Aliy and Allen have just started the Solstice 50/100 Mile Sled Dog Race here in Two Rivers! As soon as both teams had left the starting point, I packed up the dog truck as fast as I could and hurried back here to the Kennel. In a little race of … Read More
Whenever you shoot and edit video, there’s always a lot of footage that gets “left on the cutting room floor.” Most of the time you don’t really mind because it’s usually footage that either doesn’t add anything to the story or just didn’t work our right for some reason. Sometimes, … 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
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
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
I am delighted to report that the schedule finally worked out for me to make my first run with Allen! We hope you enjoy riding along with us:
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
As I’ve mentioned before, there hasn’t been much snow in the area yet, so the brakes on the sleds don’t have much to dig into. As a consequence, it is hard for Aliy and Allen to control big dog teams. The problem, of course, is that there are so many … Read More
Aliy and Allen just got back from Anchorage where they joined their good friends at Horizon Lines in support of Covenant House, and made a presentation about life with sled dogs. Horizon Lines is a major kennel sponsor, and the teams proudly wear the Horizon Lines logo on just about … Read More
