I actually am thinking of attaching a GoPro camera to the sled, when he and I get a bet more skilled at mushing.
There is a large tract of woods, owned by the municipality and restricted as open space, to the west of our property. A major underground sewer trunk line goes through the property, and there is a sewer easement that is kept clear of trees and rocks, so that vehicles an access the sewer line if necessary. It is not unpaved, and grassy, so it would be ideal for a trail through the woods for the dogsled. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course, the camera bracket is also missing. Just kidding! Very > interesting. I have watched some film of cross country sled racing on TV but > not weight pulling. I see in SA, some dog owners try to replicate the sport > with wheeled "sledges". When I saw the term "easement", I initially imagined > some sort of frozen open gulley (yuc) but after looking it up realised it is > about the same as what we call a servitude. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:07 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Waiting to Mush > > > Yes, I used it twice this December with Bandit, and in previous years > I have used it with two Malamutes, when I had two, with as many as 6 > dogs, using some from two Malamute friends in the area, and with > single dogs or pairs for weight pulling contests. Our champion M, > after he retired from the show ring, loved the weight pulling > contests. More recently, Lee and I have not had the time to train our > dogs for more that just fun runs around the yard, down the quiet > street we live on (when we have someone to stop cars coming in) and > along the sewer easement through the woods when the snow is deep some > pundits > > enough to make that passable. > > Missing from the image, of course, is a harness. As anyone who has > been around sled dogs knows, when the dogs see the harness, they get > very impatient and a bit rowdy, so I took his portrait before bringing > out the harness. The line hanging down from the front part of the > sled has a metal hook with clasp that is used to connect the sled to > the tow line. > > Thanks for looking and commenting. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Appropriate capture! Well done. >> >> Do you use the sled with Bandit? the sled doesn't look like its set up to >> be >> pulled. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: PESO: Waiting to Mush >> >> >>> My dog and his sled: >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17632497&size=md >>> Comments are invited. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
