Alaskiwi Adventures

05/14/2024

With heavy heart we say goodbye to this beautiful loving indestructible dog Brownie .

A wonderful dog was never injured in his 15 years and 9 months of adventurous life pulling earnestly until 13 years -all over the interior and western Alaska .

Mobile up until the last 5 days of his life when kidneys shut down.

We miss you ,love you and remember your wild loving strength forever Mr beautiful Browns !

04/21/2024

A real kiwi cup of tea with tea cosy to keep pot warm

03/23/2024

This is the weather we live for .
The temp is in 40 s as of two days ago .Blue sky and warmth in the sun enough to melt snow and cause roofs to slide .
Dogs happy especially the oldies to feel suns warmth

03/20/2024

This special “plucky” girl Porky is 16 years old this month of march.
Here she is leading the other oldies (her nieces and nephews) that turn 16 this August .
16 years ago Gareth and I went to Brent Sass kennel to collect the two sisters Porky and Smoky .
Brent had an unplanned litter and gave away these dogs .
Jessie Holmes took I believe Tobias .
Thanks Brent these two dogs have been a wonderful part of my Alaskan family.

03/12/2024

Practicing musher less mushing

03/12/2024

Early spring mushing .
Cowboy porpoise stunt but regains feet at speed

02/06/2024

Feeling like spring time in weather 50 degrees warmer f than just two days ago

Stella racing with sled dogs

01/13/2024

20 or so years ago my friend Iva's grandmother lost her diamond engagement ring while farming/gardening on her family's land near Armena (Camrose), Alberta, Canada. After many tears and hours of searching, she never did find the ring. In the end, she used her own hard earned money to replace the ring and never told her Husband!
Iva recently built a house on a portion of this family farm land. This garden has been feeding the family for years, but this year it had a special gift for them.
Guess what happened when Iva's family went to harvest some of the garden last night?!? 😳
Grandma's secrets are safe with mother earth no more!
The "carrot ring" has been returned to Iva's Grandma as of this morning (Aug 15, 2017) she is very happy to have the original ring her late husband proposed to her with."
Credit: Appy Acres
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01/08/2024

Old girl Pork’s leads the way on snowy morning

01/08/2024

Stretching out -more snow less bumpy

12/25/2023

Happy Christmas everyone!
The Buddha bear agrees !

12/25/2023

Not my photo, but this is what the totality of the day here in Fairbanks Alaska on the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year looks like. And of note, this panorama was taken on the UAF campus up on a hill with a clear view of the horizon. For many in Fairbanks without a clear view, the day can be even shorter, or like at our house on the North side of a large hill, we don't see any direct sunlight for several months as the sun during December and January and parts of November and February does not rise high enough to get above the hill behind us.

Photo Credit: Todd Paris/University of Alaska Fairbanks https://www.facebook.com/tparisphoto/

12/24/2023

Just about to head out with young dogs-they kicking up a ruckus so do trail check and we find these guys

12/19/2023

First bust out !

11/15/2023

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Remembering Lassie!

11/15/2023

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Remembering our beautiful Lassie

11/15/2023

Remembering this beautiful girl lassie ! August 2008 nov 2023
Touched so many hearts with her gentle ,peaceful loving manner .
She is deeply missed but her spirit lives in all of us forever .
Independent and deeply feeling for all - she would visit solo cabin dwellers just to grace them with her peace !
She found Porky who was missing for 3 days going on 4 .porky was caught with snare around her neck .Days of looking for her by dogsled was eventually substituted by foot search with lassie .After an hour of searching Lassie took me perpendicular off trail 100 feet into brush …and there sat Porky with big goiter on neck from snare wire.
Porky alive today thanks to lassie !
15 years old but still mobile choosing not to free run with oldies everyday this Sumer fall and early winter but coming out once every two weeks .
Died suddenly and peacefully sleeping in a new hideaway spot at home .
She quietly and peacefully left us .
15 years of love ,peace and companionship .
We love you lassie and will miss you forever

10/22/2023

10/22/2023

Coldest morning of winter so far 7 f Cold is slow coming so rivers and lakes still open and not safe for travel yet .
But we finally off road and on winter trails

10/08/2023

Snow early this year-4 inches wet snow Thursday night October 5 .
Another 1 inch over night -looks like it’s going to stick

09/23/2023

Big upgrade in my oldies retirement experience

05/27/2023

Running dogs in Tok each morning before building work continues

04/18/2023

Great effort by the Fairbanks state troopers

03/21/2023

Flashback to spring time descent of Murphy dome to retrieve winter camp on Minto flats