Training Time

The dogs know that something is different! The nights have gotten cooler…35 to 40 degrees F. The days now have a beginning and an end. The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 8:00 PM. Do the dogs notice that the aspen and birch are brilliant gold and their … Read More

Late Summer in Alaska

Summer is slipping away into fall in our corner of Interior Alaska. Aliy and Allen have spent the past few months in a flurry of activities related to dog mushing, making a living and having fun. In May, Aliy presented an informational talk at the Horizon Lines Town Hall Meeting … Read More

SPRING

Spring is trying hard to come to Interior Alaska! In late April we had two 4-inch snowstorms and temperatures ranging from –5 degrees F to 50 degrees F. In the warmer periods, great slabs of snow came crashing off roofs, frightening humans and dogs alike. Surface melt water pooled in … Read More

Off to ANWR!

One week, almost to the hour, after Aliy and Allen returned home from Nome, they headed north to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for their annual adventure tours. Thirty dogs, five sleds, arctic tents, stoves, dog food and people food were loaded into two trucks for the 14 hour … Read More

Iditarod 2008 Postscript – 03/23/08

HOME!Aliy, Allen and their teams flew to Anchorage, from Nome, late last Monday. After a few hours of collecting the dog truck and a trailer, our mushers loaded the dogs and began an 8-hour, early morning trek north to SP Kennel. All were ecstatic to be back home on Tuesday. … Read More

IDITAROD 2008 – 03/13/08

Iditarod 2008 came to an end yesterday as Aliy crossed under the burled arch at 10:10 pm. She finished in 21st position. We are very happy to have her here in Nome. Little ROSEmary, Rosie for short, was so happy to see all the people. She was barking at everyone … Read More

IDITAROD 2008 – 03/12/08, 5:20PM ADST

As we await Aliy’s arrival in Nome, we are also awaiting Allen’s premature arrival. He is in route via air as I write this. The flu he has been battling has caused him to withdraw from the race. After seeing medical personnel in Shaktoolik, he was ordered to withdraw and … Read More

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