I have to admit, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed lately. The last week brought an opportunity to head to the Aspen Winter X Games to attempt the World Record for Most Hugs in a 24 hour period (currently 5,000 held by Ireland). I have been scrambling through work, trying to organize banners, bookmarks and help. [...]
6:30 am. 7 degrees.
Was unable to stay warm today, not sure what was going on, even with Toasty Toes and hand warmers. We had five sleds in the morning, but none of the guys wanted to go in one group, they thought it would be too chaotic. Probably a good decision since one of the [...]
6:30 am. 10 degrees.
Kris has been up in Seeley Montana racing the dogs as a qualifier for the Iditarod next year, so we have been taking care of the kennel as best we can. It’s been a busy weekend, so every dog in the kennel has had their full share of running, yet it’s still [...]
1:00 pm. 32 degrees.
Today I gave my first talk on ‘Building Self Esteem Through Working & Playing in the Outdoors.’ The bookstore, Off the Beaten Path set up a booksigning from 1-2 where I did sell 3 books (not great, but could have been zero) so that was positive and had a group of three [...]
12:15 pm. 29 degrees.
Alma Rose and I headed to Hayden Elementary School to give a talk about dog sledding and the Iditarod. After giving my talk to 3-5 year olds, where most of it was over their heads, I was a little nervous. Alma Rose had tons of energy until I put her harness on, [...]
7:00 am. -3 degrees.
Cold mornings have been giving way to sunshiny days. I haven’t had my jacket on for more than a few hours. It’s been wonderful. We had one sled in the am, which Brian took out alone, while I did chores. When he got back, we collared puppies who are now about 7 [...]
6:30 am. -22 degrees.
Toes were burning until I stuck on some toasty toes and all felt better. E-bear and I went out with four sleds, and I was determined not to get my sled stuck, as I was feeling E-bear would start to dread going out with me. All went smoothly, with the typical requests [...]
7:30 am. -8 degrees. Tours have slowed down since the Christmas rush, leaving some days with only afternoon tours, which leaves the mornings for chores and lots of snuggles with the dogs. In the afternoons, they are fresh and ready to go. As we haven’t had a lot of snow, the trail is pretty hard-packed [...]
11:30 am. 32 degrees.
Today was filled with snow showers and warm temps. Kris was out of town, so it was up to Sara and me to lay out harnesses (and we did an excellent job if I say so myself!). Everything was smooth and organized. We had five teams, I was to drive the middle [...]
6:30 am. 14 degrees.
Not too cold out. The sun was shining, which lit everything up and raised spirits. This time of year is the time when my boots get soaked in the morning and freeze to my feet by the afternoon, but other than that, it was a great day. We created a master list [...]
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