tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82954368817899817612024-03-10T20:21:32.368-07:00Boundary Sled Dog KennelAmanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-58780581475116784812014-09-26T02:50:00.001-07:002014-09-26T02:56:43.649-07:00A Photo Journey of our 2014 Yukon Quest 300 <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bringing the team up to the starting line of the Yukon Quest 300 in down town Fairbanks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few words with my lead dogs Jackal and Adidas before starting</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we're off! we started the race in 16th place, we were also the final team to leave. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me putting booties on Pirate while Strange looks on at the Two Rivers check point about 70 miles into the race. Adidas was dropped at this check point due to some minor back pain from slipping on some ice on the chena river, she has since healed. I was admittedly a little nervous about the next leg of the race and our climb over rose bud summit with only young dogs who had never seen the trail before. How ever it was in vain because Jackal and Jana really stepped up to the plate and flawlessly led us over the mountain. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at the next check point known as Mile 101 because it is located at mile 101 of the Steese highway, it is really at about mile 110-115 of the race. Jackal and Gus are in lead here, although Gus hasn't been up there more than a mile or two and this was his only time in lead during the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a lot of overflow we had to go through on the way into the checkpoint and the dogs are going "bare foot" or with out booties to help with their traction on the ice and also because they were getting really wet and covered in ice and snow that was sticking to them. Here Rockwell and Strange look really happy to see Josh Spice who took all of these pictures. Thank you Josh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing to bed the team down for their brief rest and vet check before continuing on over and traversing Eagle summit. Tramps race ended here due to a stomach bug he picked up along the way. He got to finish the rest of the race in his toasty dog box. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having a quick chat with Robert about coming over Rose bud summit while the dogs rest on the straw and clean the ice off of themselves from all of the over flow we had just gone through. It was quite warm that day, notice I am not wearing a hat, and the dogs didn't seem to mind going through a little water to much. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparing the team to leave the mile 101 check point. Notice Chaos is up and barking to go already, he isn't one to hit the snooze button. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert holds the team for me so that I can grab my drop bags before parking the team at the Central checkpoint half way through the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackal in single lead coming into the Circle city checkpoint after a long cold run over Birch Creek. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matrix and Gus, followed by Strange, Pirate, and Chaos wait patiently for my mandatory gear check to be completed after arriving in Circle City.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at the finish line in 7th place in central after another long run over Birch Creek. </td></tr>
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To see the official race trail map, and final standings or to learn more about the Yukon Quest 300 which is a 300 mile sled dog race that in 2014 ran from Fairbanks Ak to Circle City Ak, and back to Central Ak over 300 miles of what is considered the toughest 300 race miles Alaska has to offer. And for information on the 2015 race that starts in White Horse YT CA please visit their website at <a href="http://www.yukonquest.com/">www.yukonquest.com</a><br />
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Also all the photo credit in this post goes to Josh Spice. Thank you for all the great pictures you captured of the dogs and I during our amazing journey. <br />
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I also have to say a big thank you to my handlers on the race Robert Gecas my amazing Husband and Josh Spice for doing such a great job and doing everything thing you could to help encourage and support me during this incredible journey.<br />
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Also a big thank you to all of the race officials, vets, volunteers, sponsors, and fans. With out you this race wouldn't be possible. Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-10719090121556096052013-12-01T01:31:00.000-08:002013-12-01T01:31:36.232-08:00Sleds! Sleds! Sleds!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the past couple of weeks the dogs and I have been enjoying having enough snow to run with sleds instead of the four wheeler. Temperatures have been pretty mild over all mostly hanging around 0f, but we have had a few days that dipped down as low as -30 and -40f.<br />
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Last weekend we enjoyed the company of Ryne Olson and her team from<a href="http://rynokennel.com/" target="_blank"> Ryno Kennel</a> in the white mountains. We took both of our teams out for their first camping trip of the season. We ran the dogs into the Moose Creek cabin, spent the night and then ran back out to the trucks the next morning. I am pleased to announce that all of the dogs did very well and seemed to enjoy themselves. <br />
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We decided to extend our training together and take the dogs on another camping trip this Friday(november 29th) we took the teams out on an all day run. We started by running them for 20 miles then camping on the side of the trail, which involves giving the dogs straw to lay on and feeding them, and then letting them sleep for a while. This is good practice for later in the winter when we are racing and doing longer trips and the dogs will be camping a lot more. You don't have to teach a sled dog to run, but you do have to teach them to rest. After resting for a few hours we ran the dogs another 20 miles back to Rynes kennel. It was amazing to watch the dogs work, they seemed to get stronger the longer they ran. We took the dogs out on a short 8-9 mile run Saturday just to let them have fun and stretch their legs and then we will do another 20 or so miles with them Sunday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the wonderful snow of Two Rivers.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on a nice long run in the Chatanika River Valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing some passing training in the White Mountains with Ryne and her team. Being able to and learning to pass other dog teams smoothly is an important part of any good training program. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running in the White Mountains with Ryne and her dogs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team enjoying a quick meat snack during the first run before fridays camp out. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running at night after the camp out, the team is still crusing towards the end of the second run. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a short but brisk run in Two Rivers on Saturday. </td></tr>
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow, is the song we are
singing here at the kennel. There is about a foot on the ground and more
beautiful white flakes in the forecast and falling. Training is going well here
with some welcome snow on the ground excitement is in the air. We have using
the four wheeler to train the dogs so far, but we just got enough snow to start
running sleds, so as of tomorrow we will be on sleds. </div>
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My oh my, this fall has been a busy one, but then again they
all are with so much to do in preparation for the coming winter. Sorry for the
lack of blog posts lately, I will now do my best to catch you up on the
happenings at the kennel this fall. Back in mid September I took all of the
race dogs to Eagle for a week to do some fishing and dog training. With the
help of some friends and their fish wheel we were able to put up over 800 chum
salmon for the dogs to eat this winter. Salmon is an essential part of the dogs
diet, it is not only full of good nutrients, omega 3’s and energy for the dogs
it also has a high concentration of water in it and when fed raw and frozen
along the trail it helps to keep the dogs hydrated. I hung most of the fish on
my fish wrack in Eagle to dry a little before trucking them home. I also filled
a freezer with fish so that they’d keep all of their moisture for feeding the
dogs on the trail. The fish that were hung on the rack will be cooked into a
fish stew with rice and poultry fat this fall and winter for feeding to the
dogs while at the kennel. </div>
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I returned home from Eagle with the dogs in late September
after a week of fun training, fish gathering, visiting family, and friends and
even making some new friends. And then in early-mid October Robert and I made a
quick overnight trip into Eagle (roughly 8-10 hours of driving one way) and
picked up all the fish and brought them home to Fairbanks. Once back in
Fairbanks we put all the fish in what we call a “fish crib” which is a covered
structure that keeps the dogs, ravens, foxes, and other critters out, but
allows some air flow and keeps the snow off the fish. They will remain frozen
in the crib all winter and as we cook batches of salmon stew up every few days
for the dogs their numbers will diminish and the goal is to use all of the fish
up by spring or they will start to smell. </div>
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We cook the fish out side using a special type of cooker
made from the barrel of a washing machine and an old grill grate. I build a
small fire inside of the barrel (it is important the fire stays small otherwise
it will burn the fish and then the dogs wont eat it) and set the grate on top.
I then place a metal bucket with 4-5 fish and a few gallons of water on to the
grate to boil and cook, when the fish is almost done I add the rest of the
ingredients, and wha-la there you have it, fish stew. </div>
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The fish have been one of the more major projects around
here lately, but not the only one. Running the dogs daily is fun and time
consuming. There is always firewood to work on and water to haul. The rabbits
also need daily attention, and with fall comes butchering season for both the
rabbits and wild game. I am happy to say that along with rabbit, ptarmigan, and
grouse we will also be eating caribou this winter.</div>
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In early October we got two more of our male dogs neutered
and five more of our females spayed. Leaving us with only two intact males and
four intact females in the whole kennel. By only keeping a few of our best dogs
not altered we are able to better prevent unplanned breedings, and give the
dogs a healthier life. Spaying a female eliminates the risk of her getting a
pyometra (uterine infection) and also reduces her chance of getting breast
cancer. Also altered dogs fight less and tend to be more relaxed with each
other overall, and they tend to require less calories to keep ideal weight. All
seven dogs went through surgery smoothly and have recovered completely and are
running with the team again and on schedule for the upcoming race season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Training runs have been getting longer and longer every week
with the dogs and soon we will start doing some mini camping trips where we
will bed the dogs down on the side of the trail and feed them, then let them
rest a few hours before continuing on with the run. This is training and
practice for later in the winter when we take our longer trips and do some
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Speaking of races this winter is shaping up to be a busy
one. The team and I are now officially signed up for two 300-mile races, the
Yukon Quest 300 and the Copper Basin 300.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These two races are known as some of the toughest 300-mile races in
Alaska. The Copper Basin 300 will start January 11<sup>th</sup>, in Glenallen
Alaska and the Yukon Quest 300 will start February 1<sup>st</sup> in Fairbanks
Alaska. We also plan to run the Solstice 100 in Two Rivers, for the third time
in mid December. And The Two Rivers 200 for the second time, it starts March 7<sup>th</sup>.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salmon and Eggs shortly before loading them onto the trailer in Eagle. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out enjoying the new snow on a lovely November afternoon. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah, Sunshine!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fish cooker at work.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A run with a view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for a run in the beginning of last nights snow storm, we easily got 6-8 fresh inches from this storm. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matrix and Tramp enjoying the snow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fresh snow in the dog yard as of this morning. </td></tr>
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-41162608228482603942013-10-13T23:50:00.000-07:002013-10-13T23:50:16.639-07:00Fall Training Is Going Well<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matrix and Adidas leading the team on a beautiful October day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late afternoon sun shines through the birch trees and slowly melts away our new snow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dogs enjoy a run through a fresh dusting of snow. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying cooler temperatures and beautiful autumn leaves. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Introducing another young potential musher to the sport. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While there still isn't enough snow to switch to the sled from the four wheelers yet, we are still enjoying the beauty it brings and we are looking forward to a wonderful white winter.</td></tr>
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As you can see from the photos above our fall training is progressing well. We are getting the dogs out regularly and they are getting stronger with each run. The weather is very nice for this time of year, we are experiencing mild temperatures with intermittent snowfalls. The light snow falls don't last to long and the snow only sticks around a day or two, but soon it will be here to stay for the winter. Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-73817620315555363682013-09-22T02:11:00.000-07:002013-09-22T02:14:49.723-07:00Fall Training Fall training has begun here at the kennel. We have been taking teams out now for a few weeks in groups of 6-12 dogs. We started with really short runs of 2 miles and have now worked our way up to about 6 mile runs. We will continue to slowly up the mileage by about 2 or so miles per week until they are conditioned for races. Below are a few pictures of training so far.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a run through the early morning fog. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the view on a beautiful September morning. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strange and Chaos enjoy a post run drink. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In addition to fall training we are working on projects around the kennel. And we are always trying to improve the kennel in one way or another, and this fall we made and put up name plates for all of the dogs. Here Matrix is showing off hers.</td></tr>
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<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-71339156114281998382013-08-29T15:51:00.002-07:002013-08-29T15:51:25.379-07:00Its beginning to look a lot like fallIt is beginning to look a lot like fall time around the kennel. The leaves are turning yellow, the temperatures are cooling, and we are getting lots of foggy mornings. There is a lot to do in preparation for our first dog run, which with fingers crossed will be Monday. I am working on the finishing touches of painting the dog box. Here is a sneak peak of how its coming. Thanks to Hanna Marie in Eagle for designing our new logo.<br />
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I have also continued with that never ending chore we call fire wood. We are only about a chord away from meeting my goal and I am so excited. The feeling of knowing you have enough fire wood to make it through the winter is a good one. Fire wood to us is like money in the bank. Of course reaching my goal for this winter doesn't mean we are done, it only means that the wood we will be gathering will be for the following winter.<br />
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We have already had a few nights that were to chilly for our garden, we have lost all of our food producing plants except for a few of the herbs and one really stubborn lettuce plant. Luckily I predicted the cooler temperatures thanks to a heads up from a friend, and I was able to bring our harvest in before it was to late. My sunflower plant that wasn't looking to hot this spring and given my history of failure with sunflowers is surprisingly thriving. Its in need of being re-potted, but at this point I am not gonna bother, it could succumb to these cold nights at any time. But just the same I am still hoping it blooms. Here is a picture of my hardy sunflower with Bandit to give you an idea of how massive this previously grim looking plant has gotten.<br />
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I have also been on a quest to fill our freezer with caribou, grouse, and maybe even a black bear. So far I haven't succeeded, but I am going to keep trying. We also have lots of rabbits to add to the freezer this year and the number just keeps growing, we had a nice healthy litter of seven born last night. Here is a picture of me and my friend Hollie caribou hunting in the White mountains.<br />
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Excitement is in the air at the kennel and I am not sure who is more excited me or the dogs to be training again. My next post should be about how our first dog run or two went.<br />
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Today I would like to talk a little about where our food
comes from. We currently raise rabbits for meat, hunt, gather berries, fish, and
grow a small garden. We are no where near being completely self reliant in the
food aspect of our life, but we are working on it. It is my goal to one day
only depend on the super market for staples such as flour, salt, and some fruit
since we live in Alaska and about the only “fruits” that grow nicely this far
north are blueberries, and some other types of berries. I like to harvest from
the surrounding wilderness or grow our food because I am not big on the idea of
genetically altered foods, or meat pumped full of growth hormones, and
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I started raising rabbits several years ago with the goal of
supplementing our meat supply with a very protein rich, low fat and cholesterol
meat. I started out with 3 rabbits and now have roughly 30 in my rabbitry. I
chose rabbits over chickens, cows, sheep, and goats because they tolerate cold
really well, are a very healthy form of protein, a single breeding pair can
produce a lot of little bunnies, and they produce more meat per pound of food
you give then than any other “livestock” animal. A rabbits gestation period is
only 31 days and rabbits go from birth to butchering size in 8-12 weeks making
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We house the rabbits out side in wire hutches built into
shepters that provide them with protection from the wind, sun, and predators.
Rabbits tolerate cold really well and do just fine in our cold winters I can
proudly say that I have never lost a rabbit to the cold, even in temperatures
as low as -50f. The only addition we add to the hutches in the winter time is a
small rabbit sized ply wood shelter with straw or hay as bedding that protects
the rabbits from the wind and allows them to hunker down inside and stay
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We feed the rabbits a simple diet of locally grown oats and
hay which is supplemented by grasses and leaves in the summer as well as
vegetable, fruit and garden scraps when available. I have found one of the
rabbit’s favorite foods to be apple cores. We also supply them with salt licks
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Besides meat the rabbits also provide us with two of what we
call useful by-products. The first being beautiful and soft fur pelts for
making warm clothing out of. And the second being a high quality manure that is
great for the garden and does not require a composting before use like other
manures such as horse or chicken. You can just throw the little brown pellets
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This year I have a small container garden planted which I
hope to expand it into a huge raised bed garden in the near future. Currently I
am growing lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, chives and other herbs, peas,
pumpkins, broccoli, carrots and a small assortment of flowers. In the record
warm summer we have been having my tomatoes, lettuce and other warm weather
crops are thriving while my colder weather crops that generally thrive in the
cooler Alaskan summers like broccoli are not doing well and instead of producing
are bolting and going strait to seed. I have been using a blend of rabbit
manure, fishmeal, and alfalfa pellets on my garden this year as fertilizer and
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With a beautiful harvest of wild blueberries this summer I am finding
myself in the berry patch quite often, I have been picking as many as I can
around firewood and other homestead chores. These delicious wild treats will be
made into jam and other goodies as time allows. The next berry harvest will be
high bush and then low bush cranberries…I can hardly wait. The low bush
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This fall and winter I will be doing some grouse, moose, and
caribou hunting to hopefully add some more meat to our freezer. I also hope to
do some salmon fishing in the Yukon for chums to help supplement the kennels
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posts I have mainly focused on the team and the trips we go on and the races we
run and that people would also like to hear about our unique lifestyle living
in a yurt off the grid with a bunch of huskies. So over the next few posts I am
going to try to give you a better look at just where the dogs and I live and
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Our kennel is located about 20 miles north of Fairbanks
Alaska on a beautiful forested hillside near the Chatanika River valley. We
choose to live “off the grid” or in other terms with out any outside wires
coming in. We also do not have any running water or plumbing. Our “restroom” is
an out-house which we use year round and at all temperatures warm or cold. </div>
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I currently haul all of our water by hand in five-gallon
jugs from a nearby spring. We use roughly 15-25 gallons of water a day so this
one chore can become quite time consuming. Despite the extra work hauling our
water the spring lets us enjoy some of the best tasting cleanest water Alaska
has to offer. On the brighter side not having plumbing means that we don’t have
to worry about pipes freezing or any of those other pesky problems that
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We don’t live in a “typical Alaskan log cabin,” but instead
in a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>yurt. A yurt is in other
terms a glorified tent in the shape of a circle, which has a wooden frame and
fabric skin. Our only source of heat is a wood stove on which I do most if not
all of our cooking in the winter time. There is a bit of a learning curve to
cooking on the wood stove, but once you get it down it can be quite enjoyable.
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In order to feed the wood stove we need a lot of firewood, I
split and stack our wood in the spring and summer so that it can dry for winter
time use. Trees naturally have alot moisture in them and it is important to
properly dry or season your wood to get the most efficient heat and burn time
from it. I plan to have over seven chords of wood split and stacked by the end
of August or mid September at the latest, and I am well on my way to reaching
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There are three main types of fire-wood in interior Alaska;
Birch, Spruce, and Aspen. Birch and Spruce are the most common, but we use all
three. Aspen burns fast and hot and produces a lot of ash in the process which
means you have to clean out your wood stove fairly often if not daily while
burning this easily obtained wood that grows through out the interior almost as
thick as weeds in places. Spruce also burns hot, and relatively quickly, but
not as fast as aspen. Birch in my opinion is some of the better firewood out
there for keeping your fire burning for a longer period of time. It is a really
nice semi hard wood that burns slower than aspen or spruce while still putting
off a good amount of heat. We really like to load up the stove with birch at
night and when we leave the yurt for longer periods of time during the day such
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For our electricity our needs are simple and currently met
by a gas powered Honda 2000 generator. The generator powers a few lights in the
yurt and also charges our laptop computers for us from time to time. We try not
to run the generator every day and will often go a day or two between uses in
the winter time and some times up to a week in the summer. The generator will
power the power tools we need and is small enough to be easily transported
around the property to where ever it is needed at the time. One day we hope to
add a battery bank to the homestead for energy storage and maybe some solar
panels or wind turbines for alternative energy sources. And in order to use the internet I have to find a place in town with Wi-Fi, and that is the biggest reason these posts are often few and far between. </div>
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Well that’s enough for this post. I will post more on
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-14369396781421347992013-08-09T14:24:00.002-07:002013-08-09T14:25:13.984-07:00Sign up Day<div class="MsoNormal">
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for the 1000 mile International Yukon Quest sled dog race that runs from
Fairbanks, Ak To Whitehorse, YT (the races starting and ending points switch
places every year, with even numbers always starting in Fairbanks). August 3rd
also the first day to sign up for the Yukon Quest 300 that runs from Fairbanks,
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The Yukon Quest office located in down town Fairbanks hosted
a lovely little party for the mushers and fans. There were many friendly and
familiar faces around the room as returning mushers such as Brent Sass, Mike
Ellis, cody Strathe and returning champ Allen Moore along with others signed up
for the 2014 Yukon Quest. </div>
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I am pleased to announce that my team is officially signed up for the 2014 Yukon Quest 300. Even though it is a ways
away we can already feel the excitement here at the kennel as temperatures
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busy with preparations for the up coming fall training season and the long cold
winter months ahead. This summer we have been enduring some record warm
temperatures which are good for the garden, but the extreme heat is rough on
the sled dogs who thrive in the cold. To help make the heat more bearable for
these arctic dwellers we provide all of the dogs with lots of shade, water, and
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The dogs have been having a nice relaxed “off season” this
summer spending their days relaxing in the shade and when temperatures allow
running loose through the woods around the kennel playfully chasing each other.
I have been taking the dogs down to play near and swim in the Chatanika river
which flows lazily through the forest a few miles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>north of the kennel. They enjoy these outings very much.
While sled dogs aren’t usually much for swimming they enjoy splashing through
the shallow parts and running on the beaches checking out new scents and
feeling the freedom of just being dogs. I am attaching a couple of pictures
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Even though we are into August fall training hasn’t yet
begun with temperatures still in the mid to upper 80’s f in the heat of the day
and not much cooler at night. I hope to begin some light four wheeler training
within the next few weeks, but we will just have to wait and see what the
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-43205860467285949702013-04-01T18:42:00.001-07:002013-04-01T18:42:42.200-07:00What about the Puppies?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have been focussing so much on racing this year with the blog the puppies have some how been skipped over on here. Well while we haven't been writing about them we have still been spending a lot of time with them. They are 10 months old now and starting to look and act like real sled dogs. I have been running the three puppies in 5-8 dog teams along with the adults so that they can watch them and learn from them, the puppies are running any where from 1.5 to 8 miles 3-4 four times a week. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strange (pup) and Chaos (the pups father) in wheel.<br />
Rockwell and Dana (pups) in Team.<br />
Rogue and Sparta (the pups mom) in swing.<br />
Adidas in lead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strange and Chaos (the pups father) in wheel.<br />
Rockwell and Dana in Team.<br />
Rogue and Sparta (the pups mom) in swing.<br />
Adidas in lead.<br />
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The Two Rivers 200 was our last long race of the season, we ran it the weekend of March 8-10, and boy was it fun. I chose Adidas, Jackal, Matrix, Sparta, Jana, Drummer, Pirate, BP, Charley, Tramp, Chupa, and Chaos as my team for this race. The race starts out in Chatanika Alaska at the Chatanika Lodge along side the Steese highway. The first 50-mile section of trail was full of hills including Cleary summit and Iowa dome, it seemed like we were always either climbing a hill or going down one. It was a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the low 40’s, which was really warm for the dogs, I did most of the 5.5 hour run with out most of my winter gear on, I let the dogs set the pace and I just enjoyed the beautiful scenery and sunshine.</div>
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We arrived at the first checkpoint which was the Two Rivers Lodge at mile 17 Chena Host springs Road in the early evening, we stayed there for 2.5 hours, just enough time to get a quick bite to eat after I took care of the dogs and relax for just a minute while chatting with my handlers and some of the other racers. I dropped Sparta at this check point because she seemed just a little more tired than the other dogs after all those long hills, and I knew the next run would be a fast one and I didn’t want to push her to much.</div>
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By the time we were ready to leave the sun had gone down and the dogs had cooled off and were ready to roll. This section of trail was mostly flat with only a few hills we had a fast 45mile run into the next checkpoint catching and over taking a few teams on our way. We rolled into the second checkpoint, which was the Pleasant Valley store in Two Rivers Alaska in fourth place with a still lively and energetic team. The dogs were enjoying the darkness and slightly cooler temperatures.</div>
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We stayed at the second checkpoint for 4.5 hours, leaving in the early morning hours just before first light. The dogs had a good rest there and I was able to get lots of water into them, it is very important to keep them well hydrated. I was even able to catch about an hour or so of sleep here as well, sleep on a race is a rare and precious commodity for a musher. After waking up I went out to water the dogs again and get them ready for the next run. I got all the dogs up individually walking them around just a little to see if they were sore or had any small injuries that weren’t obvious when we first pulled in. The only dog who had any problems was Chaos and he just seemed a little too sore to continue on, so for the first time ever Chaos got to go back to the dog truck while the rest of the team continued on. After some more rest chaos was as good as new and in typical Chaos fashion was annoyed that he wasn’t still running the race.</div>
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The next run was a long one. We traveled over 65 miles to the next checkpoint mostly during the heat of the day; the dogs were hot but still kept up an ok pace. We passed some teams and were passed by some others on this section of trail, we ended up arriving at the final checkpoint which was Angel Creek Lodge in the late after noon. The dogs were more than happy to sleep in the afternoon sun on a nice bed of straw while we finished out our 10.5 hours of mandatory rest with a 3.5-hour stay at the checkpoint. I dropped Matrix on of my yearlings at this checkpoint because she had a slightly sore shoulder and I believed it to be in her best interest to finish out the race in the truck. She didn’t want to leave the team behind and Robert nearly had to carry her to the truck because she was being stubborn about leaving the other dogs.</div>
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We left the last checkpoint in 7<sup>th</sup> place during the early evening; the dogs were rejuvenated after their rest and ready to hit the trail again. We made good time on the last run which was only about 36 miles long and ended up finishing the race in 7<sup>th</sup> place with a happy and healthy dog team. I always consider a race a success when the dogs finish happy and healthy after doing their best.</div>
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I would like to say a big thank you to both of my handlers on this race. First of all a huge thank you to my husband Robert, I don’t think any of the things the dogs and I have done this season would be possible with out you and I am eternally grateful for all of your help and Support. Second thank you to Jana who is always fun to have around, you were a big help and I really enjoyed seeing you at the checkpoints, also thank you for all of the nice pictures of my team during the race. I would also like to say a huge thank you to all of the race sponsors and volunteers who made this race happen, we really appreciate all that you do.<span> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving at Two Rivers Lodge, <br />the first checkpoint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackal, BP, Matrix, and Adidas (near to far) at the start of the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jackal is ready!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L to R Jackal, Sparta, Jana and Drummer.</td></tr>
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It is with a sad and heavy heart that I announce the death of Drift, one of my super star yearlings. Drift passed away unexpectedly on Monday February 25. He suffered a heart attack shortly after returning home from a fun and beautiful 14 mile training run. He gave us no warning and he went quickly with a few other dogs and myself by his side. An autopsy revealed that he was in perfect health and that this wasn’t something we could have predicted or prevented.</div>
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Drift will be greatly missed by all here at the kennel, but I am afraid I will miss him the most. He has always held a special place in my heart and always will. He has stood out not only as an exceptional athlete and sled dog, but has also as a sweet goof ball always looking for some fun. Drift has been nothing but a sheer delight to have around. He was always playful, finding a game with his dinner dish, some straw or a stick, what ever he could get his paws on, he would flip it around and toss it having a grand time bouncing about.</div>
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To Drift life was fun, as much as I am going to miss him I am glad that he went quickly and with out suffering. He had a wonderful day doing what he loved up until his last moments, he also died in the company of those who loved him most, I hope we will all be that lucky one-day. Rest in peace my sweet boy.</div>
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-19516200189684045362013-03-05T17:49:00.001-08:002013-03-05T18:21:39.278-08:00Circle to Eagle and Back Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems we just cant stay away, the team and I just recently completed our second trip into Eagle this winter. Our group consisted of three dog teams and a snow machine. Matt and Alyssa from Smokin' Aces Kennel joined us via dog team(25 dogs between them) and Robert drove the snow machine while I ran a team of 13 dogs. We started our adventure by trucking the dogs over the Steese highway to Circle, once in Circle we loaded the sleds, harnessed the dogs and hit the trail mid-afternoon on monday February fourth, from there we ran about 60 miles up the Yukon River via the Yukon Quest trail to the historical Slaven's Roadhouse located in the Yukon Charley Rivers National preserve. </div>
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The old road house is now used as a public use stop for travelers along the river. We spent about twelve hours there resting the dogs and getting some sleep, we had a nice visit with a couple of the park rangers who were there to get the building ready to be a dog drop as the Yukon Quest went through. From there we traveled up the river to a friends cabin near the mouth of the Nation River, another long run which was just over 50 miles. After another nice rest and a visit with some friends we headed on up to Eagle, a shorter day of only 47 or so miles to travel. </div>
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We spent about a week in Eagle visiting friends and family and running some of the local trails. We also volunteered at the Yukon Quest checkpoint which was a lot of fun and like every year is a big event in the small town bringing everyone together and breaking up the monotony of the long cold winter. </div>
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We decided to travel back down the river separately until slaves road house. We would meet up there to do the final run into Circle together. Robert and I did the 100 mile run from Eagle to Slaven's with only a 2.5 hour break about half way. We used the run as training for the upcoming Two Rivers 200 race. We ended up spending about 24 hours at Slaven's on our return trip, it is so beautiful there and we all really enjoyed the long rest and just hanging out with good friends. There was an awesome display of northern lights in the sky the night we arrived, it was so incredible you didn't know where to look, it would be completely dark one minute and then all of a sudden the lights raced across the sky in a brilliant display of greens and pinks. The lights were so bright at their peak they lit up the country side, and you could see as well as if there had been a full moon instead of a small sliver of one. </div>
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We did the final leg of the trip from Slaven's to Circle at night leaving at one in the morning and arriving in Circle at about 8 AM. The run into Circle was fairly uneventful, we saw one moose up on the bank a few miles below Slaven's, and then encountered some cold, windy and drifted sections of trail, nothing uncommon for river travel though. Arriving in Circle around day break gave us time to drive home over Eagle Summit in the daylight when the snow plows were out, which was nice since the wind was blowing and the road was drifting in. </div>
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Over all the trip was amazing and the dogs were awesome, it is amazing to see the difference in the level of maturity and trail experience in the yearlings now as compared to when we started the Top of The World 350 Race back in late December. They have gone from barely knowing what camping out is to being pros at it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traveling through the Historic Fort Egbert in Eagle. Eagle has more<br />museum square footage than any where else in Alaska.<br />To learn more about the rich history of Eagle please visit the historical<br />societies web site <a href="http://www.eaglehistoricalsociety.com/">www.eaglehistoricalsociety.com</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopping for a quick snack break near the confluence<br /> of the Yukon and Tatonduk Rivers. Jackal is in single lead<br />with Matrix and Bp behind her in what we call the "swing"<br />position. It is the swing dogs job to help turn the team. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many rock formations found along the Yukon River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jana and Drummer resting at the Nation River. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jana hitching a ride in the sled for a couple of hours.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three teams in front of the fire hall in Circle waiting to leave for Eagle.</td></tr>
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-35576034581591895082013-01-22T22:38:00.000-08:002013-01-22T22:38:22.875-08:00My Pictures From The Top Of The World 350<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running into the sunrise on our way back to Tok in the last<br />20 miles of the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">40 Mile River Valley<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting closer to Chicken in the early hours of the morning<br />on our way back to Tok.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle Bluff, mid-afternoon on our way out of Eagle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jana, Matrix, and BP sleeping in Chicken on the first<br />part of the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My team on top of Polly summit heading towards Eagle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Polly summit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another beautiful section of the Taylor highway.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My team not far out of Chicken on day two of the race.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing a windy Tanana River on our way back to Tok.</td></tr>
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We have just returned home from running the first ever Top Of The World 350 sled dog race from Tok to Eagle and back again, and wow what an adventure! I first heard about this race back in August when I was still in Skagway running dog tours for AIE and the first thing that came to mind is “I have got to be apart of that, or I will regret it forever.” And what a special race it was, it was run in honor of the late Chief Isaac Juneby of Eagle village, and was put on largely by his family. I had the pleasure of traveling that road once with Isaac many years ago, and I often thought back on that trip during the race.</div>
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The whole race had a special and magical feel to it. Most of the race was run under a brilliant full moon, and the whole race ran through miles and miles of untouched wilderness full of incredible beauty with mountains as far as the eye could see. One couldn’t help but feel we were truly mushing over the top of the world. Growing up in Eagle made this race all the more special to me. The country the race travels through holds a special place in my heart, and I was honored to be a part of this special event. I hope this race is around for years to come.</div>
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The TOTW350 race was unique in the fact that the first 175 from Tok to Eagle was a memorial run, to be run at your own pace. As long as you were in Eagle by the restart on the 29<sup>th</sup> at 2pm time didn’t matter. That alone made it special because it made the event feel like more of a camping trip, where mushers would travel alone or in groups, but often ended up camping in groups on the side of the trail sharing a fire. It was like taking a step back in time to the way things used to be, and how traveling with dogs should be.</div>
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The first 75 miles of the race from Tok to Chicken were definitely the most trying for me, I ended up carrying one of my main dogs Pip in the sled for most of that run due to an injury to his Achilles tendon, it is something he should recover just fine from, but will keep him out of the team for a little while unfortunately. Riding in the sled did not sit well with Pip, he loves to run and was very upset he wasn’t able to do just that, so to the torture of all within ear shot Pip howled, barked, and whined all the way to chicken. Rogue also ended up with a minor wrist injury, which allowed her to run all but the last 20 miles into chicken. She rode very nicely in the sled next to Pip, but you could tell she was annoyed by his racket and squirming.</div>
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Even though the run into chicken was the most trying for me it is also the most memorable. It wasn’t all-bad, the run out of Tok was beautiful and one of the few sections of trail we got to cross in the daylight. We camped on top of a warm hill over looking the Alaska Range and a beautiful sunset. That’s where we got the pleasure of meeting Darren Lee and Heidi Sutter, I got to see them often throughout the race, especially Darren since we were both traveling in the back of the pack on the second half of the race.</div>
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The Chicken checkpoint was very nice, despite its small size. At one point there was about 30 people inside the tiny one room cabin, crammed in there shoulder to shoulder trying to sleep and dry out gear for the next section of trail. Nate graciously opened his home to all of us smelly mushers, he kept the fire going, melted snow for close to 300 sled dogs, and provided a friendly atmosphere. With little to no help, what a guy! Nate received the Sportsmanship award at the end of the race, it is the one award the mushers get to vote on and is intended for a musher, but we all agreed that Nate deserved this award more than any one else. Nate is a good friend of mine, I have known him for several years and originally met him while I lived in Eagle, I have gotten several dogs from him, Chupa, Gus, and Pip. I didn’t hesitate to leave Pip and Rogue in his care, I knew with out a doubt that they were in Good hands.</div>
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The run into Eagle was relatively non-eventful considering the fact that we had to cross two summits, both Poly and American Summit, both with reputations that will send chills down any mushers spine. Poly summit was a breeze weather wise both ways, it couldn’t have gone better. American summit was a little windy, but nothing like it could have been and nothing anyone couldn’t handle. All around it was fantastic training for my self and my young team. The last 30 miles into Eagle provided us with a few challenges, one being American summit, but the biggest being the “glaciers” that form over the road/trail in the wintertime. They are caused by ground water seeping out and across the trail and freezing in sloping formations that can make travel difficult and potentially very dangerous. Thanks to a dedicated hard working group of volunteers, all the mushers and teams were able to safely cross these glaciers with little to no trouble.</div>
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The Checkpoint in Eagle was very nice, full of lots of friendly faces and good food. I got to see and catch up with a lot of people I have known for many many years which was a lot of fun of course. I also got to visit with my parents and sister for a couple hours before the race restarted and we all headed back down the trail towards Tok. I had to leave one dog in Eagle, a young male named Drift. Drift is part of what I call my super 7, which are the seven yearlings I have out of my leader Adidas. He was a solid part of the team all the way into Eagle, and came in running great and happy, but when I was going over the dogs getting them ready to go I noticed his foot was swollen, I had Hayden one of the vets check him out and we decided it was best to have him flown back to Tok instead of run in the team. It was hard leaving him behind, I missed him in the team, but I knew he was in good hands and didn’t worry about him. Drift happily met us in Tok at the finish line, the swelling in his foot already gone.</div>
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I can’t really talk about the Eagle Check point with out mentioning my Friend Matt Hall who was the only other musher in the race originally from Eagle. We are only a few months a part and grew up together, kind of like siblings, we have been close friends as long as I can remember. It was really special to share both of our first big races together and also to have it include Eagle. He was the first musher to make it into Eagle, while I was the last; we were kind of like the bookends of the group. I have to say that I am just one of the few people incredibly proud of Matt and his team during this race. This was his first big race and he did an excellent job, finishing the race in 9<sup>th</sup> place, with a happy healthy team. Good Job Matt!</div>
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My run from Eagle to Tok was slow but good; I enjoyed my place at the back of the pack with my yearling team. Jodi Bailey was another one of the back of the pack mushers with a young team as well. While in Eagle Jodi invited me to share her campsites along the trail on our way back to Tok. In Eagle she told me where she planned to stop and that she hoped to see me out there. It sure was nice knowing Jodi wasn’t far up ahead and expecting me while I was out there. I greatly enjoyed her company and stories while we let our young teams sleep, and knowing I wasn’t the only one out there running such young dogs was really nice. We got to share some of our challenges and a laugh or two at how silly we felt at times. Jodi was great about offering me advice and helping to ease my nerves, and for that I will be forever grateful.</div>
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I have to admit I was happiest to see Jodi on top of poly summit on the way back into chicken. While the weather was very pleasant and not as windy as on American summit the terrain proved to be more challenging. Poly summit started with an eight mile climb out of the 40-mile river valley and then an incredibly long ridgeline run that seemed to go on forever, not only was Jodi at our predetermined campsite resting her team, but she had Cheese cake which she shared, and totally made my night!</div>
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We had a nice run off of Poly summit and down to Chicken, followed by another nice visit with Nate and every one else who was in Chicken at the time. My husband Robert was trail sweep for the race, for those of you who don’t know what a trail sweep is they follow behind the mushers on a snow machine making sure if any one falls behind and or gets hurt and needs help that they get it. He also spent a lot of time picking up dog booties that had fallen off and gotten left behind. It was nice to see him in Chicken as well as other places along the trail. We spent a few minutes chatting before I was off down the trail again towards Tok. Mushers were required to spend at least 4 hours in chicken on the way back through towards Tok, I spent 6 hours there. My team was resting nicely and I wanted them to get a good rest before having to tackle all the big hills between chicken and Tok, including Fairplay summit.</div>
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I left Chicken about an hour forty behind the last group of teams out, and spent most of my run to Tok on my own. I saw one other team driven by Darren Lee on top of Fairplay and shared a campsite for a few hours before parting ways. My run to Tok from chicken was uneventful, and slow. I was also exhausted after only getting a few hours of sleep over the last few days. My exhaustion was the biggest challenge of this part of the trail. I had also made the decision to leave Gus behind in Chicken, he is young and was tired and had stopped pulling. Physically he could have continued but I thought it would be better for him in the long run if his race ended there. So Gus joined Pip and Rogue for the flight back to Tok.</div>
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We ended up in Tok early in the afternoon, and were greeted by a sizable crowd at the finish line including Robert, Alyssa (matt’s Girlfriend), Matt, and Jodi and Lots of other people. It was really great to see every one there and I found my self a little torn as we mushed into Tok. I was happy to be back in Tok with a hot meal, a warm bed and shower calling to me. But I was also sad to be off the trail, the trip was an amazing journey one I am proud to have been a part of and look forward to repeating in the future.</div>
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I would like to take a minute to thank the amazing Vets who volunteered on this race, Nina and Hayden you guys were awesome, and so were your assistants. I would also like to Thank Hugh for coming up with the idea and getting the ball rolling. A huge Thank you to Jody Potts and her family for putting the race on. Thank you to Scott for the awesome pictures of the racers and our dogs.<span> </span>And Thank you to Nate in chicken and to all the volunteers in Eagle you guys were awesome and I can not thank every one enough not only for what you guys did for this race, but for all the encouragement and advice you’ve given me over the years. I would also like to congratulate all the mushers and their dogs out there on the trail, it isn’t often every one who starts a race this size also finishes it, and we did it!</div>
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I am so very proud of my team and their performance on this race. I started the race with a young team and the goal to finish with a happy healthy dog team who was better for the experience. My young team finished happy and healthy, they also seem older and more mature now, and not so much like puppies any more. It was a pleasure traveling with them over 350 miles of wilderness and I couldn’t think of any one I would have rather shared the experience with. I have raised and trained most of that team since they were born, and they will always have a special place in my heart as the dogs that ran home to Eagle with me over the Top of the world.</div>
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Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-48071366303088389212012-12-17T11:21:00.001-08:002012-12-17T11:21:21.852-08:00Race Season Is Upon Us!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Racing season is upon us here at the kennel with our first race of the season less than a week away. This Saturday we will be running the
Solstice 100 in Two Rivers, Alaska. The race starts at Pleasant Valley store at
11am and runs 50 miles to Angel Creek Lodge where teams will take a mandatory 4
hour layover and then run 50 miles back to Pleasant Valley store finishing some
time late in the night. We ran this race last year as a rookie team, finishing
in 9<sup>th</sup> place. The solstice is a fun race and the dogs and I are
eagerly awaiting its start. You can keep track of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>our teams progress by going to <a href="http://www.trdma.com/">www.trdma.com</a>
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Our second race of the season is the Top of The World 350,
which runs from Tok, Alaska to Eagle, Alaska and back to Tok. The TOTW starts
on December 27<sup>th</sup> a mere five days after the Solstice 100. The TOTW
is a brand new race, and will consist of 35 teams, you can learn more about the
race by visiting their website <a href="http://www.topoftheworld350.com/">www.topoftheworld350.com</a>
you can also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keep track of our
teams progress and that of other mushers by visiting their website and facebook
page during the race. This is going to be the longest race that I have ever
run, and I am looking forward to it and all the challenges it will bring. I am
very excited to be apart of the first running of this race as it majorly
envolves my home town Eagle. I grew up in Eagle and that is where I got my
start in mushing 17 years ago. I still have a few dogs left from my days in
Eagle, but they are older now and will be cheering the team on from home
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extremely busy training dogs, we have been running at least 4 if not 5 or 6
days a week. Using the other days to catch up on chores around the house such
as firewood, hauling water, cutting up meat snacks for the dogs, general kennel maintenance
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The team is doing excellent this year. They are strong,
healthy and ready for the race season. We have been doing a lot of hill
training in preparation for the Top of The World 350 which will cross over 3
summits two times each. I am very pleased with the dogs, so far they have
tackled every hill we have come across with enthusiasm and power. Luckily we have
escaped the training season with out any major injuries or mishaps that would
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Our biggest challenge this season is the lack of snow we
have had and also a few days here and there of extreme cold, as I write this
the temperature outside is currently -46f. A few days ago we were blessed with
a winter storm that came through dropping about 18 inches of fresh snow on us
and making the trail systems wonderful. We went from having hardly enough snow
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runs and a long 60 mile run planned before we start racing Saturday. I have posted a few pictures above of some of our training runs including some from
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First off Thank You to Jan and Don in eagle for the donation of dog booties, we go through a lot of them and we really appreciate them.<br />
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Second we would like to Say a huge Thank You to Tupper at Becker Sewing & Design for our new sled bag and matching leggings for the team. Tupper's work is among some of the highest quality I have ever seen and his customer service is some of the best around.<br />
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<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-40295812102238614412012-10-31T20:15:00.000-07:002012-10-31T20:15:04.470-07:00Winter is here!Winter is here! Dog training is in full swing, there is snow on the ground, and temps are often dipping down below 0f at night. We don't have enough snow yet to run the dogs on the sleds so we are still on the four wheeler. We have to use chains now on the front tires to help with traction in the snow, mainly to keep the dogs from just pulling the four wheeler where ever they feel.<br />
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The dogs are currently running about 16+ miles a day. And are very happy. We are running them on a 2-3 days on and 1-2 day off schedule. This gives them the milage they need for the up coming race season while still getting some time off to keep things exciting and to ensure they get enough rest in between runs. We have been running a lot with our friends at Dome Creek Kennels, working on skills like passing, running from the truck, and running past the truck during training runs. All very good skills the dogs will need while racing this winter.<br />
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We have 7 yearlings in the team this year and they are all doing fantastic. They are starting to blend in seamlessly with the more experienced members on the team and it is getting harder to tell the young dogs from the older race dogs. I have been working with a couple of the youngsters in lead, mainly Matrix and Drift. They are doing an excellent job and seem to be naturals. We are also working with some of the slightly older dogs such as Chupa and Pip up in front of the team, and they are also doing great. Showing improvement every day.<br />
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All in all the team is doing awesome and we are looking forward to the upcoming race season. We are currently planing on running the following races: the Solstice 100 and the Top of the world 350 in december and the Two Rivers 200 in March with hopefully some other races in between.<br />
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Below I am posting a few recent training pictures. <br />
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And until next time Happy trails!<br />
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<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-56940491431481142952012-09-11T20:44:00.003-07:002012-09-11T20:45:36.388-07:00Good Bye Dog Camp. Hello Fairbanks.As the green leaves turn to gold, and the cool nip of winter returns to the air it is time to pack up dog camp and head home again. Our Summer at dog camp on the Denver glacier just out side of Skagway has been an eventful, beautiful, and exciting adventure. It is a bitter sweet good bye to all of our new friends and the beautiful mountains of coastal Alaska. But it is with excitement we head home and prepare for this coming race season, full of hope and high expectations.<br />
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It was a two day trip from Skagway to Fairbanks with three people, and 49 sled dogs. We found a beautiful grass covered hill side off the road far enough to let the dogs out for a stretch and dinner, and also to let the puppies run around and play for a bit. The puppies were born on the glacier and had never before seen anything, but snow, they had quite the time running and playing in the knee high grass in the golden glow of the evening sun.<br />
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We have been very busy since arriving back home in Fairbanks. We are in the process of moving further out of town to have more room for the dogs and a bigger trail system for training. We have been working a lot on construction, building 15 new dogs houses, building an out house, preparing to put up a yurt, building a feed shed and so on. We have also been keeping up with the normal busyness that is our life caring for the sled dogs and meat rabbits, and this time of year getting things ready for winter.<br />
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Below are a few pictures of what has been happening around the kennel, some from our drive home and also some from the glacier. I hope you enjoy them and they hold you over until I can find enough of a break in our hectic lives to post again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh snow on the mountains near camp, on August 28. This<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from our campsite in Canada on our way home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Wheeler training back in Fairbanks, getting the team back in race shape for this coming winter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a break to cool off and get some water while four<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During a tour on the glacier, towards the end of the season.<br />
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If you went on a tour with us this summer and have a photo<br />
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boundaryfursewing@gmail.com</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside of our freshly finished feed shed,<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the new dog houses we just built. </td></tr>
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<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-10268699106728762152012-07-08T19:52:00.000-07:002012-07-08T19:52:16.519-07:00Introducing Sparta's Puppies<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Venture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eaton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Axis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rockwell</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spicer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strange</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling</td></tr>
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<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-12594419345731555302012-06-24T18:33:00.001-07:002012-06-24T18:43:57.504-07:00Sparta's Puppies<br />
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Sparta's puppies are growing nicely and doing very well. They are a month old now and getting more and more playful and adventurous by the day. I started them on solid food about five days ago now and they are really liking it.<br />
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Within the next week or so I'll start taking a few out at a time to go and walks. And I have been spending some time taking them into the tent to hang out and get some time with me with out any other puppies around. They are really neat puppies full of personality and I am looking forward to watching them grow and develop into sled dogs.<br />
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The theme for this litter is Axel manufacturers and their names are:<br />
Males: Rockwell, Spicer and Axis.<br />
Females: Eaton, Dana, Venture, Sterling, and Strange.<br />
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<br /></div>Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-35508930510901925282012-06-24T11:29:00.000-07:002012-06-24T11:57:02.037-07:00Life at Dog Camp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 80%; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;"> Sparta demonstrates how a hinged roof makes for great puppy viewing. </td></tr>
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</span></span></div>Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-13879144984768711592012-06-01T16:12:00.003-07:002012-06-24T18:33:45.268-07:00Spending the Summer on a GlacierThe dogs and I are spending the summer on a section of the Denver Glacier just out side of Skagway Alaska doing sled dog tours for Alaska Icefield Expeditions. The dogs are enjoying the snow and being able to run every day and I am enjoying being able to run them with a sled in the summer time, plus I am getting to meet a bunch of really cool people from all over the world. I am only in Skagway once a week with limited internet so please be patient with me about getting pictures and updates posted. Six days a week I am up on the Ice with the dogs.<br />
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On May 23 Sparta gave birth to eight healthy puppies, 5 females and 3 males. All are growing quickly and are very healthy. I will have pictures of them up in the next week or two.<br />
<br />Amanda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134788701106333096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295436881789981761.post-83489258214889490832012-04-20T19:34:00.001-07:002012-04-20T19:34:31.792-07:00Spring is in the air<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After a long cold winter spring has finally sprung, or at least what we Alaskans call spring anyway. It is no longer getting below freezing at night and the after noon highs are reaching as high as +60f, most of the snow has melted, and the resulting mud is drying up. The grass on south facing slopes is threatening to turn green and the geese are back.<br />
This time of year the dogs are all enjoying a much deserved break basking in the sun, chewing on bones, and playing in the mud. I am taking advantage of this nice weather to do a little traveling and also some cleaning around the house as more and more snow melts I keep finding more and more straw to rake and items that were lost in the snow to pick up. Last weekend Robert and I headed south to Denali National Park to drive the 30 miles of park road that is currently open to public traffic. It was a magnificently gorgeous day, we saw a ton of beautiful scenery and even some caribou.<br />
Robert's parents are currently in town visiting us, it is great to have them here and we are really enjoying their company, this is the first time since we've been married that they have been able to come see us. Today we visited the large animal research station at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and got to see some brand new baby reindeer, one was still learning how to stand up and walk. It was so much fun to watch the little baby on its wobbly legs.<br />
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