Just like that. One day we are mushing 10 miles across our favorite Two Rivers trails and the next day we can barely drive the ATV 4 Wheeler down the driveway due to the mushy melting hard pack. It’s happening fast. The dogs are still standing on top of several … Read More
It’s Sunday, April 12th and we find it’s still winter on Easter Day. Yesterday afternoon and today we saw the temperatures finally rise above freezing. There is currently only one puddle – conveniently right at the front door – which freezes into a sheet of ice every night. There’s a … Read More
In Two Rivers, Alaska the conditions are nearly perfect for dog mushing. While our daytime temperatures are a little warm, that is only in comparison to our average daytime temps in January which were in the -30ºF to -40ºF range. Remember those days? The dogs still have tons of energy … Read More
My hand is cramped. That’s my only complaint. Normally we send the “We Made it to Nome!” postcards from… well, Nome. But the situation being what it is, the Nome Postcards didn’t make it to Nome (we should have packed them in my dog sled. Ha!) Anyhow, as I mentioned … Read More
Hi! I haven’t been in touch in ages and so much has changed since Iditarod start. What a whirlwind we have all been on, eh? Our world is a bit upside down. I feel like I just need to ‘Check In’ with you all. Here’s our current SPK status: All … Read More
Aliy and the dogs headed home on Thursday while Allen and Bridgett stayed behind in Whitehorse for the post-race festivities and meetings. It is cold again, -37F in Two Rivers when the team arrived home so everyone had a straw lined kennel set up in the dog room. This room … Read More
The southern horizon at SP Kennel is spectacular this time of year. At one o’clock in the afternoon we aren’t sure whether we want to call this sunrise or sunset – or just the glow from the sunshine. No matter what… it will make you take a moment from your … Read More
SP Kennel shut down for the day and went to the movies! ‘The Great Alaska Race.’ How rare is this you ask? Well… the last movie that Allen saw in a theatre was ‘Hildalgo.‘ That came out in movie theaters in 2004. Yup it’s been 15 years … why not … Read More
Before we introduce the entire SP Kennel Crew for the season, we really just need to just talk about Karolyn. Karolyn has returned to SPK for a second season (plus an add-on month back in 2015). Karolyn has moved her belongings back into the Handler Cabin after a summer away. … Read More
Yesterday was dusty, dry warm and BROWN. Here’s a photo of the teams parked in front of Pleasant Valley Store when we stopped to ladle out fresh water to all. This morning the scene has changed to WHITE. Although we did not get an overwhelming amount of snow, the dusting … Read More
