I hope you’re checking the Dog Log over your morning coffee or breakfast, because here’s something I think you might find is perfect for starting your day. Aliy handed me her camera this evening and said, “I shot some stuff while I was feeding the dogs yesterday morning. Maybe you … Read More
In this final part of Aliy’s “Live” video from the Iditarod Trail, the team battles fierce winds of a “ground blizzard” approaching Shaktoolik and Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. The middle segment is a night scene at the checkpoint, and the finale is a camping scene after the storm … Read More
In this part of Aliy’s “Live” video from the Iditarod Trail, the team slogs its way up the final hills to overlook the Norton Sound near Shaktoolik. As you will hear, the wind is really starting to pick up and Aliy has to work hard to keep the dogs focused. … Read More
In this part of Aliy’s “Live” video from the Iditarod Trail, the team works its way toward Shaktoolik, over an ancient portage trail and into the coastal winds. As always, Aliy’s commentary and verbal interaction with the dogs is amazing. Even thought the wind interferes with the audio quality during … Read More
In this part of Aliy’s “Live” video from the Iditarod Trail, the team cruises up the Yukon River at dawn then heads toward the coast from Kaltag. I think you will agree that she provides us with some fantastic commentary, despite the fact that the dogs seem to get a … Read More
It looks like Aliy shot a ton of fantastic video out there on the Iditarod Trail. It’s going to take me quite a while to sort and edit it all, so we should have some great viewing ahead of us in our upcoming days of Post-Iditarod decompression. Meanwhile, I wanted … Read More
To help pass the time until we can get an update on the teams from the race, I thought I’d share another little outtake with you. It may just be that I’m pretty punchy, but this clip really cracked me up. While Aliy was rigging up her team in Chistochina … Read More
I can tell you from direct observation — and some participation — that operating a large kennel, caring for the dogs, training and racing requires an astonishing amount of work. In the entire time I’ve been around Allen and Aliy, I’ve never heard them complain. Not about the hard work, … Read More
While I’ve been pleasantly surprised, frankly, at how well my photo gear has held up under the demanding conditions here in the Interior Alaskan winter, I have to admit that it has been a bit of a struggle from time to time. So, while I was in Fairbanks the other … Read More
