Get Ready for the Reality of Singing, Mushing Ninjas
As a musher, I’ve been asked on more than one occasion by a wide-eyed lover of dogs who “always wanted to get into dog sledding,” what the best piece of advice I could give is.Frankly, it would come down to this: Invest in a good pooper-scooper and don’t give up…
Toddler Takes Third in Area Dog Sled Race
Harleigh Dutton crossed the finish line to take home third place in her division over the weekend at the Inland Empire Pacific Coast Championship Sled Dog Races. The achievement would be impressive on its own, as sled dog races can be a grueling and difficult sport, but for Harleigh, the…
Greg Sellentin On Public Radio’s KPCC
Alaska is less than a month away from its famous Iditarod sled dog competition. The 1,000-mile trek attracts dog mushers from around the world and is known as “the last great race on earth”But this year, unseasonable weather has created serious training obstacles for mushers in parts of the state….
WNYers Head to Sled Dog Championships
A couple from the southern tier is embarking on the journey of a lifetime.Jay and Sherla Olmstead’s pets may not look like the typical sled dogs, but they can really mush, pulling a person on a sled one mile in just three minutes.Jay said, “Because they got more speed and…
Yukon Quest: Three, Four and Five Gun for a Win
The Yukon Quest trail into Alaska is covered in deep, fresh snow. And the Yukon River is a maze of jumble ice. It’s where dog teams are headed next. The top two teams are well ahead of their competitors, but the three teams that rounding out a group of front…
Yukon Quest: Drama and Boredom in the Middle of the Pack
The Yukon Quest stages the Dawson city checkpoint in the old Alaska Trading Company building. It’s now the visitor center. People trickled in and out of the building all day Wednesday as dog teams from the middle of the pack pulled in. KUAC’s Emily Schwing caught up with some of…
Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race Report
Fifty four teams took off from the starting line this weekend to tackle the trails of the Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race. Bayfield Chamber of Commerce marketing and event manager Erin Johnson says the excitement from the teams radiates into the crowd.”That whole energy just catches on and you just…
Green Light For Sled Dog Race Weekend
Organizers say the snow at Deer Mountain/Chuck Best Memorial Snowmobile Park on the north side of Mt. Shasta looked ready for mushing last week.More than 40 mushers from throughout the Pacific Northwest are expected to converge there Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9 and 10, for the 2013 Siskiyou Snow Dog…
2013 Iditarod Race: Warm Winter Causes Trouble For Mushers
By 9:30 most mornings here in the world’s unofficial dog-sledding capital, Luan Marques has harnessed 10 Alaskan huskies to his sled and shot off into the awakening woods for a training ride, his sights set on the famous Iditarod competition next month.The thick, powdery blanket of snow on the trails…
Dawson Layover Extended To 40 Hours
Yukon Quest race officials have extended the mandatory 36 hour layover in Dawson City by four hours. It’s the second major change to this year’s race.The next stop on the Yukon Quest trail is Eagle. Race personnel in the tiny Alaskan community are scrambling to get their checkpoint setup in…