Season almost here

Holy smokes. Time sure flys!!! Its almost the start of our sled dog season. We have alot of bookings this winter. A ton actually. We are booked solid all around Christmas and New Years then slow a little in late Jan...but then again alot of bookings for mid Febuary. It looks to be an epic year! Getting a lot of snow. About 12 inches in the past day.

We have a few new dogs- Billy, Loner, and Doc. they are from Wyoming. Going up to Seeley Lake this weekend to get a few more from a great musher named Martin Koenig. Some of my best dogs are from him, so we are excited about the new team members.

We are going to be filming with a news crew next week. The KULR 8 news team from the Billings NBC station is coming out to do a piece on winter tourism and eco-friendly winter stuff. the dogs are in top form, so it should make for great TV. Keep posted for details.

FALL TRAINING

Well, cooler weather is finally here and Fall training for the sled dogs has begun. Right now we are laying the groundwork for our teams so they'll be ready to run the distance once the snow covers the trails and we start driving sleds! Fall training is about both physical conditioning and job training. The dogs love it and are going crazy. Few things in life are as exciting as hooking up 16 dogs to a 4 wheeler (ATV) and running in the mountains. Call or email us now to book for this winter. We've already got a lot of people booked for the upcoming season, contact us to secure your dates!

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image courtesy of: Jason Barron www.kanabearenterprises.com

Multi-Day Canoe Trips

Alright the Yellowstone River has dropped to canoeable levels! So, our canoe trip season has cranked-up and we are taking fun-loving families down the river for overnight trips for the rest of the season. Our camps are in beautiful scenic spots, and there is plenty of driftwood to build fires for roasting marshmellows and making smores! We're cooking up some great food these days using fresh produce from the Livingston Farmers Market, and locally raised beef. Call or email us today to plan your yellowstone river canoe trip!

Yellowstone Whitewater Rafting

Well, Rafting season is in full-swing! The rivers are running high with Rocky Mountain run-off and the Yellowstone River is bank full of "chocolate thunder" (River Source guide Pete Krebs description). We had a great training season, with guides practicing Whitewater Rescue techniques and flip drills, and now we're taking guests to the Yellowstone Area rafting daily.

Thus far June has been very cool and wet; lots and lots of rain. But, as July approaches we are looking for hot temperatures and sun-filled skies! The Yellowstone River is awesome for family rafting adventures, so call-us and book your trip today.

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Spring Time is here

Well, its been a typical Montana spring. Lots of snow and rain and few nice days with some sunshine and warm temperatures. After a fantastic sled dog season, we've now switched our operations to Yellowstone Park Nature and Wildlife Safari's and River Trips. Lots of great wildlife viewing in the park lately! The bears are out and about and we've been seeing alot of them throughout the park.

Also, big news...a new wolf pack has formed near Mammoth Hot Springs and are offering frequent viewing opportunites. We saw them recently feeding on an Elk in the Mammoth Camp Ground! the rangers moved the elk, because they wolves were to close to tents! They are called the Canyon Pack and have a den, right in the thick of a tourist area.

Will keep you posted on developments with this pack

End of Season

Well, it's been a great Sled Dog season here near Yellowstone Park. And, its sad that its coming to an end. The dogs and I are doing our final run of the season on snow tomorrow near Cooke City, Montana. We have actually been done guiding trips for almost two weeks, but there is still some good snow- just the temps are a little too warm. So, we are going to do a big run tommorrow then hang up the sleds. We will continue to do short runs from the house with the 4 wheeler until Mid-June to stay in shape, but essentially real running is over.

This year was fantastic! We had lots of great clients, plenty of snow and the dogs performed flawlessly all season. We had some memorable trips, seeing lots of Elk, some Bighorn Sheep, and frequent Moose encounters. We had clients from Ireland, England, Japan, Israel, and 15 states from across the USA. I believe quite a few of you will be back next year which is exciting!

We also got alot of great free publicity. We took a travel writer and a photographer from the New York Times on a two day trip. The article ran in March, and we had alot of inquirees and a few bookings for next season from it. We also were featured in the local Bozeman paper, as well as a St Louis, MO paper and a Boston paper. Lots of great photos of the dogs! Koda, one of my young leaders is now a star, because he seemed to be smiling in every photo in every article. He is a very photogenic, handsome dog. I'll try to link some of the pics in my next update.

GREAT SEASON

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Its been a great season. Even despite the current economic situation of our country we've done alot of tours. An amazing number of tours actually.

My old standby leaders of Faith, Furlin, Kuna, Wiley, and Maddie always did great. And, I have a host of new leaders ready to pick-up any slack...young dogs- Denali, Red Bull and Koda are insuring that I will have good leaders for years to come. I couldn't be happier with how they all did this season.

The dogs are really muscled up. We used the Divide Creek Trail more this season than any of our other trails, and it is a steep and long climb. So, doing that everyday with passengers really bulked up all the dogs. I swithed to from Eagle Pack to Distance Dog Food in the fall, and it has been great. Even though they've been working hard, all the dogs are heavy- usually by this late in the season the dogs have lost weight and are lean. On Distance they've never lost a pound...they've just gained a lot of muscle. Also, I am feeding them less of the Distance than I did the Eagle Pack. I can't recommend this food enough.

Anyway...the final stretch is on. One more month of tours, than its river rafting season for me, and time for a little R& R for the pups!