The Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog race begins this Saturday January 11th in Glennallen, Alaska. The CB300 is known for it’s mountainous terrain, rugged trail conditions and, often times, large amounts of snowfall and bitter cold. From year to year, the race route and the conditions vary – which makes … Read More
It is just under a week before we pack up three teams for the Copper Basin 300 and there is still work to be done… We’re working on drop bags for each checkpoint for each team. This involves making a detailed list of everything to go into the bags: for … Read More
New Year’s Day in Two Rivers was possibly the most beautiful day so far this season. The sky was the most vivid shade of blue and the clouds caught the setting sun and glowed pink and orange. Moira caught some video whilst out with her team.
The sled dog racing season has started! Read about the Solstice 100/50 and all the upcoming races including the Copper Basin 300, Yukon Quest and Iditarod. We spotlight the “car litter” who are six years old this season and all very important dogs! We introduce Gene’s Chrysler – our new … Read More
We hope that 2014 brings much happiness and success to you all! ~ Aliy, Allen and everyone here at SP Kennel
Congratulations to our Fan Club prize draw winner this time: CHRIS FERGUSON from Dunedin, New Zealand! Chris was one of our very first Fan Club members and is a fan of BEEMER. At SP Kennel over the last couple of weeks the thermometer hit 40-50F below a few times. Consequently … Read More
What a fantastic group of dogs I had on the Red and Black team! VIPER and PUD led the team out of the starting chute. I intentionally chose really solid leaders as I knew that the trail would be going directly past the kennel… twice. While this could have been … Read More
I feel very privileged to have been trusted to take the Yearling team in the Solstice 50; it was a fantastic learning experience for us all. From the ride in the dog truck, to hooking up in all the chaos, to encountering skiers, snow machines and 30 other teams on … Read More
First of all, a huge thank you to the Two Rivers Dog Mushers Assoc and all the volunteers for putting on an excellent race. The trail was superb and well marked, and the checkpoint was set up really efficiently. Thanks also to the Pleasant Valley Store for staying open! We … Read More
