smit]

Oh, that would have been fun. As an aside, I usually considered dog sledding to be used for transporting goods, however, I see that they provide tours as well. https://www.google.ca/search?q=dog+sled ... r73zUUA%3D

But it's not bobsledding, though. https://www.google.ca/search?q=bob+sled ... q=bob+sled

[Bruce Weldy]

Oh, that would have been fun. As an aside, I usually considered dog sledding to be used for transporting goods, however, I see that they provide tours as well. https://www.google.ca/search?q=dog+sled ... r73zUUA%3D

But it's not bobsledding, though. https://www.google.ca/search?q=bob+sled ... q=bob+sled

The dog sled experience was amazing. It was run by a husband and wife team. Both hardcore outdoors people. She had raced the Iditarod and he taught outdoor survival at a college. First time we went out with the wife and a couple of years later with the husband. Great stories about the dogs, the training, etc. It was very educational and a lot of fun....and the dogs loved it more than we did - they live to run.

[Tom Smit]

The dog sled experience was amazing

Sounds like something that I would like to try some time. Maybe it will be a Christmas gift sometime.

....and that's the cue for someone else to share.

[JonoSkip]

Merry Christmas everyone.

....and that's the cue for someone else to share.

My wife and I don't really get each other gifts, it's all about our kids, but this year she bought herself some stuff so I got a second hand Yamaha MG166CX-USB mixer. It's my first bit of PA kit and I warned her that I'm now at the top of a long slippery slope

[Tom Smit]

Haha! Enjoy the ride JonoSkip!

[billkatz]

Oh, that would have been fun. As an aside, I usually considered dog sledding to be used for transporting goods, however, I see that they provide tours as well. https://www.google.ca/search?q=dog+sled ... r73zUUA%3D

But it's not bobsledding, though. https://www.google.ca/search?q=bob+sled ... q=bob+sled

The dog sled experience was amazing. It was run by a husband and wife team. Both hardcore outdoors people. She had raced the Iditarod and he taught outdoor survival at a college. First time we went out with the wife and a couple of years later with the husband. Great stories about the dogs, the training, etc. It was very educational and a lot of fun....and the dogs loved it more than we did - they live to run.

We just got back from Squaw Valley - my daughter wanted to try the dogsleds, but they were sold out. However when going up the Squaw Creek lift I could hear the dog chorus as they were ready to run. I've know people with pet huskies, and they do love their running.

[Bruce Weldy]

Oh, that would have been fun. As an aside, I usually considered dog sledding to be used for transporting goods, however, I see that they provide tours as well. https://www.google.ca/search?q=dog+sled ... r73zUUA%3D

But it's not bobsledding, though. https://www.google.ca/search?q=bob+sled ... q=bob+sled

The dog sled experience was amazing. It was run by a husband and wife team. Both hardcore outdoors people. She had raced the Iditarod and he taught outdoor survival at a college. First time we went out with the wife and a couple of years later with the husband. Great stories about the dogs, the training, etc. It was very educational and a lot of fun....and the dogs loved it more than we did - they live to run.

We just got back from Squaw Valley - my daughter wanted to try the dogsleds, but they were sold out. However when going up the Squaw Creek lift I could hear the dog chorus as they were ready to run. I've know people with pet huskies, and they do love their running.

The place we went is to a government owned park of some kind. These people have a contract to use it. They show up with two sleds and a whole bunch of dogs....more than they need for that day. The dogs that don't get picked are upset that they didn't get to run that day. And the ones that do are pulling as soon as they are hooked up......the sleds have a brake on them, or the dogs would just take off. Our musher told of a time that he made the mistake of stepping off the sled to pick up a glove without putting out the brake.....he walked home.