Melissa Mendelson

With what muskrat did at the inauguration I can no longer bear to use this app. I'll leave this account as an archive & still post on my art account bc I have to, but for mushing find me here: 🦋 bsky.app/profile/flight… 📷 instagram.com/flightriskmush… 📘 facebook.com/share/182M9STE…

Final stretch out run before Tahquamenon! We did a shorter run today because we leave tomorrow and I still have SO much to do between packing and making necklines and loading the truck etc...

Test run for Bogey's new extra long booties I made for her very specific issues I've been fighting the past few weeks on these long dryland runs, tell me why she looks like a horse 🤣

@Frozenwheelz @YukikazeSibes @SibersongDogs You're very kind, Kristie ❤ research is on going, I hope the geneticists can find something!

@FlightRiskMush @YukikazeSibes @SibersongDogs Just now saw this. I donated what I could. I hope it helps @SibersongDogs and @YukikazeSibes get some answers. Praying none of the dogs have this condition. Jaye has always been so nice to me and I wanna do what I can to pay forward the #uglydogkindness shown to me.

I am writing this on behalf of my dear friends Megan @YukikazeSibes and Jaye @SibersongDogs . Many of you know the tragedy they went through last season when Elsa and Felicity suddenly passed during runs. Unfortunately, tragedy has struck again. #uglydogs gofund.me/0e977b08

I spent last week identifying which roads are runnable and which are ice. I've isolated a 14mi loop, so we're just pounding that over & over. A little boring but thankful we can train! Our 1st race is this weekend, I'll be hooking up 8 for my 1st sled run of the season, oh boy 🤣

Happy 7th night of hannukah and happy new year! (Feat. My friend TJ's Ezio)

Happy 6th night of hannukah!!

Happy 5th night of hannukah!! (Double feature today!!)

Happy fourth night of hannukah!!!

Happy third night of hannukah!!

Happy second night of Hannukah!!!

Happy first night of hannukah!!!

Aaaand here they are!

Time to test your doggie ID skills 😉 will post the answers in a few hours

Really good run today, the dogs are getting strong and FAST 🔥💨💨💨

Cold, bluebird sunny day - my favorite kind of winter day 🥰 We haven't run since it thawed and re-froze Sunday. I was counting on predicted snow to make things less icy, but it was a huge bust and we got 1in. I said screw it, we are running anyways- the roads were totally fine!

🐾 #Iditarod #ThrowbackThursday 🐾 Paul Gebhart staightens his team out on a glare ice lagoon 35 miles from the Nome finish line. Gebhart finished The Iditarod in 2nd place that year, crossing under the Burled Arch in 9d 7h 28m 12s 📷 @iditarodjeff | schultzphoto.com

@NWSduluth It was a pretty pathetic snow season last winter 🥴

Here's a little context for you on tomorrow's snow - should the total exceed 6.6", this would end up being our highest one day snowfall amount at NWS Duluth since the Dec 2022 Blue Blizzard. weather.gov/dlh/BlueBlizza…

@keersuh I love it so much 🤣

@FlightRiskMush The honk 😂😂😂😂😂😂

We had a really big training day yesterday! We started off with a 20 mile run getting some passing practice with my friend TJ. It was great for all the young dogs who had never run with other teams before. Zirkle honked in indignation at being passed

Everyone was zonked. A good day

Then we finished with a 10mi night run! I dont do them often because I have trouble with mushing being anything other than the 1st task of the day. But when mushing lasts all day, well, here we are🤣 it was good to test out all the night gear. The dogs were even stronger this run