Photo By Daniel Vernon

The parking lot of the Chatanika Lodge erupted with howls of excitement as mushers prepared their dog teams for the upcoming journey. The sun was high in the sky, casting a warm light down on the dog yard.  The temperature was hovering right aroun...

Halloween is right around the corner and the first snows have started to fall at FTK, an indication that another mushing season is upon us! Jeri and I are stoked, but more importantly the dogs are fired up to be back in harness. We love the summers in AK but we always...

It was -25 degrees Fahrenheit when we parked the truck at the race start. We were one of the first teams to arrive and parked adjacent to the race start line, the designated spot for bib number one.  I jumped out of the truck, opened the trailer door, and began unloadi...

I noticed there was coolness in the air. Clusters of yellow birch leaves tumbled by Brock's four black paws. I welcomed this cool breeze as I reached in the dog shed to pull out several harnesses.  As soon as my hand touched the harnesses, Brock's four black paws explo...