| Jill's Tales from
the Trail |
Always a
treat. Jill can conjure up a story about life in the Alaskan bush
and have you in stitches.
Pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea, and listen to the fire crackle while
she spins another tale from the trail. |
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| Time for a
Change... |
After
ten years of adventure on the trail with a team of huskies it's time to
close the chapter. These guys are some of my best friends
and I'm looking to place them in a good home. They are strong in
harness and currently running 50 miles. They would be exceptional
for a first time musher with a bad case of dog fever or for someone
running glacier tours. Click here for more information on the
team. |
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| It's to Die
for... |
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It began
as a joke, as most good ideas do.
Build your own coffin? Hey…
that’s a great idea! Let’s
build a coffin and decorate it with birch bark and twigs.
We’ll get together and have a coffin bee to get the work done.
What a great tribute to our friend Ardella Hagen.
A loving gift to the elder who got us started off talking with
trees and making baskets. Every birch bark basket maker should be buried
in one, (try that five times fast). Click
here for the full version. |
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| The Morning Shift |
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Alaskan winter
equals dark.
This situational equation exists from November through January.
This being the case, it really doesn’t matter what time you get
up in the morning in
Alaska
. There is no greeting the
sunrise or early-bird-grabbing -the worm scenario at work here in the
north. For most Alaskans
this means hibernation mode. More
time to snuggle down into the depths of a cozy, down, comforter as the
hours tick away. However,
when a home is heated with wood someone has to get up and stoke the fire
so that sleeping instead of shivering can occur. Click
here for the full version.
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