Road video by Aliy, road music by Hobo Jim… Perfect! We think that’s just about the perfect note to wrap up our coverage of the Denali Doubles, so starting tomorrow we’re going to “get after” our pre-Iditarod coverage… Stay tuned!
It’s a little overwhelming, sifting through 2.5+ hours of “Aliy Cam” footage, looking for clips, scenes and themes to share with you. One that stood right out, however, is passing on the race trail. It’s also a good example of why we think the new camera and mount are so … Read More
Bridgett shot some great video out on the DD trail for you. Sadly, because she was using Aliy’s “old” camera, much of the audio “on the run” has so much wind noise that it’s unusable. I’ve spent most of the day trying new software to fix it — which is … Read More
Part 5 — the finale of this series — picks up after Allen and Bridgett have had about 30 minutes to eat and “rest” before returning to the dogs to do the departure process: Feed, bootie, etc. During this time, the SP Kennel Red Team arrived in Paxson to begin … Read More
Although we’ve shown you most parts of the “checkpoint process” in a number of previous videos here on the Dog Log, perhaps this in-depth series all from one place and at one time is giving you a better idea of it. At least, you can probably get a better sense … Read More
In Part 3, the checkpoint process continues. The dogs have had their booties removed, eaten their snacks and are laying down on their straw beds. Now… “It’s time to feed the dogs!” While he’s running the soup kitchen, Allen shares some insights about his strategy and how his race is … Read More
In Part 2 we pick up after the Black Team has arrived in Paxson and is “parking.” We then have an especially nice sequence of the “settling” in process — straw, booties off, snacks — with some very sweet dog cameos!
During the Denali Doubles race, we were able to bring you chronological — if not quite contemporaneous — coverage of the SP Kennel Teams’ drive and arrive, starts, arrival in Paxson and finishes. Those were pretty much the “highlights” that we could cover and we’re glad you enjoyed them. Now … Read More
In addition to accelerating my race plan in order to stay ahead of the Black Team’s finish, I have made a further acceleration this evening: I abandoned my plan to stay down in Cantwell until tomorrow and drove back to my home HQ here in Two Rivers. The reason, simply, … Read More
