The excitement of the racing huskies of Alaska - Trail Breaker Kennels, Fairbanks
The late Susan Butcher's husband David Monson talking to the passengers of the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks, AK. Susan Butcher was a four time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Cute playful puppies at Trail Breaker Kennels - Fairbanks
Cute ten-week old puppies playing at Trail Breaker kennels in Fairbanks, Alaska. This was part of the riverboat excursion with Princess cruises during an Alaska cruisetour.
Trail Breaker kennels is operated by the family of Susan Butcher, who was one of the most dominant sled dog racers on the Iditarod before she died from Leukemia in 2006.
Cooling off time after the run - Trail Breaker Kennels, Fairbanks, AK - June 24, 2015
The late Susan Butcher's husband David Monson giving passengers of the Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks, AK, a demonstration of sled dog racing. Susan Butcher was a four time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Alaska 2019 Fairbanks
This is the First Day of our Land Tour with Norwegian Cruise Lines.
We are in Fairbanks, Alaska and visit Trail Breaker Kennels, Alyeska Pipeline, and Gold Dredge 8. We also did a Riverboat Discovery Tour on the Chena River. Where we got to see a bush plane demonstration, The Trail Breaker Kennels again form the water and take a cultural walking tour of an Athabascan Village
Dog Mushing Experience at the Ice Park
New at the Ice Park this year is the Dog Mushing experience. You can ride in a sled pulled by a world class dog team owned by Dave Munson of the famous Trail Breaker Kennels. The loop is only a mile long and takes about 15 minutes but it is an experience you won't want to miss. As you can see in the video the dogs are friendly and anxious to go. Musher on our trip, Laura Allaway, ran and completed The Northern Lights 300, The Copper Basin 300 and the Tustumena 200 Races in Alaska. She is now qualified to run the Iditarod in 2014. Laura now lives in Fairbanks and works at Trail Breaker Kennels, which is own by David Munson, whose wife, Susan Butcher was the only woman to win the Iditarod four times.
To make this video we put Yelena in the sled and I drove a snowmobile in front with Brian our cameraman riding behind me backwards holding the camera. Look closely and you can see us out in front of the team.
Alaskan Sled Dogs
Sled Dog Kennel stop on Riverboat Discovery in Fairbanks. Thanks Cap'n Jim!
ALASKA: Iditarod Dogs, #1; Riverboat tour
Our view from the riverboat Discovery, on The Chena River, Fairbanks: out dogs/kennels in background. Turn up volume. This is home of Susan Butcher, several time Iditarod winner, who died of cancer ~4 yrs ago
2014's 14 Day Denali Explorer Tour
INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS:
Anchorage + City Tour
Denali National Park
Denali National Park Lecture Dinner
Kantishna Wildlife & Wonder Lake Tour
Alaska Railroad - Goldstar Service
Fairbanks + City Tour
Trail Breaker Kennels Show
Riverboat Discovery River Cruise
Museum of the North
Alaska Salmon Bake
Wrangell- St. Elias National Park
Copper River Valley
Port of Valdez
Prince William Sound wildlife Cruise
Kenai Peninsula
Hubbard Glacier Viewing
Juneau + Walking Tour
Skagway
Icy Strait Point
Ketchikan + Walking Tour
Inside Passage
Vancouver
OVERNIGHTS/PORTS OF CALL:
Day 1: Anchorage, AK
Day 2-3: Denali National Park, AK
Day 4-5: Fairbanks, AK
Day 6: Valdez, AK
Day 7: At Sea
Day 8: Hubbard Glacier, AK
Day 9: Juneau, AK
Day 10: Skagway, AK
Day 11: Icy Strait Point, AK
Day 12: Ketchikan, AK
Day 13: At Sea
Day 14: Vancouver, BC
Riverboat Discovery
Recorded July 15, 2000. First up on my cruise down the Chena River from Fairbanks was an Alaska bush plane takeoff and landing. Next we visited the home and kennel of Iditarod champion Susan Butcher (1954-2005). Susan showed us her champion dogs and shared with us an amazing story about one of her magnifcent animals. After taking a gander at some reindeer along the river we disembarked the ship at the Chena Indian village. While there Dave Munson gave us a sled dog demonstration.
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Powder turns at Mt. Aurora Skiland near Fairbanks, Alaska
One of the better pow days at Skiland in 30 years. Shot with GoPro
University of Alaska Fairbanks: Naturally Inspiring
Crane Lane Fairbanks Alaska 8 22 2015
Here's a short video of a walk we took on August 22, 2015 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks agriculture fields where hundreds of Sandhill Cranes were taking a break from their long migration flight to the southern United States. Hope you like it.
Aurora Borealis February 18, 2014 Fairbanks, Alaska
Jan DeNapoli is a neurosurgery PA for Alaska Neuroscience Associates. She has been doing photography as a hobby for over 35 years. She took these photos on Chena Hot Springs Road outside of Fairbanks from two places, first in her yard (mile 17) and then a few miles out to the Two Rivers Community Center (mile 23). There are over 500 photos in this timelapse video. DeNapoli has lived in Alaska for over 20 years. She is also a dog musher who does dogsled tours in winter (check out muzzysplace.net for more info), fishing and sightseeing/photography charters in Valdez with our boat in summer (gdaycharters.com).
Aurora Ice Museum - Chena Hot Spring Alaska
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Husky Homestead, Denali, Alaska
Jeff King's Husky Homestead, where they literally place a puppy in your arms!
Large Animal Research Station Fairbanks Alaska
Go Huskies!
Cool birds eye view of some Michigan Tech nordic ski athletes doing a post ski cheer. GPS enhanced version here:
A museum like no other at Alaska's Rainy Pass Lodge
For 50 years, Buckey Winkley has been the hunting-guide-in-residence at Rainy Pass Lodge, the state's oldest hunting lodge. In that time, he's amassed a collection of hundreds of antique firearms and photos from successful hunts -- enough to fill a museum of his own design.
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First run of the season!
We have finally had temperatures (below 13°C before sunrise) that permitted us to hook up our dogs for the first run of the season!
This run was special for several reasons:
First of all, it was the first run in a team for Ewok (almost a year old now) and only the fourth run in a team for Ebi (a little older than a year).
Second, it was the very first run with our brand new ATV! Thanks to this ATV me and my husband are now able to train the dogs together. We have to use the motor all the time, since the 5 dogs aren't able to take us two (150kg) and the ATV (380kg!) alone. It's a bit tricky, but we are managing quite well I think.
We hooked up Roots (10 years old!) in lead, Daika (left) and Ebi (right) in swing and Ewok (left) and Jaakko (right, 12 years old!!) in wheel. Daika and Jaakko did especially well, Roots was reliable as ever in lead, and the two yearlings did very well considering their age. Ewok was a bit intimidated by the motor noise of the ATV (especially in the end, where we sped up to do a final sprint) but nothing serious.
All in all we and the dogs had a great time and are looking forward to the next run!
The ceremonial start for the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was held in a party-like atmosphere i
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - March 1, 2014
1. Low, tight shot of barking dog.
2. Medium shot of dog team on street.
3. Wide shot of dog team on street.
4. Medium shot of dog team moving toward start line.
5. Medium shot of another dog team moving toward the start line.
6. SOUNDBITE: Aily Zirkle, Musher (second place finisher last two years)
Every single year, I have to say, I go into it thinking, 'what is it going to be like? And I don't think this year is any different. I think it's going to be hard.
7. Wide shot of dog mushing team during ceremonial start of race.
8. Wide shot of another dog team coming down street.
9. Wide of dog team from behind
10. SOUNDBITE: Aily Zirkle, Musher (second place finisher last two years)
It really comes down to what a musher's prepared for, what their skills are if they make the right decisions at the right time.
11. Medium shot of Zirkle with fans
12. Tight shot of Zirkle signing poster
13. Medium shot of Zirkle petting her dog
14. Medium-tight shot of dog turning himself around on a harness
15. Wide shot of Jonrowe's pink pickup
16. SOUNDBITE: Fan favorite DeeDee Jonrowe, Veteran Musher (and breast cancer survivor)
I got to tell you, we've been out there a lot of years, I've seen them all. I'm sure it's not going to be anything I haven't seen at some point in my career. And you know, I think it will be a pretty fast trail. For myself personally, my strategy is to slow my team down.
17. Wide of dog team and musher on ceremonial trail
18. Mid of dogs ready to go
19. Low angle of dogs ready to go
20. SOUNDBITE. Alstrand. Absolutely love the dogs. Their energy. It infects you, their energy does, and it just makes you so happy.
21. Tight of dogs barking, ready to go
22. Mid of dogs barker, ready to go.
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