2020 Iditarod activities officially begin today, with the Driver’s Meeting this morning, followed by the Meet and Greet and Musher Drawing Banquet at the Dena’ina Center tonight. Tomorrow is spent finalizing preparations and worrying. See my post on that here [...]
It’s easy to find dogsledding trips in the greater Anchorage area Most visitors to the Last Frontier find themselves in Anchorage at some point during their journey, and it’s a good thing, because Alaska’s largest city is known for access [...]
Why is the Iditarod race a staple of the dog sledding community? One cannot talk about dog sledding without referring to the Iditarod race. Learn some interesting facts and stories about the race and community. The famous Iditarod Trail Sled [...]
Visiting Alaska? It’s likely you’ll begin or end your journey in Anchorage, the state’s largest city. With a population of 300,000, Anchorage is known as the hub for Alaska’s commerce, tourism, transportation, and culture. It’s a city flush with both [...]
When Alaska visitors think of mushing and sled dogs, they typically think about the cold and snow of winter. Indeed, mushing is by design a winter mode of transportation around Alaska’s roadless, remote areas. But as more modern forms of [...]
Sled dogs and mushers are nothing without their sleds. Dog sleds are engineering marvels, designed over centuries to accomplish a variety of tasks, from hauling freight to gliding a musher toward a successful race finish. They are the fine point [...]
Robin did it again. He made it through another winter. He still honors his hardy arctic breed by crossing the cold floor barefoot every morning from bed to food dish. He loves collecting pats on the head and ear scratches [...]
If you would prefer to read instead of watching the video. Right now, we're in what you'd call fall training, and we're kind of doing a transition between summertime and wintertime. Of course, all summer long, we train [...]
Many children around the world grow up with dogs in their lives. Whether pets or working members of the family business, dogs and kids go together like peanut butter and jelly, with laughs and licks and a sense of companionship [...]
Dog sledding is the most popular thing to do while you're in Alaska. Some dog sled tours involve helicopter rides, some dog sled tours you can drive to but one thing that is constant is that you will always [...]
