Q: Final run of the season?

A: Probably not.

The weather cooled down a little recently after an unseasonably warm thaw that started back at the start of the Iditarod on March 1. Winter came back in April, kinda’. It dipped below freezing and got down to 0 degrees on a couple of mornings, then we got a little more snow. So, what the heck. I have dogs, right? I took 12, most of them veterans of this year’s Iditarod, on a 20 miler on April 13. They had fun, and so did I.

Dogs mill around when I stop

Few trees left in wake of fire

Dogs dip snow when stopped

How it looks in the Caribou Hills

Team framed in handlebar

Panting on a warm afternoon