Tug Hill

Last weekend we traveled 5+ hours to upstate New York for the annual Tug Hill sled dog race. Rob and Dan were nice enough to accompany me for the trip, even though I'm sure there were other things they'd rather spend their weekend doing. Hopefully, some free food and lodging made it worthwhile for them.

The drive up was relatively uneventful, aside for some snow and dark roads. We left Saturday in the late afternoon, and made it to Syracuse around 10 PM. I originally planned to stay at the first cheap hotel we could find. But, we decided we valued our lives, and opted for the Sheraton. The view from our room was pretty awesome.


We ventured out early on Sunday morning for the final leg of our trip, and made it to Winona State Forest at around 10 AM. We watched the 6-dog teams finish, the ski-jores start, and the 4-dog start and finish. I got to see a lot of my Jersey Sands musher friends. I also met up with some Ohio friends (Amanda of Hoof & Howl and Shannon of Diamond Dogs), whom I met through dog forums and blogs. Thank goodness for the internet, or I would never be involved in such a unique activity, nor would I have made so many dog-loving friends.