Category Archives: Dog Racing 2007

After the longest drive of my life, we FINALLY arrived in Yellowknife.   We endured crazy, bad roads and had a very close call when 40-50 mph winds blew our truck across the icy highway causing the truck to slip on … Continue reading →

The first full day of post- race counseling was very cleansing and I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.  So I dragged Bruce to the second day of counseling to get rid of his mushing demons. … Continue reading →

I can honestly say that our visit to watch the ONAC has left an indelible impression on me.   I was awoken last night from a nightmare; one so serious I still shudder when I think about it …………. The dream … Continue reading →

We came ready for business this morning.  We pulled out all the big guns and were going to throw 12 at them.  The team consisted of Anker and Pepper in lead, Mikka and Quest, Ivan and Cheyenne, Billy and Sedona, … Continue reading →

As is typical of this race; one day you’re up and one day you’re down.  Today we’re down.  We were told several times that the course was hard and fast, hard and fast.  They changed the trail so we were … Continue reading →

2007 went exactly as we had hoped and planned for.  The end of the season is usually a downer since we spend so much time training and preparing and before we know it its over in a flash.  However, this year we … Continue reading →

It was our intention to run the team in the UP 200 this year; however, after assessing the health of the team after Wyoming we chose to withdraw and re-enter into the Midnight Run.  Too many of our veterans had … Continue reading →

What a morning it’s been!  The wind here in Mountain View is hellacious!  Noone lives here becuase it is so bad.  The Swingley team was late to the driver’s meeting becuase the wind blew their trailer into a ditch.  Then … Continue reading →

wHOOO WEEEEE!!!  We put together 12 relatively healthy dogs for this stage and they rocked!!  Bruce thinks they got through the 1000 mile slump and were just ready to roll.  Cracker and Quest led the entire race and set a … Continue reading →

This is the 2nd toughest stage of the race and our goal was to have as many healthy dogs as possible for this one.  Last year we had only 9 dogs and Bruce had a miserable 8 hour run.  The … Continue reading →