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A couple of guys and their two huskies exploring the world on foot.

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Early morning husky chaos!

Around 7:30 we took delivery of a temporary new husky to the pack. His current name is Zorro, a foster dog who's vacationing with us while his human foster family visits with their family out of state. They'll be picking him up […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
A fluffyish black and white husky with icy blue eyes surrounded by smudged eye-liner markings and two round white spots for eyebrows runs approaches the camera with a doggy grin. Dim dawn light is augmented by yard lights coming from the left side, creating somewhat odd highlights and shadows on the snow. Two huskies, Tonttu and Zorro, spar in the yard, muzzle to muzzle. Three huskies play in a snow-covered yard in early morning light.
December 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Fluffy cows! 🐂

Big, slow fat deer. 🦌

Fascinating all the same to our huskies! 🦬

Temps above freezing with a prickle in the air meant we stuck to paved tracks today: the bike trail through Spring Lake Park past the bison fields. The bison were cooperative […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
A tall husky in walking harness stands alert, taught against his lead as he stairs at a tall fence, behind which eight American bison relax, some standing, some laying down. It's a gray winter day with snow on the ground that's holding on despite warm temperatures.
December 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Yesterday we returned to UMore Park, which had been closed for hunting for nearly 2 months. A bit of icy base remains in most places, so if we do get a few inches more of snow it might be skiable again!

Trampled snow was a good workout on the ankles and […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
Jeff, a human in light winter dress, walks two huskies on long Flexi leads down a snowy path through a prairie towards a copse of trees. There is a bit of a drift of old snow over the left side of the trail that isn't the whitest any more. The sky is an even gray.
December 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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"Tonttu Eats the Sun"
by @sofawolfone

#huskies #dogsofmastodon
A black and white Siberian Husky leaping up a snowbank in a residential neighborhood. His head and muzzle are perfectly aligned with the glow of the setting sun in the distance.
December 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Sadly, skijoring is on pause for now, locally. Warm temps and a bit of rain reduced our base and made it icy, and a recent dusting of fluff on top is happy to blow and drift around in unhelpful ways.

We pulled on our crampons and set out to Afton's Deer […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
Jeff, bundled for cold weather, descends a steep slope into a forested valley. Traction devices on his boots keep him from sliding down hill, despite Tonttu, the husky, pulling out ahead of him (but blocked from view). Zeena, a fluffy Siberian husky, leads the photographer down the slope. A trio of hikers, Zeena, Tonttu and Jeff, follow a wide trail across a prairie, towards the sun, which is a bright blob trying to burn through a thin layers of clouds. Jeff and Tonttu follow a set of tread marks in the thin snow, while Zeena stands off to the side, focused on sounds under the snow. Jeff and Tonttu stand at a trails de map in front of a grassy field. On the horizon, a Midwestern downhill ski area can be seen: stripes of snow cutting down the slope through patches of trees. To the right, the slopes are hidden in a haze of manufactured snow drifting in the breeze.
December 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Temps will drop and winds rise this weekend, giving us forecast windchills in the -20F / -30C range, so we got out for a quick loop around Pike Island after dropping off at the airport who we'd been picking up the last time we went skijoring here!

Less deer […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
Wolfish Alaskan husky Tonttu trots down a snowy trail packed by winter hikers. He's crossing the picture right to left, pulling a skier who's out of view on the right. His head is down, focused on the trail ahead and not the photographer who he's passing.
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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We had a nice little snowfall that dropped 4-6" across the region on Tuesday, so yesterday was a prime opportunity for skijoring on fresh powder!

The only problem was that 2 of the places we'd have loved to ski were closed for hunting, one of which we […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
A skijoring pair approach the camera from a distance across a prairie bordered by forest in the distance. They are following the photographer's ski track down a wide trail with a gentle bend that follows the forest edge in the distance. The sky is a hazy gray overcast sheet spread over the wide landscape.
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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We had a nice little snowfall that dropped 4-6" across the region on Tuesday, so yesterday was a prime opportunity for skijoring on fresh powder!

The only problem was that 2 of the places we'd have loved to ski were closed for hunting, one of which we […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
A skijoring pair approach the camera from a distance across a prairie bordered by forest in the distance. They are following the photographer's ski track down a wide trail with a gentle bend that follows the forest edge in the distance. The sky is a hazy gray overcast sheet spread over the wide landscape.
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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It’s been at least four years since we’ve been on this side of a river, but Milla remembered it very well and loved it.

I’m always impressed by her memory when visiting places we’ve been years before. #husky
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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The local lake is now frozen and snow covered! We took a walk out to it last night at dusk with the color-changing light-up collars.

Phone camera was way too happy to make it look like normal daytime, so you'll have to imagine it a bit darker, and the collars brighter.
Wolfish husky with icy blue eyes, Tonttu, high-steps through the snow on the ice at the edge of a lake, with trees and brush on the shore behind. He's wearing a chest harness, collar, and an extra ring around his neck between the two that's currently lit up with a bright red light. Tonttu and Zeena explore the frozen lake at opposite ends of the photo. Tonttu's collar is now a purple fading to red, while Zeena's is a more orangey red. Zeena sniffs the snow on the top of the frozen lake, a bit farther out, with only the wooded far shore and some distant buildings in sight. Her collar glows bright green.
December 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/115668674215472114

Calling all long- (and medium-) coated dog owners! Want to contribute to a fun experiment testing fiber prep for spinning fur into yarn? Have a look at our thread over on @Paws2Spindle on a new project in the works.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Tonttu loves his snow!

#huskies #dogsofmastodon #snow
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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With one meeting cancelled and a couple hours before a friend was scheduled to arrive at MSP, we got in a quick skijoring session down the length of Pike Island and back. Convenient to have a skijoring spot right next to the airport!

Ski trails were now […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
Wolfish Alaskan husky Tonttu stands majestically on a snowy beach with the Mississippi River in the background, and forest on the far shore. He casts a strong shadow in the bright clear sunlight. Huskies Zeena and Tonttu lead the photographer onto a snowy spit where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers come together. A row of apartment and condo buildings line the edge of the southern bluffs, on the right of the water, and a highway bridge crosses the combined rivers in the distance. The sun is bright and clear, making the huskies and snow practically sparkle. Huskies Zeena and Tonttu investigate beach grass tufts rising from snow on the banks of the Minnesota River. Zeena is particularly intent, head tilted slightly to the side, trying to triangulate on rustlings under the snow.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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With one meeting cancelled and a couple hours before a friend was scheduled to arrive at MSP, we got in a quick skijoring session down the length of Pike Island and back. Convenient to have a skijoring spot right next to the airport!

Ski trails were now […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
Wolfish Alaskan husky Tonttu stands majestically on a snowy beach with the Mississippi River in the background, and forest on the far shore. He casts a strong shadow in the bright clear sunlight. Huskies Zeena and Tonttu lead the photographer onto a snowy spit where the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers come together. A row of apartment and condo buildings line the edge of the southern bluffs, on the right of the water, and a highway bridge crosses the combined rivers in the distance. The sun is bright and clear, making the huskies and snow practically sparkle. Huskies Zeena and Tonttu investigate beach grass tufts rising from snow on the banks of the Minnesota River. Zeena is particularly intent, head tilted slightly to the side, trying to triangulate on rustlings under the snow.
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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RE: https://sunny.garden/@Paws2Spindle/115656286787600760

Just a quick loop around Jensen Lake at Lebanon Hills Regional Park yesterday to get some fresh air between work projects.

At one point, we thought Zeena had found a mouse nest in a clump of grass under the snow, but then she came up […]
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December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Yay Snow! LOCAL SNOW!

A big band went south of us through Iowa, but we got just enough up here to float the X-C skis over the icy crust from last week's dusting. And with temps forecast to stay below freezing for the next week, it should set up a good base […]

[Original post on mountains.social]
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Yesterday, instead of the traditional holiday feast, we drove 1.5 hours north to Banning State Park where 6-8" of snow had been reported in the storm 2 days ago. Our first snow adventure of the season. (Hopefully not the last!)

The storm started out warm […]

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Driving north to deeper snow. Jeff's at the wheel, and Tonttu looks over his shoulder from the back seat, icy blue eyes intently focused on the road ahead. A dashboard stuffed moose mascot with blue antlers watches the two-lane park entrance road ahead. Deciduous trees are plastered white from wind driven snow a couple days before, and the road is snow covered but plowed. Two huskies, Zeena and Tottu, pause at the trail head, looking down a snowy trail with scattered foot tracks. Sticky snow covers the branches of deciduous trees and shrubs, drooping down over the trail. No ski tracks can be seen. Looking back towards Jeff, who's following the trail of the photographer and his two huskies. The scene is mostly white, with hints of dark tree trunks visible through the snow, and a touch of blue sky above.
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Destination: Adventure!
Two huskies curl up in the space between the front seats and rear storage area of a Highlander are lit by a beam of bright morning light. Bags of gear, skis and poles fill the space behind.
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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There’s a group of 5 Corbetts just north of Tyndrum, Moray and I did most of them earlier in the year but missed out Beinn Odhar as it was just too hot. So we went back yesterday to do it, straight up and down from the A82.
One disadvantage of doing Corbetts is […]

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Looking up a grassy hillside, there is snow on the ground higher up. Moray the dog is stood by my rucksack looking at me. Blue sky. A grassy hillside across the picture, rising above it are several snow covered peaks. Blue sky. Some snow covering the hillside in the foreground, with Moray the dog stood looking to the right. In the distance some snow covered peaks. Blue sky. Moray the dog is stood at a small stone summit cairn, there is a big patch of snow to its left. In the distance some higher hills with crags and snow cover. Hazy blue sky.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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It's finally happening!

#snow
A husky sits under the eaves of a house, looking out over the back yard as snow falls, lit against the black sky by a spot light above. The grass is just starting to get covered in snow. The same husky in the previous photo, Tonttu, investigates a soggy concrete patio as snow falls around him. The snow is building up on cool surfaces like the covered grill behind him. A strong shadow is cast to his left from another spotlight above and to the right.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Still waiting for snow.

Maybe next weekend, however!
Bare branches in the lower right foreground frame a wide stretch of prairie. A silo from a farm just over the horizon rises against a blue sky partly covered in thin clouds. A bike path is barely visible crossing the pairie, and a hiker follows his husky, Zeena, following the path.
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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With 50% more snow and 300% more Huskies than I expected, it couldn’t have been more fun for the both of us (and I suspect our new friends) #husky
November 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Milla says she liked her snowy adventure #husky
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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RE: https://mountains.social/@Paws2Trail/113516937618841178

What are YOUR Sunday plans?
paws2trail.mountains.social.ap.brid.gy Paws to Trail @paws2trail.mountains.social.ap.brid.gy · Nov 20
Reminder! Wolfenoot is on November 23rd -- that's only a few days away.

Do you have your roast meats and full moon cake ready to celebrate with your canine friends?

https://www.wolfenoot.com

#wolfenoot
Wolfenoot banner from the linked website. A wolf and hilltop with scattered evergreen trees stand in silhouette against a dark blue sky. The word "Wolfenoot" appears across the middle.
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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A little chilly start but the sun has warmed it up a bit to make this Saturday morning nice and comfortable.

📍 Sweetwater State Park, GA

#dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #adoptdontshop #rescuedog #photography #fujifilm #park #autumn #sunrise #leaves #woodland
A white and brown dog at the bottom left in the woods in a park as the morning sun shines through trees A mane with a white cap standing in the woods on a park trail with his white and brown dog . A huge thick trunk on the right. The morning sun shines through orange leaves now scarce on trees from an observation deck over a creek. A white and brown dog drinking water from a mountain stream in the woods on a park trail
November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM