Date archives: July 28, 2010

Wyoming sled dog race closes registration and begins wait list The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) has filled its roster with 25 teams registered for the upcoming January 28 – February 5, 2011, event, announced Race Director Frank Teasley. Registration for the event is now closed and…

The 2010 La Grande Odyssée Champion, and 2008 runner up, Emil Inauen, a mountain climber turned musher first became involved with sled dogs in 1991 when he spent some time in Canada after a climbing trip. In 2001, he was the first person to cross the Alps by dog team….

This issue of “No Snow, No Problem!” is taking a look at a number of health and fitness issues and considerations for your 4-legged teammates as you ramp up and enjoy your scootering, cani-cross, carting, bikejoring or whatever flavor of dryland mushing strikes your fancy.Some of the physical and mental…

85-pound TooKay alerted first. When the rangy black and white husky left his bed on the piled saddles, the two dogs sleeping in the tent with my sister Julie and me suddenly became frantic to go out, sobbing and whining with coiled restraint. Moments later, all three were bellowing at…

Pete and Lupine have grown into two of the most resilient pups I’ve seen. They’re warm, friendly and tough as grizzly bear cubs. I remember the night they were born. It was mid February, around -50°F, and the calm air felt piercing yet refreshing in my lungs as I inhaled….

I am often contacted about both new and traditional materials to build dogsleds. And indeed one of the benefits of building and especially repairing so many different sleds is gaining broad insight into materials and techniques that do and do not work. The other advantage I have is living in…

This summer my son and I are living on a quiet, remote island in the Pacific Northwest. My son, who is eight, is especially pleased about this change of scenery because the house we are sharing has a television. A working, larger-than-life, high-definition digital television. He is pleased about this…

I’ll take 40 below ‘neath these northern lights, For the winner-take-all and the braggin’ rights. Sepp and Scotty and The Iron Man, I’m runnin’ with spirits ‘cross this frozen land! ©2009 Jim ParkinsonThe opening bars of one of the original songs written for this movie sets the stage for what’s…

For anyone who has ever dreamed of experiencing the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race or learning about the annual event’s colorful history over the past quarter century, Lew Freedman’s new book, Yukon Quest – The Story of the World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race, puts readers on the runners…

The Lance Mackey StoryHow My Obsession with Dog Mushing Saved My LifeI love Lance Mackey! Let me be clear about that. I’ve been lucky to spend some time with him and his lovely wife, Tonya. I’ve been to their home in Fairbanks, I’ve followed Lance on the Quest filming his…