Location: Sterling, Alaska
Occupation: FAA Air Traffic Control Specialist
Next Race: Copper 100
In this edition of the Musher Q & A we hear from Josh Daily, the owner of Redoubt Racing in Sterling Alaska. One day he dreams of mushing in the Iditarod and running in Sweden. Did you know, he is reading Jeff King’s Cold Hands Warm Heart, loves Any old Alan Jackson music, and always carries a Garmin InReach on his adventures.
Socials: Facebook.com/redoubtracing
Copper 100.
Swedish Lapland.
Folks who blame the dogs when the going gets tough. If they are failing your expectations, you’ve failed them in training.
Toe warmers.
From Dean Osmar – Listen to the dogs and they will tell you what they need.
Sled Dog Systems Eagle.
Not taking the dive and getting into mushing sooner.
If you want something bad enough, find a way to make it happen.
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Spend time with mushers you look up to and ask as many questions as you can. I’ve learned so much from riding trails on the side by side with Sadie Lindquist from Mitch Seavey’s kennel, mushing the hills with Hugh Neff, and running the beach with the Osmars. This sport has such a depth of knowledge that you couldn’t possibly learn all there is in a lifetime.
Mushing by moonlight.
Getting into the unfrozen swamps this fall and having to keep the team calm as we had to turn around in waist deep water.
Falling through the ice.
PB&J
Being a part of the history of Alaska.
Cut a trail with a 90° turn a few feet from the yard.
