I’m late to the Iditarod writing party, but that’s better then never showing up for the party at all, right??? My first impressions of the 2012 Iditarod: It looks like Aily Zirkle is driving a much better team this year then in seasons past, and she’s always had a strong team, so that’s saying quite [...]
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Hunting Really Big Game
October 29, 2011
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Due to some serious life changes (work related & recent family size expansion, for the most part) I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon; though I doubt that I’ll ever go back to blogging on a daily basis, with the possible exception of the dog mushing race season, I’m back to “steady” writing. This includes frequent [...]
Read moreQuinn’s first month
September 14, 2011
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Baby Quinn had his one month birthday yesterday, and spent most of it sleeping peacefully in his carseat while we drove to and from Missoula. The kids and I went into town for his check up (which is really just a nice visit with our midwife) and found that he has gained 2 pounds and [...]
Read moreHot Roofer! by Harmony Barron
September 10, 2011
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Here’s how Jason spends his days–up on rooftops where the shingles are so hot, he could fry an egg on one for his lunch. We brought him some drinks and snacks the other day, and got to see him walking around on a roof with a 9-12 pitch like he was walking on the flat [...]
Read moreThe Morning Run
September 7, 2011
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It’s still quite warm and dry in the Helena valley, but fall training is in progress. Most mornings the temperatures do drop low enough for a short work-out, and the dogs are already starting to work together as a team, rather than a bunch of over excited individuals all moving in different directions–which is usually [...]
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