EVACUEES RETURN On Monday evening the evacuation order was lifted for Two Rivers. We are grateful for heavy rain showers, reduced humidity, a change in wind direction and about 700 firefighters attacking our Stuart Creek 2 Fire. Our 4-truck caravan brought us all back to SP Kennel at 4 PM … Read More
Ironic, isn’t it, that we should house the flood evacuated Galena dogs for five weeks only to have to evacuate ourselves? I’m not sure what it all means, if anything, it’s simply ironic. I’ve been thinking about things a lot lately. Our current situation away from our home in Two … Read More
Howdy!… Macgellan here… I just texted with Aliy… This is all I know! I’m sure you all join Happy and me in wishing all our friends at SP Kennel — canine and human — a safe relocation and a speedy return home!
At about 1:30 pm, we received the evacuation order for Chena Hot Springs. The kennel and the surrounding family was prepared and swiftly got ready to leave the area. Aliy, Allen, Kaz, Sammy, Mickey, Doug, Wes, Wendy and all the dogs left Two Rivers. SP Kennel has safely arrived at … Read More
We have NO EVACUATION orders yet. We are trying to keep a normal routine despite wind changes and smoke. The view from our porch changes constantly. Here are some fantastic sky photos that we have to share. The sun on a smokey afternoon. Sun hiding behind a cloud. Oh yea… … Read More
We have NO EVACUATION orders yet. The wind had been in our favor for the last few days but the fire is still creeping towards us. Late last night we watched a Fire Service air show from our second story porch: scooper planes, spotter planes, helicopters and jump ships. We … Read More
We have been surrounded by wildland fires this summer and the trend is not letting up. The Stuart Creek 2 fire, on military lands just to the southeast of SP Kennel, grew dramatically in the past few days. On Monday the Alaska Fire Service reported that the fire had burned … Read More
