Family Yard Day

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Today, Nick (older brother), Katy (mother), and I had a family yard day. It was Katy's last day, and Nick's first day, in Fairbanks, but rather than relaxing, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and cleaned and painted dog houses, spread gravel, and cleaned out sprouting trees. We had some canine helpers including Stormy, Jezzy, Cartel, Katy Canine, Amy and Sally. As you can see by Cartel in one of the last photos, they were very curious about the new paint. 

Bird's Eye View

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Last weekend, Derek and I flew over to the Chena Flood Plains. The pictures below show the flooding from the recent rains, the Tanana River, and the beautiful Alaska Range not far off. On the way back, I took a quick picture of Ryno Kennel from the air!

Family Help

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Katy braving the pouring rain to serve dinner to the sled dogs. 

While I'm recovering from an injury, I recruited some top notch help. For the next couple of weeks, Katy (my mother and Katy canine's namesake) will be helping with the chores around the kennel as well as learn all about being a handler. From scooping poop, to feeding and watering dogs, to free running, my mom experiences it all-- rain or shine. And recently it has been raining. ALOT. I was hoping Alaska would woo my mother with clear skies, balmy temperatures, midnight sun, and picturesque wildlife, but instead she has dealt flood warning rains, mud puddles, and mosquitos. Even though Alaska isn't on her best behavior, Katy seems to be enjoying herself nonetheless. 

Katy Human feeding Katy Canine

Supai, Jezzy, and Katy all helping Ryne do physical therapy stretches. Not everyone was necessarily helpful….