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A Cloud of Dust (& Snow Particles)

Sadly, I was called in to work today and have only just managed to get back to my computer to check in on the race (it’s about 8:00 pm Mountain Time as I write this piece), so I don’t have much in the way of profundity to share with all of you (yet). Here are […]

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The Morning Run

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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Huskies, Heartbreak & Hell: A trail of frozen tears on the K300 Part 2

This is a rerun of one of Harm’s most popular posts–I promised I’d post this several weeks ago, but I got sidetracked… hope you all enjoy. Memories from the 2004 Kuskokwim 300–by Harmony Barron Part2 So there I was, meandering down the trail thinking I was the only poor soul on the planet, when it […]

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Huskies, Heartbreak & Hell: A trail of frozen tears on the K300 Part 1

‘MEMORIES FROM the 2004 Kuskokwim 300’ by Harmony Barron Part 1– My competitive aspirations at this point were a thing of the past. I had eight tired dogs wandering down the trail in front of me, with Sage in single lead. There was no moon to speak of and my last fallen tears had nearly […]

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Leader Lights

This is a post I wrote a few back on “mushing equipment”–hope you don’t mind the rerun 🙂 I am a firm believer in LED lights. Seems like that’s all anyone uses nowadays, but back in ’04 I was the only driver in the lower 48 using this technology to train/race  teams  that I know […]

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