Retired dog exercise is probably one of my favorite things I feel I “have” to do everyday. Some "serious business". I believe my husband...

We found honeybees visiting our property today. The different kinds of life we get to enjoy, living the way we do, is one of the many...

Puppies. It's hard to grasp that everytime they come bursting into our life, they are just as special and uniquely their own as the last....

Sled dogs can make some serious eye contact. When you're outside, it's usually quick and spur of the moment as there are always things to...

Ace. What a special dog she is.(still is, happy post ahead!) I remember in the early days of flirting with my husband, we were at the...

Amongst the million reasons dogs are so healthy for us, I think, is routine. Not just the one we make for ourselves to care for them, but...

Springtime in Alaska can be kind of phenomenal. Filled with morning walks that still ask for a light jacket. The breeze holds just enough...

Bones. Springtime snow melt makes for a month long scavenger hunt for the dogs. Finding and digging up bones that were forgotten under...

There are few places that feel as though it is where mother nature calls home. A place where she can relax and let all of her tightly...

Perfect moments caught in a photo. Alaskan sunsets throwing themselves across mountains that are too vast for those sultry colors to...

These trees. The way they hold the snow and frost has been stuck in my mind since the first time I, Elke, visited The Copper Valley...

Watching these dogs want it. Want to pull. Want the trail. Want their team. Want to run. More, faster, again, always something. I went...

A raven traveled with my team yesterday. It has been more than a few days of temperatures that hover in the 30's, 40's and even dipping...

Cold. Why does it feel so accurate to describe the arctic cold as if it were alive? That it bites your skin with its cold and nips at...