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After some snowshoeing and warming up by the fire, we decided to use the rest of our time sledding!
Darwin wasn't sure what was going on, but had a lot of fun following people up the hill and running in front of them on the way down.
{Where are you guys going!?}
{What are you doing?!}
{Ahhh! They're after me!}
{Go BB! I'm right behind you!}
{Uh oh, Mom's turn, Friday come help me supervise}
{Don't worry Mom I'm right herrreeeee!}
{Let's try this again... woo hoo!}
{Yippppeeeeee!}
{Everything under control up here?}
{Dad's turn, don't worry Dad, I'm coming!}
{I think I see someone who needs my sledding supervising!}
{This way, follow me!}
{You ok there Dad? I'm right here behind you just in case!}
After a fun sledding session it was time to load up the snowmobiles and sleds and head back to our cars.
Friday once again was a breeze on the snowmobile, quite content to be there. Darwin on the other hand, not so much. She was better than her ride up, but still not willing to jump up on her own.
After getting her settled it was time to head down and back to the real world. A fun filled weekend and something we'd be willing to do every year!
Day two of our adventure we went snowshoeing! There were a ton of different trails to explore, but the boys wanted to check out possible snowboarding locations, so we went with the advice of the guys working at the camp and set off to snowshoe up a side of the mountain. Exhausting but beautiful!
Darwin and Friday were both so excited to climb up with us, and it was hilarious watching them sink into the snow (or "postholeing" as BB taught us).
After a couple hours of snowshoeing we were back at the cabin, warming up by the fire and keeping watch over Friday who over did it in the snow.
Poor Friday, she was so worn out and sore from exerting herself she barely moved all night.
Sunday morning we had some time before we needed to leave so we decided we'd do a little more snowshoeing, but on an easier trail.
Darwin was ready to go, but Friday was still a little sore from the activities the day before.
When we started snowshoeing though, Friday was ready to lead the way!
After a while we were concerned about Friday overdoing it again so we headed back down to camp.
Once we made it up to Highcamp, we headed to our cabin to get settled in and then set out to explore things before it got dark.
After romping in the snow for a while, Darwin was ready for bed and was more than happy to snuggling on the sleeping bags on the bed.
The camp had no running water or electricity and our heat in the cabin was provided by a wood burning stove. Darwin had a ball chewing on every piece of kindling she could get to and we had an interesting first night learning how to regulate the heat. At one point during night one I woke up hotter than I've ever been in my life and then I realized Darwin, who was sleeping at the foot of the bed, was panting like crazy. During the middle of the night, BB had thrown another log on the fire to keep us warm through the night, but it made it a little too warm and it was like an oven in our cabin. I had to crack open the door for Darwin and bring her water dish over so she could cool off. Eventually Jason woke up too and opened the balcony door and we were able to circulate some cold air through the room and cool us all down. What a night.
Since Jason and I both don't have families in Seattle, during the long Thanksgiving weekend we usually plan a weekend trip to a cabin with friends. This year our friend Robin found a great little dog friendly cabin/camp place up in the mountain, Scottish Lakes High Camp.
Early Friday morning we left Tom's house and headed back to Seattle to pack up the cars. With gear in one car and dogs in the other we set out for a 2.5 hour drive East to the camp.
We stopped for an early lunch in Skykomish and then made our way through Stevens Pass to the parking lot of the camp.
The big thing about this cabin/camp is that it's located at 5,000 feet elevation and the only way to get there in the winter is by 4 wheel drive and snowmobile. Yes. Snowmobile. Great Dane on a snowmobile.
In preparation for this weekend we went to the pet store to see if they had any natural sedative type thing to help relax Dar for this snowmobile ride and they recommended we try Happy Traveler. They gave us a few capsules as a sample and told us to give her 3 at least 30 minutes before the ride.
So we got to the parking lot and gave her 3 pills hoping they would calm her down enough when the snowmobile part came up. We loaded up into a big 4 wheel drive SUV and headed up the mountain.
After a short ride we got to the next stop where we'd load up the snowmobiles and hop on for a 30 minute ride up to camp. We let the dogs roam for a bit while things got loaded up to the sleds.
Then it was snowmobile time. Friday was totally relaxed about the whole thing, willingly jumping on with BB and ready to ride. Darwin on the other had we had to lure with treats and Jason had to bear hug her to make sure she didn't jump off. Robin and I rode a third snowmobile and laughed the whole way up at the thought of Darwin on a snowmobile. In all the excitement and entertainment of getting on the snowmobiles none of us remembered to take out a camera and we missed pictures on the way up. We all made it to the top with no dogs jumping off, though by that point Jason's arms felt like they were going to fall off.
{to be continued...}
