Mushin'

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Mushin'

 North America » United States » Alaska » Girdwood By furino and jono
July 2nd 2007
furino Good times! Took a helicopter up to Punchbowl glacier to a sled dog kennel where we met our musher Dario. Dario's a nine time Iditarod veteran, and runs the kennel up on the glacier from May - Sept each year. Since his entire life basically revolves around these dogs we learned a ton about them and about the sport in general. When the first Iditarod was in 1973 run it took the winner 21 days to complete, now it's 8 or 9 days! The dogs were incredibly friendly and full of beans (vocal too!). It's hilarious, all they want to do is run. Dario told us sometimes he'll take a few of them and rip around on the snowmobile while they chase him...no photos of that :p
***oh, and by the way, "marjorie" - thanks for the heads up. how about next time you have something to actually validate your comments and knock off the armchair critic act, when's the last time you got off your high horse and saw things first hand? stop wasting my time***

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Photos

Pit Stop1
Getting to know the Sewrd Highway like the back of my hand

Pit Stop2
We totally lucked out this week - so much sun is apparently uncommon in Anchorage!

Alyeska1
We had some time to kill so we took a tram up the mountain at a nearby ski hill.

View From the Top
Looking out over the resort from Alyeska Mountain, about 2500 ft. That's nothin!

Fashion 101
The hottest look in dogsledding.

Ride Up
This was both Jono and my first helicopter ride, it was a riot! Also a riot - our pilot Andy, on the right.

Close Up
Man, I thought we were close to the mountains up at Denali. Yikes!

Me and Hoosier
One of the new puppies at the kennel

Shan and Dario
On the trail

Back on the Ground
Booooo! I could have spent all day up there

Ice Cream!
Yummers!!