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October 28, 2011:
Kuckunniwi Siberian Husky Kennel arrives in Norway.
November 01, 2011:
We run our 12 siberian huskies on a trail with the dryland equipment.
November 02, 2011:
Kuckunniwi Siberian Husky Kennel prepares to join the Norwegian Siberian
Husky & Kennel Clubs.
November 17, 2011:
Kuckunniwi Siberian Husky Kennel settles in Folldal Norway.
January 06 2012:
The local river is now frozen so we can now cross this and access some of the Femend trail with our 12 dogs and sled.
January 08 2012:
We are now able to train the dogs more thoroughly and starting to increase the distance accordingly.
January 10 2012:
The dogs have acclimatised very well to the Norwegian winter and are enjoying running continually on snow.
January 12 2012:
We are now running from Folldal to Dalholen and back and the dogs so far are turning and running as expected.
January 16 2012:
We are now running between Folldal and Grimsbu and back travelling across the frozen river on a couple of occasions.
January 25 2012:
We are now running between Folldal and Grimsbu and Dalholen and back travelling across the frozen river on a couple of occasions. The dogs are running very well.
Black Isle
The Black Isle is not an island but is, in fact, a peninsula,
in the Scottish Highlands.
It is about 23 miles long by about 9 miles wide at its broadest point and
is more or less oval in shape. Situated just to the north of Inverness with
Dingwall to the west, it can be reached via the A9 from the south or north,
or the A832 from the west.
It is attached to the mainland at the heads of the Cromarty and Beauly Firths, and the description 'Black' is no more correct than 'Isle'. The exact origin of its name is unknown, though there are at least six possible explanations of why it became the "Black" Isle, ranging from the most intriguing, through its association with witchcraft and the black arts in mediaeval times, to the more prosaic, that the soil here is very black, or that it has so many trees that it looks black when viewed from surrounding areas in Winter.
Topographically, the Black Isle has a long, central south-west/north-east
ridge, most of which is the Mulbuie Ridge, and the highest point of which
is Mount Eagle. This Ridge gradually gives way to lower, gentler, rolling
hills, culminating in a series of raised beaches on the coast.Though the
coastline consists largely of long sweeps of shallow bays, there are occasional
deeply incised inlets and prominent, sometimes cliffed, headlands. Some
of the larger bays and inlets have extensive sand and mudflats. Large areas
of the Black Isle have extremely fertile soil, which has led to the development
of a well-established, checker-board pattern of gently sloping treelined
fields, interspersed with small areas of mainly deciduous or mixed woodland.
The Mulbuie Ridge and other high ground is relatively less fertile, and
large areas of it are given over to coniferous forestry, though there are
frequent areas of open ground and heath.
The picture below shows and excellent trail within the forest.
Directions to the forest
The forest needs to be approached from the main A9 north of Inverness. Cross the Kessock Bridge and continue north for 5 miles to the Tore roundabout. Take the A9 north again from here but after 100 yards take the small turning on the right to Killen. Continue on this B road for 2.5 miles to a crossroads where you go straight on and continue to follow the signs for Killen. After a further 1.7 miles you will come to a staggered crossroads where you again go straight on heading for Killen. One mile further on you will turn left up a dead end into the forest.