We are very excited to see that Chris and the R&Bs are into the final checkpoint of Yentna! They pulled in at 10.27 this morning and they have a mandatory six hour rest stop here so can leave at 4.27pm at the earliest. He still has 12 athletes with him … Read More
Chris and the R&Bs pulled into Talvista, the second checkpoint, earlier this afternoon. They will rest there for a few hours. The trackleaders.com trackers give us loads of great information to see what’s going on. In the view below you can see when, and for how long, the team stops … Read More
Chris and his R&B Team left the start chute at 11.36 this morning. L-R: Final line-up; the rowdy end; Waylon says “I got this Steve” The final line up to start was Scout and Waylon leading, Woody and Sanka in swing, then Bean and Schmoe, Willie and QT, Creamer and … Read More
As alluded to in our earlier post, Chris has a very young team with him for the Northern Lights 300, along with a few of the older guard. He will decide on the actual line up on Friday morning but for your info, here is who he has with him: … Read More
Ruth had an interesting mix of dogs with her on the Two Rivers 200 ranging in age from yearlings Bean and Sanka to veteran Olivia at nine years old. She started with just nine dogs: Chena, Chemo, Olivia, Schmoe, Five, Bean, Sanka, Hotshot and Iron. Photo: Julien Schroder Chena did … Read More
Just to add another thing to the “to do” list over the last couple of weeks, the Yukon Quest Drop Bags were due on Saturday, January 21st. Volunteers sorting drop bags for Yukon Quest 1000 and 300 mushers The whole team worked really hard between Copper Basin and Saturday to … Read More
The Northern Lights 300 is on this weekend and, for the first time in kennel history, SP Kennel is fielding a team. Chris will be taking a very young Red and Black (R&B) Team on this adventure. The race starts at Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennel in Big Lake on … Read More
Lydia – I love this little dog. She’s smart, one of the smartest dogs in the yard for sure, with the most drive. But, in saying that sometimes she drives a little too hard and in this race she drove too hard down hill and tweaked her shoulder. She just … Read More
Congratulations to all the place getters, prizewinners and finishers in the Two Rivers 200 and 100! Tonight was the finish banquet and prize giving at the Two Rivers Lodge and it was a fun evening where all the competitors got to catch up with each other and share trail stories. … Read More
Waylon doesn’t look like much but he is tough, intelligent, strong and dedicated. Losing a toe over the summer didn’t even slow him down and he was still barking to go at the last checkpoint. Quito is the best dog in the world even at 10 1/2 years old, it … Read More
