 We
will meet you at the airport (or your hotel) and bring
you out to the kennel. Once here you will meet our very
friendly huskies, especially your team, and help with
the evening feeding. Then you can spend the rest of the
evening getting to know your guide, along with the history
of our dogs and the Yukon Quest. Settle into your cozy
cabin. |
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 Start
the day by helping with the morning feed and seeing the
Quest dogs off on their training run. Then you will get
your orientation to the fine art of driving a dog sled.
Our dogs are very powerful – probably the strongest
dogs in the Quest pound for pound – and you will
get to see and feel that power in action as you head out
on your first run. You will drive along the Takhini or
Yukon Rivers with your guide. Today you will learn how
to harness your team, how to "boot up" the team,
how to brake, how to balance and steer the sled on corners,
and other basics of driving your team. |
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 Today
you'll try a slightly longer run, along our woodland trails
or the Takhini River, running up to the Dawson Trail,
an historic wagon trail route from the Gold Rush days.
The Dawson Trail meanders across all sorts of terrain
and through spectacular landscape. |
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 Like
people, dogs prefer variety, and need to have rest occasionally.
So you will either do a shorter run on a different trail,
or let the dogs take a "day off." You can care
for the dogs in the yard, then head out to experience
some of the other wonderful adventures the Yukon has to
offer. Ice-fishing, skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling
await your exploration. You can also visit a couple of
our local museums. |
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 Today
you head out on an overnight run to a nearby secluded
lake. You will have a chance to see the dogs work with
a loaded sled, and experience the joys of traveling through
the wilderness with your team. When you set up camp, you
will feed and care for the dogs much as mushers in long
distance races do. Then you will enjoy a fine meal prepared
by your guide, before you snuggle into a cozy Arctic Oven
tent. As you drift off to sleep under the shimmering aurora
borealis, you will probably hear the haunting howls of
your K-9 companions - and if you're lucky, the answering
song of the wolf. |
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 After
a hearty breakfast for you and your team, you can spend
part of the day exploring or ice-fishing, before driving
your team back to home base. When you finally return,
you can end the day with a relaxing break in our splendid
cedar sauna. At the final dinner, you will receive your
Rookie mushing certificate.
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 After
breakfast, you will head to the airport for your departure,
or go into Whitehorse if you are extending your stay in
the Yukon. By the time you leave our ranch, you will have
many new K-9 friends, and you will be ready to tackle
a longer camping trip through the magnificent Yukon wilderness.
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