You know that comfy feeling you get when you’ve just put fresh linens on your bed? How about when there’s a knock on your hotel room door and the cheerful voice says “Housekeeping!” and you know your bedding is about to be freshened? Well, it’s like that for the dogs … Read More
It’s such a delight to have the sun showing up earlier in the day, going higher in the sky and setting later in the afternoon. Today, the sun treated us to our first “Sun Dog” of the year. From Wikipedia: “A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, … Read More
It isn’t all work and no play at the Kennel, but we do try to find ways to be productive even when we’re not really working. A good example is this afternoon when a group gathering to watch the Super Bowl. Amidst the usual food and fun, Aliy produced a … Read More
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You’ve no doubt noticed a small addition to the header above… That’s right, we’re now officially “on the clock” and counting down to Iditarod! As the saying goes around here, “We’ve got a lot to do!”: • At least 32 dogs must be brought up to Iditarod levels of fitness, … Read More
Finally! The sun came out for a few minutes… and just when Aliy was heading out for a training run, too! I’ve been pretty frustrated about trying to get good photos in the dim light around here. Everything I’ve shot so far seems to just be flat and blue. So, … Read More
I was doing some housekeeping on my Mac yesterday and found this photo from the CB300 that I thought was worth sharing with you: The story goes like this: I was at the Tolsona checkpoint — in the lodge warming up, actually, after Allen had passed through and before Aliy … Read More
Something I didn’t mention in “We’re Back To Running Dogs!” is that another part of my “filming strategy” for the day was to mount a camera — yes, my “shock and waterproof” new Olympus 1030 SW — on Aliy’s sled and to have her “shoot back” from the other side … Read More
