One week, almost to the hour, after Aliy and Allen returned home from Nome, they headed north to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for their annual adventure tours. Thirty dogs, five sleds, arctic tents, stoves, dog food and people food were loaded into two trucks for the 14 hour … Read More
HOME!Aliy, Allen and their teams flew to Anchorage, from Nome, late last Monday. After a few hours of collecting the dog truck and a trailer, our mushers loaded the dogs and began an 8-hour, early morning trek north to SP Kennel. All were ecstatic to be back home on Tuesday. … Read More
Home in NomeThe SP Kennel members, human and canine, are comfortably housed with our 2 host families in Nome. Allen recovered enough in the past 24 hours to eat soup and toast….his fever is gone. He and Aliy are trying to catch up on sleep. Both Aliy’s and Allen’s teams … Read More
Some Pictures from the Finishline Aliy Coming Across Finish Line with ChaCha in lead. Aliy signing in at Finishline Aliy, ChaCha, Sammy and Kaz at Finishline
Iditarod 2008 came to an end yesterday as Aliy crossed under the burled arch at 10:10 pm. She finished in 21st position. We are very happy to have her here in Nome. Little ROSEmary, Rosie for short, was so happy to see all the people. She was barking at everyone … Read More
As we await Aliy’s arrival in Nome, we are also awaiting Allen’s premature arrival. He is in route via air as I write this. The flu he has been battling has caused him to withdraw from the race. After seeing medical personnel in Shaktoolik, he was ordered to withdraw and … Read More
News from White Mountain, Shaktoolik and NomeAliy arrived at White Mountain early this morning, in 21st position, after a very good run from Elim. She will depart there at 12:34 PM, after her 8 hour mandatory rest. If all goes well, she will arrive in Nome 10 hours, more or … Read More
A Call from Bridgett We just got a call from Bridgett in Unalakleet. Allen got into the checkpoint at 12:40pm. The dogs look great BUT Allen picked up food poisoning in Galena. He had to stop for an extended stay at Old Woman Cabin half way from Kaltag to Unalakleet. … Read More
A correction for Aliy. She dropped Petunia in Unalakleet and is now down to 11 dogs. She is moving well along the coast. Episode 8 of the Audio Podcast is now up. Aliy discussed the trail from Shaktoolik to White Mountain. Go to: http://www.switchpod.com/p15961.html to listen or download it.
On The Move The whole kennel is on the move today. Aliy is out of Unalakleet after a 5 1/2 hour rest and is on her way down the coast to Shaktoolik. She left with all 12 dogs. Weather is reportedly hovering at 20 degrees above zero with a forecast … Read More
