Part 4 of our White Mountains mini-series started out as another time time-lapse look at what it’s like when the teams arrive “on location” and get ready to run. Although the video looked useful for illustrating the overall process of dropping and feeding the dogs, sorting gear and sleds, laying … Read More
I had planned — hoped? — to bring you a series of photos to illustrate what Winter Solstice is like here at SP Kennel (64.865 North, 146.972 West). But, alas, it has clouded over. I can offer you this one photo, however, taken at our “official sunrise” time of 10:57 … Read More
In Part 3 of our White Mountains mini-series, you’ll see that there’s actually a lot of walking involved in sled dog mushing. Thankfully, most of that walking takes place at the Kennel and not out on the trail. But when you think about Aliy, Allen and Bridgett making 36 trips … Read More
Sorry folks… Despite our best intentions to publish the Howler newsletter on a monthly basis, the December “Early Racing” Edition has been scrapped. We had planned to publish right after the Sheep Mountain 150 and had hoped it would include news of great success for your SP Kennel Team. When … Read More
Part 2 of our White Mountains mini-series offers you a time-lapse overview of the dog truck loading process. The “real-time” video is about 20 minutes long, so this video is speeded up to 8x normal speed. It goes by pretty quickly, but we bet some of our sharp-eyed Dog Log … Read More
You may recall that over the long Thanksgiving weekend your SP Kennel Team loaded up in the trucks and went to the White Mountains. Partly, this was a way to prepare for racing season by practicing the whole “pack-load-drive” routine. Also, it was a way to get away from training … Read More
It’s official… The Two Rivers Solstice 100 sled dog race — scheduled for tomorrow — has been cancelled due to lack of snow. We are very disappointed to have our second “first race of the season” disappear from our racing schedule, but we have immediately shifted focus to our new … Read More
Hi!… I’m Happy… I’m always Happy… That’s why they call me Happy! Well, I’ll tell you… It’s been another whirlwind day here in Anchorage! We had meetings all morning, then photo shoots all afternoon and our big presentation tonight at Covenant House. The boss did a really good job talking … Read More
Hi!… I’m Happy… I’m always Happy… That’s why they call me Happy! Okay, so I’m in Anchorage. What a day! First, I was the only Iditarod sled dog on the plane and didn’t have to share my cabin with anybody! In the first photo you can see me arriving at … Read More
Aliy, Allen and I are all headed to Anchorage today. Our mission is to meet with sponsors and supporters to get a jump on making Iditarod arrangements, plans, etc. Plus, Aliy is doing a presentation at Covenant House on behalf of SP Kennel Lead Sponsor Horizon Lines. She will be … Read More
