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#huskies

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Dale Trexel

Running! 5 weeks now since the rolled ankle, and things are getting back to normal. A bit more aches and pains afterwards, but running itself is fine! Now I have to make up for some lost ground since January when I was running up to 10 miles at a stretch.

Temps in the mid 50s F this morning, which is just cool enough to keep the huskies happy. We're going to be hitting the 90s through late next week, so I may finally be getting some biking in while the pups stay cool indoors.

@twitchydog was out photographing spring migrants this morning and managed to get this nice shot of me with Tonttu and Zeena! 😀

Dale, in multi-colored running shorts, primarily red, and a bright blue T-shirt under a running vest runs towards the viewer, preceded by two huskies, who are attached to his waist by a split lead. They're both running towards the viewer too, heads and tails up and alert. It's a bright spring morning, with the sun coming in somewhat low from the right creating high contrasts of green and shadow in the vegetation behind them.
#Running#CaniCross#Huskies
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Paws to Trail

Yesterday we drove north to Interstate State Park, on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix river, for some slow hiking to accommodate birdwatching. We followed the upland path out to an old farmstead which has a spring that feeds a small wetland, which then spills over a waterfall into the valley below.

Some of the streams we crossed to get there were a bit dodgy (draining farmland above) so it was nice to have crystal clear water for the pups to clean off in!

A hiker and his husky are visible far down a dirt trail through deciduous woodlands in spring. Trees and shrubs are all just starting to leaf out, creating a lacy green tunnel that shines brightly in the sun.
Husky Zeena investigates a circular pool of clear water several meters across and surrounded by a shady ledge of stone. It's an old spring, shaded by trees just leafing out in spring, and the bottom is a mix of flat stones and sand. The water flows out through an old cement gate on the side.
Husky Tonttu investigates a small stream flowing through tall grasses and other water plants. Bright yellow Marsh Marigold flowers cluster in the foreground.
Zeena stands in a wet grassy patch on the edge of a clump of cattails which are surrounded by clear water of a small pond. It's a bright, sunny, cloudless day.
#Huskies#Hiking#Springtime
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Paws to Trail

From the Chimney Rock, we took the trail that continues to follow the bluff edge -- at least as well as it can! There were still plenty of ups and downs, some rocky, some muddy, slippery tracks cutting along the steep slope, rather than sticking to the flatter top.

Lots of Dutchman's Breeches, as seen here, as well as bellworts, spring beauties, and a handful of bloodroot. A few trout lillies were flowering, but most not yet.

One last promontory overlook for photographs, and then an even steeper staircase (this one with handrails!) back down to the valley bottom.

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A small clump of Duchman's Breeches flowers. They look like a piar of white pants, inflated and hung upside down on stalks above green, frilly leaves.
Husky Tonttu looks out over a valley from a flat rock blufftop. The trees on the far slope are still mostly whitish with bare twigs, not yet leafed out for spring. The overall effect is monochromatic, trees, rocks and husky fur, with the husky's burgundy harness and orange lead standing out as spots of color.
The photographer looks back from the end of the rocky promontory vantage point towards the bluff it emerges from. It's a narrow, uneven ridge, with large sections partially broken away on the side, but still holding up, with deep cracks between them and the main ridge. Hikers Jeff and Zeena approach one broken area and peer down over the edge. Prickly juniper trees rise from below on the left and in the back.
Zeena has now made it to the end of the promontory cliff and looks down at treetops below her. She's wearing a reddish harness and lead that trails off to her handler off screen to the right.
#Huskies#Hiking
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Paws to Trail

Our path started out with a LONG stairway to the top of the bluffs, stairs protecting the sandy slopes from erosion.

At the top, we were rewarded with a view of the valley below, and the far bluffs on the opposite side. With the trees not yet leafed out, you could see a lot more detail of both the rocky bluff outcroppings as well as the park infrastructure below.

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Two huskies and one human ascend a long wooden stairway without railing that bends up the side of a hill. It is early spring with a thin scattering of new leaves poking through the brown litter on the forest floor, under bare deciduous trees and a few scattered pines.
Husky Tonttu leads the way up a wooden staircase without railing, ascending a hillside in a winding path, with a bit of bluff showing through the trees at the top.
The hiking huskies and human from the previous photo have reached a rocky bluff overlook. The nearly white, fluffy Siberian husky Zeena peers over the edge while human Jeff, in hat, field vest, and camera with fuzzy microphone slung over his shoulder snaps a shot of Zeena with his phone. Alaskan husky Tonttu, pulling the photographer still ascending the hill, pauses just behind Jeff. The sky is low and cloudy, with light and dark regions indicating fluffy texture.
Jeff continues to photograph Zeena on the bluff, while the photographer has passed and is looking down from an even higher overlook on the edge of the bluff. From here, you can see the valley below, and bluffs of similar height on the far side. A road cuts through the valley, and a park parking lot can be seen between trees below. The flat, textured cloud layer undulates over the far hills.
#Hiking#Huskies
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Paws to Trail

Come join us on another hike! 🧵 1/

We took the day off to drive nearly 2 hours south to Whitewater State Park. It has rugged hiking along bluffs and valleys cut by glacial rivers through sandstone and limestone, leaving picturesque bluff vistas and overlooks.

It'd been a while since we ventured beyond our usual hikes, so the pups were extra excited to explore new terrain. Spring is still early here, warbler migration not yet in full swing, but the forest floor flowers were starting to pop.

The big umbrella-shaped leaves next to Tonttu here are May Apple plants. No flowers yet, let alone apples! (The fruits are very tasty, if you can find one before the local wildlife do.)

Husky Tonttu pauses on a dirt trail that follows the bottom of a slope that rises left to right. Battered floodplain trees border a stream just out of view on the left and early spring flowers dot the slope on the right in a swath of green. May Apple plants with dual umbrella-shaped leaves rise out of the low plants.
#Hiking#Huskies
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Paws to Trail

Back to Nerstrand State Park for early spring hiking. Barely any green showing so far, but a few spring ephemerals were in bloom.

As usual, the best photos were of huskies at the falls! Zeena stopped for a bit of salad before gazing over the precipice. Tonttu enjoyed soaking up the scenery.

Alaskan husky Tonttu relaxes in a clear shallow stream in bright sunlight. He gazes off to the left somewhat pensively as the water ripples around him.
Husky Zeena snacks on early spring grass growing on the edge of a shallow, flat stream under bright blue sky. Trees on the far shore are bare, too early to have leafed out yet.
Husky Zeena stands on the sharp edge of a waterfall. The stream upstream is flat and shallow, spreading over a smooth layer of rock to a straight edge that cuts diagonally across the scene. A calm pool sits in the valley 20 feet or so below the ledge. Zeena is alert, peering at something below.
Hikers Jeff and Tonttu, human and husky, explore the rocky shallows of a pool below a waterfall, the edge of which can be seen in the foreground.
#Huskies#Hiking
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