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Make Hay While the Sun Shines

Or in our case – Make straw while the sun shines – but you get the picture I have said it before, fall is manic. You are excited about the winter ahead, and still working hard to prepare for it. … Continue reading

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Gearing up to Pack it in~

  Yup, you heard it hear first, we are packing it all up. And sending it out on the trail – for Iditarod 2014! And it is starting – Right Now!

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A Sense of Place

Fall is such a busy time in Alaska. Last chance to finish the summer projects, moose hunting season, berries to be gathered, dogs start training. I have always found the fall to be a manic & satisfying time; with the … Continue reading

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Iditarod 2012 ~ the way I remember it (Part I)

  Be warned, my body may be back in Fairbanks, but my heart is still on the trail. They warn you at the rookie meeting about how the Iditarod will change you, how nervous you will be, how tough the … Continue reading

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Another race in the bag,

Drop Bag that is. Yes the drop bags for the 2012 Iditarod are done, and tomorrow (2/13) I will turn them in to be shipped out to the various checkpoints along the trail. These bags contain all the gear I … Continue reading

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I know what Dogs like…

I know what dogs want… Dogs want, dogs want, dogs want MEAT. Anyone who has spent any time with me knows I love to sing. The fact that I sing badly and hardly ever know all the words has never … Continue reading

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