Many thanks to all our Dog Fan Club fans for the 2018 – 2019 season. We sincerely appreciate your support and love that you feel the same about our canine best friends as we do! We have kept our Fan Club support program open all summer so that we could … Read More
Both of these episodes are taken along the old Portage Trail which runs from the last Athabascan Indian village inland, Kaltag, to the first Inupiat Eskimo village along the Western Coast, Unalakleet. Over this 85 mile leg there is a huge metamorphosis in geography, vegetation, culture, animals and weather. It really … Read More
Just a quick update to put everyone’s mind at rest. Lydia made it safe and sound to NZ and is currently in the quarantine facility in Auckland ready for Moira to pick her up in a couple of weeks. She is currently enjoying cuddles and care from the staff at … Read More
An enormous thanks and a hearty HOWL! This note is actually from Aliy…. not Lydia. But I howl at times too. And this is one of them. YOU… the SP Kennel dedicated fans, supporters – and most of all best dog friends ever – have made Lydia’s journey possible. I … Read More
Hey everyone! Can you believe I leave the USA at the end of this week? I’m very excited to get the journey done and to see Moira at the other end. The nearby mountain (Mt Taranaki) is covered in its winter snow coat so she tells me, so I should feel … Read More
Rain is just rain. Right? But, obviously, it bummed me out… lots! I guess that stems from living in Interior Alaska. Normally October to April is winter. It’s cold. Often very cold. Sometimes -30ºF or -40ºF for weeks on end. So rain and winter just don’t go together for … Read More
We have been pondering the ‘Postcard dilemma’ for a solid week now. It seems that over 75% of the nearly 200 postcards mailed in Nome on March 18, 2019 reached their destination the week of August 5, 2019. Our main concern, of course, was that perhaps the dog team that … Read More
We have been hearing from a few folks (all over the USA) that they are only receiving their Nome Postcards this week! Now… that is SLOW. Moira did in fact, hand deliver the “We Made it to Nome!” postcards to the Outgoing Mail Box at the Nome, Alaska (zip code … Read More
It’s August. And with it, the rain has come to Two Rivers. Lots and lots of puddles and wet dogs. Let’s put a positive spin on the rain: No more smoke. No more fire. The temperatures are cooler. We are closer to the beginning of Fall training. It’s also Dog Fan Club … Read More
These two videos were taken just after our 24 hour rest at the Iditarod Checkpoint. Both the dogs and musher are well rested and perky. It’s funny to listen to my voice and hear how ‘upbeat’ I sound. Amazing what sleep will do for a person, eh? In Episode 9, … Read More
