Wolf Moon Dogsledding

Location: Finland, MN
Time - 3:54pm Central Daylight Time
Temperature: 45 degrees F (7 C)
Conditions: Cloudy, raining
Forecast: Showers today, cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 30s, highs in the 40s

So you probably thought I was just joking around when I said I was going to Yellowstone. Not so! I got back this past weekend from a week-long solo roadtrip out to the park. It was an amazing trip and I had a blast. Unfortunately I was not able to get to the Southern part of the park but I had a good time exploring the Lamar Valley, Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin (see above photo). I meant to go further South in the park but both roads were blocked off so I headed East.

I went to Cody and the hot springs at Thermopolis, then visited Deer Creek Kennel in Glenrock, drove up to see Devil’s Tower (remember “Close Encounters”?) and then went to spend a couple of days in the Black Hills of South Dakota. I saw snowflakes while camping at Wind Cave National Park!

So, I didn’t get to spend as much time in Yellowstone as I wanted but I saw a lot!

Coming back to MCK was weird because I left in Summer and when I arrived back last weekend, Fall had come! Temps are colder, it’s raining and we are training hard. It was a bit of an adjustment coming off the road and back into kennel routine. But everybody is doing well and I am re-settling in and preparing for our rainy Season (which looks as if it has already begun!).

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