Watching ChaCha yesterday I could tell that she was in the middle of a great doggie dream. I started to wonder what it was as she quietly barked, then moving her feet in a running matter she whined a little and ended the session with a quick tail wag. Of … Read More
After fixing her busted sled runner in White Mountain, Aliy was hoping things would hold together for her 77 mile final run into Nome. Unfortunately, that was not to be the case. About five miles into their run, the team approached some pretty nasty “overflow” which happens when a river … Read More
As if Aliy didn’t have enough to deal with, about five miles before reaching the White Mountain checkpoint she totally busted the right runner on her sled: She stopped the dogs for a few minutes while she dug through her sled bag and came up with enough “stuff” to lash … Read More
I was doing some housekeeping on my Mac yesterday and found this photo from the CB300 that I thought was worth sharing with you: The story goes like this: I was at the Tolsona checkpoint — in the lodge warming up, actually, after Allen had passed through and before Aliy … Read More
Aliy was overhauling her racing sled in preparation for the Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race this weekend, and called me down to the shop to show me the items you see here. When she told me the story, I thought you might like to hear it too: On the … Read More
