Hi, gang! This is Buster. I found this awesome place to get some fresh air and you should try it out too.
It is in the woods 5 minutes out of town. It's totally wild! After I got there and stepped out of the car, I was on nice white snow. You know the type that crunches under your feet. We go into the bush past this strange unfinished shelter with drawings of wiggly lines on its side and some writing with large letters too. We zip right by, nothing for us here. Ya! Got to get going. The snow sparkles ahead in our headlamp beam. The mountains are all around us and the swoosh of the skis is about the only thing I hear. We leave shallow tracks in the packed snow. This looks like a highway, wide and flat, with nearly any bumps along the way. I wish more of my friends could come. I will have to organize another expedition with my buddies for sure. We all get along so well. Think of the fun we would have going down and up again over more of this new snow. Just for us! Awesome! It is really all about me, me and me. Not a care in the world. That is my motto.
Other than the light from our headlamp, the city lights shine down on us from the clouds. Going outside at night is the best. We meet a few people out there but they keep staring at me. Should I talk to them? They have these plastic squares hanging from their necks ... scary. Got to go! no time to waste chatting.
There are these large welcoming signs in many places with fat tire bikes, snowshoes and paws on them. It's dark and cannot see any color on them but they look really neat! We move along, up and down, left and right, taking in the entire trail. I want to go faster, to feel more of this fresh air on my face. Even as I pull on my leash, my master is already at top speed. We are really flying! We are bothering no one, so all is good, no problem. Time goes by so quick. I will have to go back home soon enough. I really like this place. I should tell whoever manages this place to keep it up and smooth these trails regularly. It all looks perfect for my race training. I am already thinking about the next time we come again. I'd really like to come during the day though. You could really race up and down along the nice sharp tracks but my master says we'd better stick to the nights, when the Trails Compliance Unit is not around. Why should I bother them anyway? I will have to drag him here again soon.
This was great!
I am pretty sure I used the right words but my grammar is a little shaky. Let me know what you think all the same. Be easy on me. It's my first essay after all. Will write again soon.

Buster

Note from the editor: this story was loosely inspired by real events.