We have just had the most AMAZING, most ALASKAN, week of our lives. It was full of many firsts.
Here's what it looked like:
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20TH
1ST TIME ON SNOWSHOES
After having just received our snowshoes, you know we had to try them out!
Yeah, it went something like this. Minus the hurdles. It was a great work out and lots of fun. We explored Independence State Mine at Hatcher Pass.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 22ND
1ST ALASKAN ICE STORM
Roads were DANGEROUS!
And schools were closed for Tuesday and Wednesday (and Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving!)which meant no work for me!!!
So that on . . .
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23RD
1ST PECAN PIE FROM SCRATCH
. . . I could concentrate on making a Pecan Pie from scratch. (a special request from Austin)
See previous post: Pie in the Sky
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24TH
1ST MOOSE
Oh yes, that is exactly what it sounds like.
This post is going to be bigger than the moose itself, so stay tuned this week for all the juicy details!
Well, not the first Thanksgiving ever, obviously, but the first Thanksgiving we cooked by OURSELVES!
Austin scored us a volunteering gig with a local, and quite successful, dog mushing team at Sundog Racing Kennel.
It was absolutely an incredible day that scratched the itch both Austin and I have had to experience dog sledding since childhood.
Except the itch is not satisfied.
In fact, it grows stronger!
We spent the day playing with dogs, harnessing them up, feeding them, scratching their ears, and riding behind them as they pulled ATVs. At the end, we braved a pack of 10-four month old strong puppies as they wrestled each other around the yard.
We look forward to volunteering when we can and gaining as much knowledge and experience as possible.
To be Alaskan is to mush dogs.
It forms a bond between man (or woman) and his (or her) best friends against the always unpredictable wilderness that is the North Land.
Needless to say. . .
We can't wait to have our own team.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27TH
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25TH
CONT. . .
1ST THANKSGIVING
Well, not the first Thanksgiving ever, obviously, but the first Thanksgiving we cooked by OURSELVES!
We won't take all the credit.
The Turkey came smoked from a local wild game processor and if you've never had a whole smoked turkey, well then, I'm sorry, you must be dead because you certainly have not lived.
All the recipes came courtesy of Austin's, mama, aunt, nana, and the Pecan Pie aficionado, Austin's papa.
Still we cooked all the dishes ourselves!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26TH
1ST DAY HANDLING SLED DOGS
And certainly the best day of the week.
It was absolutely an incredible day that scratched the itch both Austin and I have had to experience dog sledding since childhood.
Except the itch is not satisfied.
In fact, it grows stronger!
We spent the day playing with dogs, harnessing them up, feeding them, scratching their ears, and riding behind them as they pulled ATVs. At the end, we braved a pack of 10-four month old strong puppies as they wrestled each other around the yard.
We look forward to volunteering when we can and gaining as much knowledge and experience as possible.
To be Alaskan is to mush dogs.
It forms a bond between man (or woman) and his (or her) best friends against the always unpredictable wilderness that is the North Land.
Needless to say. . .
We can't wait to have our own team.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27TH
PERFECTING SKIJøRING
While the attempt at skijøring is not a first, it is a sport that all three of us need practice at.
Plus, it's a really good way to tire out the tireless beast.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28TH
1ST AVALANCHE TRAINING
While the attempt at skijøring is not a first, it is a sport that all three of us need practice at.
Plus, it's a really good way to tire out the tireless beast.
See previous post : Skijøring
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28TH
1ST AVALANCHE TRAINING
Nobody wants to be caught in this:
So we headed up to our playground in Hatcher Pass, which is heaven for back country enthusiasts, and took an all day Avalanche Rescue Workshop given by the
Alaska Avalanche School.
The class was especially beneficial to me (Katrina) as I have never had any avalanche training.
Now we can be a little bit more prepared for skiing, snowshoeing, snow machining and snowboarding in the Alaskan Wilderness!
Now we are finally wiped out and very excited about getting lots of sleep tonight!
Hope you had just as good of a week!
Can CB be a sled dog?
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