Transportation Subarctic Style
I have had two new experiences with Subarctic transportation.
Everyday we ride the qamatuk to the snow pits. It is like a winter roller coaster ride across the snow and ice. We sit in a box with couch cushions (provides a bit of padding) and are pulled by a snowmobile. It can become bumpy and the wind whips across your face. It is fun but tomorrow I hear we have to take the qamatuk 45 minutes to our last snow pit site. I hope I am not frozen by the time we arrive.
Today was our day off ... a little rest and some play time. I decided to try out the dog sledding even though dogs make me a bit uneasy. These huskies are lean, fast dogs that have gone through great training. They are trained to run the Hudson Bay Quest, which is 250 miles. It takes the dogs roughly 36 hours. The sledding was fun. I stood and tried to do a little steering. It was a quick 1 mile ride.
Which transportation would you rather take to school or work everyday? The qamatuk or the dog sled?
posted by Ms. Schneider @ 8:38 PM
5 Comments:
Hi Ms. Schneider:
Pretty impressive that you got to ride in a qamatuk. It looks very cold. I would prefer to take the qamatuk to school everyday because it looks awesome.
Stay warm
SJ
Did you sleep in the igloo? which type of transportation did you like the best? how did it feel when you were dog sledding? love, Josue
I pick the qamatuk. Will they let you drive it?
I think I liked the dog sledding better because it is less bumpy and it provides some leg exercise as your steer.
I do not get to drive the snowmobile with the qamatuk because of safety issues and I do not have my snowmobile license.
Coooooool!!!!! We loved the doggies. In fact, everyone except 3 students preferred the dog sled for getting to school.
What were their names? The huskies looked beautiful.
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