Training run on the Solstice
On the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, some people dance around a bonfire with bones in their hair. Some jump into a frozen ocean at the top the world. Others worship the Sun God. I took the sled dog team out for a quick summer training run. It was a great run […]
Motivational quote of the day
There are so many things that we are capable of, that we could be or do. THe potentialities are so great that we never, any of us, are more than one-fourth fulfilled. –Katherine Anne Porter
The Midnight Sun in Alaska
Midnight at Forto’s Fort in Alaska As a resident of the Great White North for almost a year I have lived through my first winter. I have survived run in’s with moose on the dog sledding trails and seen my share of bald eagles. I have braved the Parks Highway with tour buses filled to […]
Dog Quotes
“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” – Robert Benchley
Red Shirt Lake, Alaska
One of my favorite pictures! Tyler and Bodhi On Father’s Day my son, Tyler and I took a hike in Nancy Lake State Park to Red Shirt Lake. What a view It was a cool late spring day and we decided to take the dogs with us to Red Shirt Lake. It was the […]