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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Tag Archives: Mushing
Leader Lights
August 27, 2011 
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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 […]
Continue readingInjury on the Trail of the Great Race
August 17, 2011 0 Comments
I grew up with my brothers on the Yentna River knowing little else then a rough, subsistence lifestyle, and mushing sled dogs– both for competition as well as transportation. It’s fair enough to say that I have a deep connection with the land, its people, and its primary recreation/sport that nears the level of obsession. […]
Continue readingI saw Sasquatch on the ’93 Iditarod #1
August 4, 2011 0 Comments
To keep you all entertained, I’m going to share with you a little story I wrote a few years back, about my first Iditarod back in the early 90’s. It’s a fairly long story, and I’m breaking it into 4 segments that I’ll dole out throughout the day. I’ll also work in some analysis of […]
Continue reading2012 Beargrease
July 25, 2011 6 Comments
Garnering back to back wins at the White Oak Classic, Beargrease Marathon and the UP 200, Minnesota’s Ryan Anderson was the hottest thing going in the cold cold sport of Lower-48 mushing for the 2011 season. With the sign-up for the 2012 Beargrease just a few days away, I’d love to hear who YOU think […]
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