It seems like forever since we returned in May, yet there's "light at the end of the tunnel!"
I've been training all summer and am now transitioning my workouts from cycling to running hills and, soon, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing! I better be in shape this year, the Good Lord willing, because we're heading to the mountains.
The malamutes will naturally get buff and be rearing to go for their training runs when the snow flies. It's amazing how their genetics work. They gain muscle naturally, without working, through October-November and continue gaining weight through April. When we return every May, they look like a bunch of muscle-bound, buff, happy-go-lucky dogs!
The 2025 Arctic expedition will take us deep into the Brooks Range, where never in recorded history has a dogteam traveled, and snowmobiles are prohibited. Due to the rugged and steep terrain with extremely deep snow, this large region has always been believed to be inaccessible for dog teams. However, my dogs and I explored this region several years ago, although not in its entirety, discovering several unmapped hot springs.
Because of the precious mineral significance of hot springs and the attention that such a finding would cause, I chose not to publish its whereabouts, concerning promoting “traffic” to the area and destroying its remote and pristine setting.
I’ve decided to revisit the region to gather additional data and photographs, yet the location will remain unpublished. I will expand my exploration, hopefully leading to more hot springs and other interesting geological landscapes. This way, we will have photos and videos of a truly untouched wilderness area preserved to encourage future generations or those who want to “rediscover” these untouched regions the old-fashioned way via snowshoes and dog teams rather than helicopters.
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