Running with dogs - dog sledding tours in New England
MAIDSTONE, Vt. - Here’s the advice I get before I’m about to climb onto a sled tied to eight jumping, yipping dogs.
“We have three rules of dog sledding,” says my guide, Tom Bartlett.
“What are they?” I ask.
“Don’t let go, don’t let go, don’t ever let go” he says, breaking into a wheezy laugh.
I have to ask. “What happens if I let go?”
“You walk, the dogs run away,” he answers, laughing some more.
Maybe the humor is meant to be relaxing. It’s four miles to our first stop, Bartlett’s camp in Maidstone State Park, and though I’m excited to try dog sledding, I’m also anxious about a few things - falling off the sled and losing control being the top two.