SP Kennel coordinates “Natural Extremes” Mushing Trips every year after Iditarod. These are fun dog team adventures for the mushers, dogs and the guests. This past March and April, we spent almost a month exploring the western coast of Alaska with three groups of guests. This video footage hopefully provides … Read More
SP Kennel coordinates “Natural Extremes” Mushing Trips every year after Iditarod. These are fun dog team adventures for the mushers, dogs and the guests. This past March and April, we spent almost a month exploring the western coast of Alaska with three groups of guests. This video footage hopefully provides … Read More
SP Kennel coordinates “Natural Extremes” Mushing Trips every year after Iditarod. These are fun dog team adventures for the mushers, dogs and the guests. This past March and April, we used Nome as a starting point for our trips. We had never explored the interior Seward Penisula by dog team, … Read More
The full moon lit up the sky at 3 in the morning. During the Spring 2010, our Natural Extremes Mushing Adventure Trips took to the trails around Nome, Alaska. The SP Kennel dogs, Mushers and Natural Extremes Guests journeyed by dog team to Pilgrim Hot Springs (65 miles North of … Read More
Chemo and I.V. SP Kennel has had a litter of pups! The two puppies were born April 20th. Pepper is the mamma and Waylon is the sire. For all of you kennel geneology geeks – this breeding is genetically the same as last year’s litter (Schmoe, Scooter, Sissy and Scooter). … Read More
Part Four of Four THE COAST OF WESTERN ALASKA The Western coast of Alaska is magnificent. The fact that the coast is now a tangible landmark is surreal – as is the accomplishment that it signifies. Each and every time I arrive here I think, “I’ve made it!” I realize … Read More
Part Three of FourI pulled into RUBY and I must have been a real sight because every one grabbed their cameras and rushed over to snap a picture. After mushing and camping out for the last 30 hours in ridiculously cold temperatures my frosty figure was rather unique. I had … Read More
Part Two of Four The rest of the run to NIKOLAI was relatively uneventful. We trotted into the checkpoint around noon. There were about ten teams already parked, but most had not been there long. We were keeping very good company. NIKOLAI is an Indian village on the shore of … Read More
Part One of FourThe Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod has become more and more enjoyable for me over the years. Funny thing, really. You would think that my stress level would rise as the race start nears, but really, it’s the opposite. At this time in the season, there is … Read More
Below is a listing of mushers (in order of their draw): 1 Mitch Seavey V Sterling AK 2 Hugh Neff V Tok AK 3 Sebastian Schnuelle V Paxson AK 4 Mike Williams Jr. V Akiak AK 5 Paul Gebhardt V Kasilof AK 6 Aliy Zirkle V Two Rivers AK 7 … Read More
