Our travel plan to the GinGin 200 Sled Dog Race was perfect: Leave the Kennel at 2pm in three trucks — two dog trucks (with 30 dogs) driven by Aliy and Allen, and a pick-up truck (carrying a snow machine) driven by me — to meet Bridgett at the Fairbanks … Read More
We’re packing the trucks and loading the dogs, getting ready to head to the GinGin 200 Mile Sled Dog Race this weekend. So, the pace at the Kennel is at full speed! We will be running three teams, with Aliy, Allen and Bridgett mushing ten dogs each. The GinGin is … Read More
Aliy and I recently went on a training run later in the day than usual. As a result, we were on the trail long after the mid-afternoon sunset and well into the dark. I made a comment about how eerie it was to be cruising along in the dark, with … Read More
My good friend Greg came up from Seattle last week, mostly to check out all the action at SP Kennel but also partly, I think, to make sure I wasn’t crazy. It was a perfect week for him to be here, because we started him out with Kennel chores like … Read More
Okay, I’ll admit it. Manny is one of my favorite dogs. Out in the dog yard he is one of the sweetest, most peaceful dogs you could ever meet. Always wagging his tail, always ready for a hug and a smooch. You just can’t help liking this lovable hunk of … Read More
With his team of mostly young, first-time racers, Allen won the 50-mile Solstice Race! Passing almost a dozen senior, 100-mile teams along the way, his team performed superbly and Allen was very proud of the dogs. Aliy had a frustrating outbound leg in the 100-mile race as her main leader … Read More
Aliy and Allen have just started the Solstice 50/100 Mile Sled Dog Race here in Two Rivers! As soon as both teams had left the starting point, I packed up the dog truck as fast as I could and hurried back here to the Kennel. In a little race of … Read More
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Whenever you shoot and edit video, there’s always a lot of footage that gets “left on the cutting room floor.” Most of the time you don’t really mind because it’s usually footage that either doesn’t add anything to the story or just didn’t work our right for some reason. Sometimes, … Read More
