Aliy crossed the finish line of the Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog Race in 12th place, the same as her starting position yesterday. With eleven dogs looking good and pulling well, Aliy said: “I’m pleased with the results of my race, but I am especially pleased with the performance of … Read More
After I finished preparing my last post at about 1am, I climbed into Big Red and fired it up for its routine, every-few-hours warm up — as is typical for diesel engines — then set my alarm and keeled over on the front seat for a nap. I woke up … Read More
After we had dinner — and one of us had a huge piece of coconut cream pie! — Allen and Aliy burrowed into piles of coats on the floor of the Eureka Cafe bar to catch some sleep. You can clearly see Allen’s socks and black pants, but you really … Read More
After both Allen and Aliy had tended to their dogs and made sure they were settled down for five hours of quality rest, we went up to the cafe and had some grub. Allen had a burger and Aliy had chili then ordered a piece of coconut cream pie. In … Read More
After the race start at Sheep Mountain Lodge — and my time using their slow, but stable internet connection to edit and upload the previous posts — I finished packing up the truck and drove about a half-hour down the road to the Eureka Checkpoint. My job as “handler” for … Read More
Now that you know that both Allen and Aliy had nice, clean starts at the Sheep Mountain 150 Dog Sled Race, I can tell you about our experience getting here… It all started out so well… We left the Kennel right on time at 1pm yesterday, planning to make the … Read More
They’re off! Allen and Aliy both had nice clean starts at the Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog Race! We arrived at Sheep Mountain Lodge this morning with plenty of time to do careful preparation for the race, but with two 12-dog teams going out only two minutes apart we were … Read More
“Big Red” — as Aliy and Allen affectionately call the big Kennel truck — is all loaded up with sleds, lines, harnesses, food and an amazing assortment of other gear. It’s got everything they will need for The Sheep Mountain 150 Sled Dog Race this weekend. Everything, that is, except … Read More
(Note: Aliy has been beating her self up lately about not writing more posts for this website and not answering more of the questions you have been asking via the comments and email. She really likes all the videos we have been doing, but she is concerned both that we … Read More
(Note: This post is by Aliy… As she was rushing out the door to go on her daily 50 mile training run, she handed me the text and asked me to post it for her. — Macgellan) As always, “We’ve got a lot to do!” — this is our mantra … Read More
