Sheep Mountain 150 Aliy Comments
We had a successful weekend at the Sheep Mountain 150. However, the newspaper and website reports were not exactly correct. But, that is understandable. Any sled dog race held in rural Alaska has its communication limitations: often times there is no cell phone service and very limited internet access. But, … Read More
Teams Heading Home
This is Aliy’s Mom, Mickey, checking in from South Florida. I received a phone call from Aliy today at about 10 AM Alaska Standard Time. She and the SP crew were driving north towards Two Rivers. They had spent the night at the Sheep Mountain Lodge after the Sheep Mountain 150 Race … Read More
Eureka Lodge Layover Two
4:00AM is an exciting time around Eureka Lodge Checkpoint—at least for the SP Kennel team! Aliy was expected any time between 4:30-5:00 AM, and the SP Kennel team was ready and waiting. To our delight, she pulled in at 4:26AM with a run time of 5.01. She is 21 minutes … Read More
Pictures from Sheep Mt Start
Here are a few pictures from the start of the race today Aliy’s Red Team starting out Ryne ready to race the Red & Black Team
Eureka Lodge Layover One
EXCITING NEWS!!!! OUR SP KENNEL LADIES ARE IN THE TOP THREE fastest running times for this leg of the race!Aliy came first into the checkpoint, with a run time of 4.51, only beaten by Linton with 4.47. Ryne is holding her own closely with a run time of 4.58. Of … Read More
The first race of the season has begun
Aliy and Ryne have just left the start of the Sheep Mountain 150! With 48 mushers in the race, Aliy and the Red Team were one of the first on the trail leaving in 5th position. Ryne and the R&B team were not far behind leaving in 10th. To start … Read More
Sheep Mountain 150
It’s finally here: the 2011-2012 RACE SEASON! To start off the season, the SPK Red Team and the SPK Red and Black Team will be competing in the Sheep Mountain 150 in a competitive field totaling 51 mushers. Sheep Mountain Lodge is located on the Glenn Highway between Palmer and … Read More