Howdy, Macgellan here! I recently returned from an 8-month exploration of the North Atlantic, including some time in Ilulissat, Greenland. While I was there, I spent some time checking out the local dogs — of course! — and thought I’d share this brief video with you. Ilulissat claims to be … Read More
Just because I’m not in Alaska this winter doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention to what’s going on at SP Kennel. I am. Very close attention, in fact. Surprisingly, having an “insider’s” view from thousands of miles away is pretty interesting. I feel like I’m seeing things that I didn’t … Read More
Here is a list of “Aliy Cam” episodes “in order” along the trail: Ceremonial Start — “Virtual IditaRider” Official Start Of Iditarod 2010 Finger Lake Checkpoint The Happy River Steps Rainy Pass Checkpoint From Ophir To Cripple On The Trail Into Ruby On The Yukon — Part 1 On The Yukon — Part 2 On The Yukon — Part … Read More
One last “Aliy Cam” video to wrap-up our Iditarod 2010 coverage. In the week ahead, we’ll also be wrapping-up our 2009-2010 racing season here on the Dog Log. This will include the list of links some of you have requested of “Aliy Cam” videos in chronological order. So… Stay tuned!
We’ve been rotating dogs on the couch all day. As you can see, Cha has clearly figured out how to orient her longest dimension with that of the couch. Petunia either hasn’t quite figured it out or just doesn’t care! We’re all still a bit “in recovery” but also on … Read More
At first I was tempted to apologize for all the snow on the camera lens — Aliy actually does apologize! — but then I realized it gives you an even better sense of what the conditions were like. I also intended to use this episode of “Aliy Cam” simply to … Read More
For these next two “Aliy Cam” videos, we’re going to take you back to the early days of the Iditarod and spotlight a couple of contrasts. The first is the weather and trail conditions. You’ve already seen that the race started on a bright, clear, calm day, and ended with … Read More
SP Kennel’s Black Team at the Iditarod 2010 finish. Allen Moore and twelve fantastic dogs — Butterscotch, Petunia, Teddy, Oddball, Beemer, Ranger, KitKat, Roy, L’il Debbie, Bonita, Viper & Rambler — crossed under Nome’s burled arch in 35th position after 10 days, 23 hours on the Trail. This was also … Read More
In this “Aliy Cam” episode, we pick up when the Red Team has left Shaktoolik and is crossing the frozen Norton Sound — the “frozen ocean” — en route to Koyuk. Aliy describes the trail, the ice conditions and what it’s like to be “out there.” She also shares from … Read More
