Tag Archives: sled dogs

2014 Copper Basin 300, Part Two

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Helen Hegener

There are over 100 photos here, and they’re good resolution, so please give them a couple of minutes to fully load. You can hover over any photo for a caption, or click on any photo to see it larger and … Continue reading →

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2014 Copper Basin 300, Part One

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Helen Hegener

There are a couple hundred photos here, and they’re good resolution, so please give them a couple of minutes to fully load. You can hover over any photo for a caption, or click on any photo to see it larger … Continue reading →

Along Alaskan Trails

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen Hegener

Along Alaskan Trails, Adventures in Sled Dog History, by Helen Hegener, is a collection of true stories about Alaskan sled dogs and the role they played in the development of the north, with dozens of historic photos from the archives … Continue reading →

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2013 Iditarod: Buser’s Bold Run

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Helen Hegener

The 2013 Iditarod got off to a blazing start with four-time champion Martin Buser setting a blistering pace out of Willow. Leaving in the first place position with bib #2 (#1 is honorary and does not race), Buser ran his … Continue reading →

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Following the 2013 Yukon Quest

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen Hegener

The 2013 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is history, and mushing fans have already turned their attention to the Big One, the Iditarod, set to begin in Anchorage on March 2nd, with a Re-Start on Willow Lake the next … Continue reading →

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2013 Northern Lights 300

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Helen Hegener

The 2013 Northern Lights 300, which finished on Monday, set a blazing pace from Big Lake to Finger Lake, while keeping fans at rapt attention with some very surprising developments along the trail. It was a race which generated some compelling … Continue reading →

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Appetite and Attitude: Lance Mackey

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Helen Hegener

VIDEO CLIP BELOW In 2008 Northern Light Media produced the documentary Appetite and Attitude: A Conversation with Lance Mackey, about the world’s preeminent long distance sled dog racer, who made racing history when he won two 1,000 mile races back-to-back, the … Continue reading →

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Yukon Quest Album

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Helen Hegener

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race spans some of the harshest winter territory on the planet: 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and the city of Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Known as ‘The World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,’ it’s an … Continue reading →