Alaska! I still find it hard to believe that we have actually been there as it has been somewhere I have always wanted to visit. It is an amazing place to see and we only scratched the surface of it really. We spent our first day walking a 14 mile coastal trail that ran from near to where we were staying right into downtown Anchorage. We were told that there were often Moose on the trail and so we looked out excitedly along
the way but we didn't even spot one that day! I had the impression that there would be lots of Moose everywhere - you know - just kind of walking down the road(!) but it seemed they were going to be a little bit harder to find than that! We got a good view of the Anchorage skyline along the trail. OK, not the most spectacular skyline we have ever seen but perfectly fitting for its place in this isolated part of the USA. The walk finished at Westcheser lagoon in the heart of downtown - a
tranquil place abundant with fish and bird life. A highlight of our stay in Anchorage was visiting a Sled Dog Show, run by some of the actual mushers and their dogs who take part in the famous annual Iditerod Sled Dog Race. It was great fun to watch and w
e learnt quite a lot about the Iditerod at the same time. It's not an easy sport that's for sure as they have to handle a team of 16 dogs who run about 150 miles a day for around 10 days. And every night they have to rub down the dogs and cook them a hot meal before even thinking about getting what usually amounts to a couple of hours sleep a night themselves! They said the dogs lose about 14,000 calories every day so imagine how much food they eat! The photo of the guy pulling the sled
and the huge Husky dog holding the handles is not usually the way it is done of course! They had a litter of 7 week old Alaskan Husky puppies for us to admire and as you can see CK was in her element with a very lively one! They also had a brand new litter of puppies which were only 10 days old and we got to cuddle them before and after the sh
ow. I am usually not too keen on dogs but even I couldn't resist those tiny little bundles! And just look at the cute little thing fast asleep on CK's fleece! There was also a beautiful blue eyed Siberian Husky taking part who sidled up to CK for his photo! We also learnt the local Alaskan saying that the guys have up here - "Alaska - wh
ere men are still men!" We rather liked that! Then we heard the saying that the girls have which we much preferred - "Alaska - where men are still men - but women win the Iditerod!" Well they have won it about 5 times I think, although not for awhile! So come on girls - we will be rooting for you to win this Winter!
Alaska! I still find it hard to believe that we have actually been there as it has been somewhere I have always wanted to visit. It is an amazing place to see and we only scratched the surface of it really. We spent our first day walking a 14 mile coastal trail that ran from near to where we were staying right into downtown Anchorage. We were told that there were often Moose on the trail and so we looked out excitedly along
the way but we didn't even spot one that day! I had the impression that there would be lots of Moose everywhere - you know - just kind of walking down the road(!) but it seemed they were going to be a little bit harder to find than that! We got a good view of the Anchorage skyline along the trail. OK, not the most spectacular skyline we have ever seen but perfectly fitting for its place in this isolated part of the USA. The walk finished at Westcheser lagoon in the heart of downtown - a 
tranquil place abundant with fish and bird life. A highlight of our stay in Anchorage was visiting a Sled Dog Show, run by some of the actual mushers and their dogs who take part in the famous annual Iditerod Sled Dog Race. It was great fun to watch and w
e learnt quite a lot about the Iditerod at the same time. It's not an easy sport that's for sure as they have to handle a team of 16 dogs who run about 150 miles a day for around 10 days. And every night they have to rub down the dogs and cook them a hot meal before even thinking about getting what usually amounts to a couple of hours sleep a night themselves! They said the dogs lose about 14,000 calories every day so imagine how much food they eat! The photo of the guy pulling the sled 
and the huge Husky dog holding the handles is not usually the way it is done of course! They had a litter of 7 week old Alaskan Husky puppies for us to admire and as you can see CK was in her element with a very lively one! They also had a brand new litter of puppies which were only 10 days old and we got to cuddle them before and after the sh
ow. I am usually not too keen on dogs but even I couldn't resist those tiny little bundles! And just look at the cute little thing fast asleep on CK's fleece! There was also a beautiful blue eyed Siberian Husky taking part who sidled up to CK for his photo! We also learnt the local Alaskan saying that the guys have up here - "Alaska - wh
ere men are still men!" We rather liked that! Then we heard the saying that the girls have which we much preferred - "Alaska - where men are still men - but women win the Iditerod!" Well they have won it about 5 times I think, although not for awhile! So come on girls - we will be rooting for you to win this Winter!
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ahhh !!! Scruffy liked this post!! I KNEW you loved dogs really... luv Scruffy x x x
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