Litterbug, that's my feeling exactly!
Yikes, SkiBam - what were you supposed to do if the dog did take off in the woods? At least the sleds have brakes!
We did everything with the dogs for 2-1/2 days: fed them, cleaned up the dog yard, harnessed them, hitched them to the sleds, and took turns either driving or riding in the basket. The sign on the left side of the 3rd photo says "Welcome to Canada" - there's a ranger station there, but you can't see it from the lake, it just looks like a sign out in the middle of nowhere. That was about 14 miles round trip - but took 4 hours, because we had to break trail for about 3 miles. The dogs are incredible - at 40 - 50 pounds each, they each pull about 70 to 80 pounds of sled plus people. The driver has to get off the runners and push the sled up hills or through heavy snow - if you don't, some of the dogs will turn around and give you a dirty look. They bark and howl and jump up and down when they are stopped, but as soon as they start to run they are all business, and rarely bark.