Iditarod Rescue 2019 – Our True Story by Andy Pohl & Kale Casey
The footage speaks for itself. We were woken up by Mark Nordman with the request to find Swiss born musher Marcelle Fressineau and our friend and neighbor Emily Maxwell. As the only snowmachiners in Iditarod, the request was that we would head out back down the trail towards Ophir and find the mushers and dogs, bring them all food and comfort, and report back on their condition and plan for extraction. After setting out we run into Michael Baker and Alison Lifka mushing their teams to Iditarod checkpoint. One way or another we find the two mushers and help get the dogs moving smoothly and happily again to the checkpoint. The rest is history. We got a letter of appreciation from ITC. Their sweep machines had broken down outside of Rohn which happens to be documented in the opening scene of Part 2 located here: https://youtu.be/687LNtRSlsM
Here in Willow at the Alaska Dog Center @ Mile 73, we love sharing our happy active dogs with you and yours. We offer tours & rides online @ alaskadogcenter.com/tours, and help you find the perfect gear for active dog sports at our unique gear & gift shop featuring Non-stop dogwear products.
We’d love your help getting the word out about our destination for dog lovers. The best way you can help us in the short term would be to check out our Google business profile and leave the Alaska Dog Center a Google Map review. Here’s the link and we appreciate it in advance. This helps drivers find us when heading north out of Anchorage as we are 80 minutes away in the stunning Willow. The link is here https://g.page/r/CTkt821v6n3BEBM/review
People often ask how they can help our decade long mission of transparent dog sled coverage at the Alaska Dog Center, Official Home of Dog Power Movie:
• Reserve your dog sledding experience online and come visit: https://www.alaskadogcenter.com/tours/
• Book our Trailside Alaska vacation rental and watch northern lights: Airbnb listing @ https://airbnb.com/h/trailside73 or book direct @ https://kale-casey.lodgify.com/
• Leave us a 5 star Google Map Review so folks can find us. If you liked our free online content or transparency, please leave a 5 star so folks can find us – https://g.page/r/CTkt821v6n3BEBM/review
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• Check for content on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alaskadogcenterusa/
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• Watch and share our award winning Banff World Tour Documentary Dog Power Movie
34 Minute Original Cut – https://youtu.be/111s5Vs27Bo
25 Minute Banff World Tour Cut – https://youtu.be/h4jSkDupA4o
• Support the filmmakers & family by purchasing your own digital download of Dog Power for only $4 at the Dog Power Movie Vimeo on Demand page. It comes with extra content and no watermark. Visit https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dogpower
Alaska Dog Center at Mile 73 in Willow, Alaska is the Official Home of the 2016 Banff World Tour Film “Dog Power Movie”.
Dog Power. It’s a passion shared. Dozens of dog breeds, men, women, young, old, world class athletes from all nationalities and athletes with disabilities are taking to the world’s landscapes and shattering the horizon. This film takes you to the frontier of sled dog sports and gives you an introduction to the world’s fastest sprint sled dogs, their human teammates, and the incredible variety of dog powered sports they are involved in. You will meet a diverse group of dogs and humans who share the common passion of living, working, and playing together in the ultimate manifestation of the human/animal bond. Until now, knowledge of the people, dogs, and the possibilities of dog power has been relatively inaccessible to the average dog lover. Join the movement and connect with the international dog powered sports family.
Sled dogs are arguably the greatest endurance athletes on the planet. Dog-powered sports include well-known races, such as the Iditarod, that get nearly all of the media attention, but there is so much more. Learn about the international phenomenon of canicross, bike & scooterjoring, skijoring, cart, sprint and middle distance sled dog racing. Meet world champions including Egil Ellis and Lena Boysen Hillestad, as well as Swedish born adaptive musher Taina Teras. Dog Power Movie is a powerful look into the incredibly deep bond that forms between humans and canines as they train, play and race together. You might never look at your household dog the same way again.
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