Loon Lake Tales

The John Beargrease Sled Dog Race is off and running. The end of Gunflint Trail is the half-way point of the 390 mile race. The first teams got to Trail Center early last evening and most teams rested 4 to 6 hours. Terry and I were manning the crossing at highway 92 which is the road to the Iron Lake campground. We just had to make sure there was no car traffic to interfere with the racers. We had lots of dog teams but not one car! The first teams were heading back to Duluth by midnight and there are a number of teams in the hunt. The 92 crossing is one of the few were teams are going up to the final loop on Gunflint and Loon and then heading back to Duluth so there was a lot of times to record. That makes the time go by quickly when you our sitting out in the woods most of the night.

The pictures are of team number 4 which is the last place team at this point. He is running about 10 hours behind the leaders. The one shows the team approaching the Lodge follow by one of them heading up our driveway.

We always have fun watching the different teams. Weather is perfect for the dogs with temps ranging between 10 below and 10 above. Most mushers prefer the colder temps to keep their dogs from overheating.

Have a good day and remember it is time to starting about summer!!!!