It's hard to type this morning, with a 95 pound Alaskan Husky cleaning his face of on your right arm, but that's just the life us dog handlers have chosen. I should feel really luck that I have internet service up here in the Sheep Creek valley of Juneau, Alaska. I have been here for a month now, and so much has happened, that it seems like it wouldn't be fair to just list it all out with a two sentence explanation. Erin and I have made our small cabin our summer home, and Tut and Ketza are so happy to be back in the team pulling tourists around the woods. Thus far I have run about 70 tours, or approaching what I like to call about a quarter of the way through the season, and I couldn't be happier with the huskies I am running. I have a group of 30 from Willow, Alaska, and they have all been such a pleasure to hang out with all day. In total there are 120 dogs in the yard, four mushers with 30 each.
I have taken on a new hobby which started with some sign-making around camp. I am currently painting a mural that is about 30 feet by 25 feet and is one of the first things tourists see before they enter our summer dog camp. I am posting its progress at GoldRushdogs.com's facebook page for those who want to see it!
The Alaskan Bar has seen me a few times now, and I've even pulled in a few friends from our glacier camp on the Mendenhall glacier here in Juneau to come downtown and enjoy the show. I'm curious to see how the summer pans out with my music scene, I already feel like I am at the highest level of my guitar playing that I've ever been at, and the inspiration, well, I've got the prettiest girl, the happiest dogs, and live in a cabin in the most beautiful place on Earth. Happy Man.
The upcoming weeks will be busy as our days become longer and as we approach the Summer Solstice here in Juneau. The salmon will start to run, the eagles will once again be on the hunt sharing their bounty with all the forest dwellers. In about a week, 8 husky dressed dog mushers will be pulling one of our silver carts downtown for a "only fools run at midnight" gala event in the downtown area. We all signed up for a one mile race where we will be dressed up to the nines and pulling a tour cart for all to laugh at while we dance and trot along the Gastineau Channel.
Because I am working, and also due to a focused mind designed for the moment, I apologize to those who have been following me or checking for a new blog post recently. I know no explanation is needed, for those of you who know me know that if you don't hear from me, I'm busy chopping wood, or maybe sharing a story from my marching band days, but please feel free to follow me on Facebook for pictures of our Summer Camp as the season progresses, as well as photos of our litter of puppies from Mouse, who all got named after......Microbreweries!
I hope that everyone is having a great summer, it seems like the winter was busy for everyone, so maybe some much needed time off is in order. And if you find yourself bored and looking for a tent to stay in, let me know and you can come up the Camp for a bit and relax...maybe I'll even give you a shovel to use:-)
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