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Double driving, or using two sleds, is helpful in teaching participants how to dog sled.
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Madeline driving a four dog team including Vale and Beaver in lead and Lumos and Acadia in wheel. |
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Learning to harness Beaver into an x-back dog sledding harness.
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A special Sammamish Siberian Husky greeting. |
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Kelim's Lumos is a willing model for harnessing.
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Participants learn to drive the sled with two dogs under controlled conditions. Beaver and Vale serve simultaneously as lead, team and wheel dogs. |
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Snowshoeing with the dogs was a great way to
enjoy the afternoon.
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Acadia and Gypsy look ready to tear down the
trail. |
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Sharon and the sled dog team head up the trail.
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Luke and Acadia's feet barely touch the snow
as they run down the hill. |
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Food figures prominently into the Maine Winter
Cabin Adventure.
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There is occasionally time for face licks. |
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This snow covered trail was lined with pines and was directly accessible from the cabin.
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Eric and Okemo snowshoed the trails near Starks to explore the possibilities. |
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Hard working sled dogs Okemo and Sobo share a space - on top of each other. |
There are wonderful snowshoeing opportunities near the cabin. |
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Two sled dog teams return from a training run through the snowy Maine woods.. |
Catherine and the team charge down the trail. Here, Catherine helps to train three other sled dogs (Peeps, Weld, and Lumos). |
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Catherine and the Maryland Sled Dog Adventures LLC team ran part of the Whistle Stop Rail trail near Farmington, Maine. |
One of the themes of the cabin is to relax. |