Fortos Fort: New Roof Project
Well we are knee deep and 40 feet in the air on the new roof project at Forto’s Fort. We worked for the last several days and can confidently say that we are well over the halfway mark. It is good that my son, Tyler, is up in Alaska now and he has been a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mount Susitna, Alaska
Mount Susitna is often called “The Sleeping Lady” for its resemblance to a recumbent woman. The name is sometimes said to derive from a Dena’ina legend, in which a woman named Susitna belonging to a race of giants vows to sleep until her beloved comes back from battle. Mount Susitna stands 4,396 feet and is […]