Brrrr...Minus 18 degrees this morning.

Got up early, I guess I should say the regular time, which is early for some.  Up at 5:30.  Looked at the outdoor thermometer and noticed that our temperatures have dropped to - 18 degrees.  Dressed and out the door with my buckets to water the dogs.  It is always dark in the morning when I go out to water and scoop the kennel, so you can see that I am wearing a headlamp.   I do have a light out in my kennel, but it doesn't light up the entire kennel.

Because of the cold snap that we are in, my morning water is bated with more kibble so that the dogs are getting more calories.  They are also getting a snack of turkey skins and fat balls, along with a meat snack.

After watering the dogs I loaded up my Subaru with meat and fish and headed over to my outdoor butcher shop.  Fun, fun at these temperatures.  I wasn't sure how long I was going to last, but I was pleasantly surprised.  Only my feet were cold.  Next time I will wear my white bunny boots, as they are warmer than the black ones.

Meat and fish in the back of my Subaru...

I was quite happy with my meat cutting.  I got the salmon cut up and 150 pounds of tripe and beef cut up for the dogs.  That was good for a cold morning.  Then it was back home and time to get the dogs ready for a run.  It would take longer getting ready as I was going to boot all of the dogs.

And put coats on all of them...

The Red Coats are Waiting...

And we are off for a run !  We headed out to the other side of the highway and ran out to the Intertie. We had 3 head on passes and saw a total of 5 teams out on the trail.  It was a beautiful run and dogs and musher did great.  When we pulled back into the kennel, I removed the booties and then snacked and watered the dogs.  I was happy that I lost no booties on the run.  

After the run, I loaded up the car again with salmon and meat.  It was off to the band saw and more cutting.  Bit by bit, One Bite at a Time !  Now I have 450 pounds of meat cut up and quite a number of salmon cut up.