Blow by blow accounts of one young man's two Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race runs. Takes the reader down the trail through the author's eyes, ears, legs, and hands. Primary focus tries to stay on the... More > incredible Alaskan Husky sled dogs who pull the author across the wild breadth of Alaska. As handler for his uncle, four time Iditarod champion Martin Buser, Chapoton goes from rookie to Iditarod finisher, then does it again the following year. Dog lovers and adventure fans will enjoy this fast paced easy read.< Less
Blow by blow accounts of one young man's two Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race runs. Takes the reader down the trail through the author's eyes, ears, legs, and hands. Primary focus tries to stay on the... More > incredible Alaskan Husky sled dogs who pull the author across the wild breadth of Alaska. As handler for his uncle, four time Iditarod champion Martin Buser, Chapoton goes from rookie to Iditarod finisher, then does it again the following year. Dog lovers and adventure fans will enjoy this fast paced easy read.< Less
Blow by blow accounts of one young man's two Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race runs. Takes the reader down the trail through the author's eyes, ears, legs, and hands. Primary focus tries to stay on the... More > incredible Alaskan Husky sled dogs who pull the author across the wild breadth of Alaska. As handler for his uncle, four time Iditarod champion Martin Buser, Chapoton goes from rookie to Iditarod finisher, then does it again the following year. Dog lovers and adventure fans will enjoy this fast paced easy read.< Less
Most sports become inspirational when extraordinary people excel at ordinary things. In ultra-endurance racing, ordinary people must excel at extraordinary things. "Ghost Trails" is the... More > true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.< Less
Most sports become inspirational when extraordinary people excel at ordinary things. In ultra-endurance racing, ordinary people must excel at extraordinary things. "Ghost Trails" is the... More > true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.< Less
“Impressions of Alaska 2007” is a collection of 39 images taken on a journey covering over 275 miles of Alaska’s highways in the late winter of 2007. The images explore a variety... More > of subjects and photographic techniques offering a little something for everyone. Black & white, color, infrared, high dynamic range and panoramic photographs present subjects including dramatic sunsets, scenic country roads, majestic mountains, thought provoking bits of history, sled dogs and a weight pulling malamute.< Less
Duane and Michelle are Colorado River raft guides in the Grand Canyon in the summer and sled dog mushers in Alaska in the winter. It's the perfect life for them -- lots of fun and adventure, and... More > nothing much of the conventional life, freedom from bosses and desk jobs, peer pressure and politics, mortgages, and marriage and kids. Little do they realize that it's too good to last . . .< Less
Jack, Daisy, Gus, Love, Stix , Hobbs, Gipper-
What do they all have in common?
They are dogs but not just any dogs.They are Alaskan dogs,very loved
and they are pictured at their best in the 2010... More > Alaska Dog News Calendar.
Some are pedigreed and papered and some were found abandoned or at an animal shelter but they all have talents and personalities that will warm your heart.
They are pure bred and mutt and range from champions like Stormwatch’s Power of Love SDO. Love is not just a pretty face. She led Wayne Curtis’ all Siberian Husky team over 1000 miles to Nome in 2008 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, while in far western Alaska, Stix an abandoned golden retriever mix, found a happy home where she plays with Aniak village kids and Canine Comfort’s Kathy Sweeney in Aniak, Alaska. A portion of the proceeds will go to help Alaska’s abandoned dogs.
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