- A panorama of the Dew Claw dogs in the White Mountains
In our last post we talked about PIMS, so for this post I wanted to talk about the cure. Springtime mushing in Alaska! It is so beautiful it could cure just about any of many blues, bummers, and bad moods. If only I could bottle the pure joy of being in the sun drenched mountains with these amazing dogs ~ a million dollar idea that would make the world a better place.
Mary with her team
The last week of March our friend Mary was in Fairbanks visiting, and was also feeling the need for some serious dog therapy. The prescription, an amazingly beautiful fun 30 mile roll through the White Mountains. Complete with the iPhone photos to prove it. So until I can find a way to bottle the essence of springtime mushing in Alaska I hope you will enjoy these photos from our day paired with various quotes I stumbled upon online.
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
Matsuo Basho
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
Henry David Thoreau
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
Dr. Seuss
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
Joseph Campbell
“By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.”
Franz Kafka
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
Marcus Aurelius
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
Lao Tzu
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.”
Walt Whitman
“Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.”
Oscar Wilde
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”
John Muir
