maintained by the Ski Club on Banting Lake.It's a 7 miles ski out to the tent and somehow I thought that I was going to carry all my gear on my back. . . Dan quickly disillusioned me and our intrepid dogteam ended up hauling all six people's packs in Brent's sled. (Tika was less than amused at first when she realized what we wanted her to do but she quickly got the hang of it.)
We found the tent fully stocked with not only wood but two futons, (I was thrilled because I really hadn't been relishing the thought of my backpacking thermarest...), blankets, pillows, and even a caribou hide! The temperature supposedly dipped down to -30 that night but we stayed cozy and warm. After thinking about it, I realized that was the warmest I'd slept since about September. Go figure...
At the tent ready to go back the next morning:
(Dan - ready to "drive" the team - Brent, & Colleen)
Gunhild (sp?), who is visiting from Norway, ready to go & Liz testing out the trail...
Happy and WARM the WHOLE time!! :-)
