On August 4th, the Yukon Quest had it’s first day of signups for the 2013 Yukon Quest. Cody signed up to run this years race. It will start on February 2nd in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada and finish 1000 miles later in our hometown of Fairbanks. Paige ran...
Leaves of the yellow, orange and red variety are beginning to show up in the woods and tundra and every day we are closer to that time of year that we love most here. The time of the year when running dogs becomes the most important part of every day. The...
Well this summer is flying by and we have lots to report. First of all there are new puppies. Panda and Windsor are parents to the most beautiful puppies we have ever seen. We split this liter with a friend of ours in Old Crow so we have one boy and two girls....
Paige ran the 2011 Yukon Quest 300. This race started a few hours after the 1000 mile race from Whitehorse. It ran the same course as the 1000 mile race through Braeburn, Carmacks, Pelly Crossing to Stepping Stone and then took an alternate route back to the finish at...
Gone are the days of updating our website, our blog, youtube, and facebook in all these places each and every time we want share information with you. Our new site is all linked up so we can do all but facebook in one location which makes it easier for you to follow...
Squid Acres was asked by Wild and Free Mushing , to help with an expedition for the Norwegian school group from Valdres Folkhogskole. Cody and 30 of our dogs got the exciting chance to run from the Dalton Highway through Bettles and on into the heart of the Brooks...
2012 was a big year for Squid Acres Kennel with the running of our first 100o mile race. Paige ran the Yukon Quest without any 100o mile veterans in her team. She had a great run and had fun along the way. She rolled into Whitehorse in 14th place. She later was voted...
In January 2011, Cody ran the Copper Basin 300. This race started in Paxson, AK and ran through Chistochina, Glenallen, Tolsona Lake Lodge, Wolverene Lodge, Sourdough Campground, Meiers Lake Lodge, and back to Paxson Lodge. Roughly 300 miles of mountain, lake and...
In 2012, we traveled to the Itkillik valley for 10 days. Here we set up a base camp with about 25 dogs. Thomas and Megan, who had helped us out a great deal all season, came along and brought some of their family. We were lucky to secure a years’ worth of...
In 2010, we took 1 team of 14 dogs and attached 2 sleds. We wanted to travel for a week with the young dogs in the Arctic. We visited some of our favorite old spots and also explored some new ones while hunting caribou. Another fabulous trip in the arctic. Back to...
In 2011, we decided to explore the Saganavirktok River valley north of the Alaska Brooks Range while hunting for caribou. We had a few friends mush and ski in to spend portions of the week with us. Another great adventure with the dogs! Back to Expeditions Photo...
