From a Musher’s perspective: It is a long, challenging run across Golovin Bay no matter what. The flat terrain (because it is the frozen ocean) has very few reference points to judge distance or depth. There are often no distractions for the dogs or Mushers. At this point in the … Read More
From a Musher’s perspective: An Iditarod dog team is nearing the village of Elim after it reaches Moses Point. Moses Point is a summer fish camp along the ocean that is completely abandoned in March. After the trail passes by fish nets decorated with icicles and boats upturned to the … Read More
From a Musher’s perspective: The little town is a bit of a hurdle near the end of the race. From high above Golovin, a Musher can look down from the summit of Little McKinley. It is visible from very far off, down and across the frozen bay. The route down … Read More
Nome is the central hub for many outlying villages. It seems strange and backward… but Aliy is in Nome before being Golovin, Elim and White Mountain?!?! While in Nome she is visited retired SP Kennel husky, Hotshot, and his new family. This was their first reunion post retirement ans lets … Read More
Throughout the month of March, the Iditarod takes over the 1,000 mile Iditarod National Historic trail. During February the race route is planned, staged, coordinated, marked and even groomed for dog teams. The Iditarod staff, volunteers, Iditarod Air Force and the trail breakers travel village to village establishing the race … Read More
One week out! It’s pretty exciting to think that our 2017 – 2018 mushing season is about to begin. The Fall season is in Two Rivers is definitely upon us and the dogs know it. There is cool moisture in the air and the mornings are brisk. Check out the … Read More
Sometimes when we retire dogs from SP Kennel they are not always ready to go to a couch. We have been known to retire dogs from long distance racing to a local dog-first recreational kennel and one such kennel belongs to Rod, Julie and Edie, just a few miles from … Read More
Aliy and Allen were in Anchorage for a few hours this past week and were able to catch up with Scruggs. Thankfully, he now is quite easy to “catch up” with at his new home. Scruggs, his new furry BFF, Molly, and Barbara are all happy and healthy. The threesome … Read More
We were looking back through the Dog Log yesterday because longtime kennel sponsors Tom & Cindy Eckhoff were visiting. They have seen the kennel grow from a small time wilderness dog team to what we are today and seeing some of that history was kinda fun. There are so many … Read More
The last few weeks we have been enjoying the summer in Two Rivers. This year the temperatures have been warm and the Dog Walks have often involved a pond or creek. The ‘countdown’ to harness training is on the calendar, so enjoy the summer while you can kids! Here are … Read More
