Dog sled races

Last night I stayed at work late finishing up a project before the weekend. Lucky for me by staying late I stumbled across a fun Jackson event. The start of a dog sled race. They closed down the street on the south side of the square and covered part of it with snow. It was a staggered start so every 1-2 minutes a separate group of dogs left the square. It made for a fun night. The dogs were all very excited to start running.

Do you know how some parents take their children to events hoping to get the child excited about something? Sometimes it is a father taking a child to a baseball game or hockey or some other sporting event. And I guess other parents probably take their children to chess competitions or to the symphony or something. Well, it appears that all the dog owner/parents in Jackson decided to bring out their 'children' to see the dog sled races. There were some really cute puppies around as well as a bunch of other adult dogs.

Once again I was glad I had my new camera. It is so small I take it everywhere. I haven't photographed for 4-5 days with it but since it was small I had it with me. If it was any bigger I may have left it at home. Cool.

In addition to the still photographs I tried to do a little video. The resulting edit is low quality and small to save on download times. Click here if you wish to view the movie. It is 5 Mb in size.