Aside from actually physically being up in the mountains and waking up to see the magnificence in person, preferably while safely tucked into a bear proof container of some sort, there's really no better way to start the day than by tuning into the local webcams to watch the morning come alive here. This morning's …
Since sunrise is happening now at such an early hour I'm sleeping through it, but that's okay, I'm usually still awake for sunset. Last night's wasn't the best one I've seen, but it was still pretty amazing, nonetheless... I imagine the views were even better for whoever was flying in this plane over the house... …
The first grizzly bear has been sighted up by Mammoth in Yellowstone, which officially marks the beginning of spring for us. It's time to put away the dog sled and break out the mushing buggy! Living where we do, you never know what critters you'll see around the bend. These forests are full of them …
As you can probably tell if you've been reading this blog long, I love taking pictures. I live in one of the most photogenic places on planet earth, so it's almost unnatural to not want to capture all the natural beauty surrounding us here on film (or rather, the digital equivalent). I do have a …
I have to preface this by saying as mushers we don't mind the cold. We love living where it feels like we're in a hot chocolate commercial in the Swiss Alps all winter long! Our sled dogs, being from Siberia and all, actually run their best at between 0F and 20F. As their human companions …
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