It was another perfect day on
the Oregon coast. The morning
sun stretched its warm light across
sparkling sand dunes, and seagulls
cried overhead. The 60-degree
weather was just right for surfing,
beachcombing, picknicking,
and. . . dogsledding?
Yes, even Alaskan-style
dogsledding proved to be a
favorite beach sport for the seven
“dune mushers” participating in
Oregon’s own eighth annual Dune
Mushers Mail Run, held last
weekend.
Mushers from various parts of
the Northwest gathered at
Horsefall Beach State Park early
Saturday to begin their two-day,
72-mile quest from North Bend to
Florence. As drivers and their
crews began assembling their
teams at 7 a.m., the anxious
Siberian and Alaskan Huskies
moved about impatiently. The
dogs seemed poised to take off at
any moment, and many times the
crews had to put up a struggle
just to keep the fiery-eyed animals
in one place. The tremendous
energy level building up in the
dogs was finally released as the
mushers departed on their long
dune trek.
Dogsledding on the sand
covered beach seemed rather odd,
but according to the dune
mushers, the location is ideal.
“This (the coast) is much more
fun than snow,” said Charles
Wilson, a veteran Mail Run
musher. “The scenery is prettier
— the sand sculptures, the ocean,
and the dunes are never the
same.”
Story and photos
by Ross Martin
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