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2014 SEASON BOOKING NOW Book now for the 2014 season...we customize our tours to our clientele's level of ability so we are able to work with beginners to advanced. Don't hesitate to get with us with any questions. We are in the process of planning 2 Extreme/Wilderness dog sled expeditions this coming year specifically geared for high adventure including the possibility of very difficult trails, Alaska weather extremes and physically/mentally demanding situations. If your profile can meet the requirements to participate as a client/team member on either of these expeditions please express your interest with us ASAP due to logistical considerations on our part. The routings in the planning stages are... Yukon/Charley River Expedition...approximately 12 days - level of difficulty strenuous. Nation/Black River Expedition...approximately 8 days one way or 16 days round trip. If you choose the shorter trip you would be flown in or out with a bush air charter. Level of difficulty possibly very strenuous. Late Feb or March but exact dates are still pending. Due to complex logistics dates, costs and details are still under consideration. Photos of the 2013 expedition and other expeditions are posted on this page. A new extreme trip website page will be coming this summer. EXTREME TRIP 2013 Erik Larson has set up pictures with GPS cords for the Extreme Trip. It is an enjoyable slide show. Please check it out... EVERYTRAIL The following pictures of overflow are from one of our extreme trips and are not what someone could expect on one of our tours geared for beginner and intermediate mushers.
Apr 4...our season ended yesterday with the departure of our last 2 guests and it was a really nice season. We enjoyed the interaction with all the clients and some great mushing. Snow conditions have been good and temperatures are holding to where we get to take some nice short fun runs here for the next few days. Below is a paragraph that helps show the experience we are seeking to send our clients home with. There are also some new reviews on Trip Advisorhttp://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30981-d2639682-Reviews-Bush_Alaska_Expeditions_Dog_Sled_Tours-Eagle_Alaska.html Kate and I returned to Atlanta and were met with a lot of hectic work and travel, so the past few weeks have just gotten away from me. We want to thank you for your gracious hospitality at the Homestead, and tell you that we had a terrific time! The dog mushing was a blast: we both enjoyed the experience even more than we had expected. Of course the dogs are the stars, and they quickly captured our hearts and admiration. But we also enormously enjoyed meeting the two of you and getting a peek at your extraordinary lifestyle. Wayne could not have taken better care of us, and we feel that by the time we left we had made great friends in Eagle. There is obviously a lot of work involved in putting a trip like this together, and we felt that your planning and logistics were carried-off without a hitch, especially considering Scarlett’s unexpected trip to the lower 48. You run a good operation. Mar 10...life can throw some hard curves and I had to leave to go to my mom the day the crew came back in. I did not get to see them which was a shame as I missed hearing a lot of the stories but if I get a chance to catch up I will post more of their trip. One of the 1st team members sent a nice e-mail today and here is what he had to say... Dear Wayne and Scarlett , I am writing to thank you both for organising a wonderful adventure, I loved all of it. It was very nice to finally meet you both after a lot of emails over the last six months. I love Alaska ,your home and everyone I met. The trip was great fun and I am very grateful that you where prepared to take the risk of letting me join it having never met me before. It was very different to previous sledging trips I have done , mainly because of the dogs. Oh and the swimming! I have never been around such well trained dogs. They are amazing. Being able to put on and take off harnesses, feed them and direct them to the sledges without the manic hassle I have had to deal with in the past was fantastic. The process is a joy rather than a Herculean effort that left one in a muck sweat. The other wonderful thing was the way the dogs responded to commands. To get a team to turn right or left off the trail into deep snow instantly is very impressive. You are magicians. Another team member heard from...It's 3.20am and I've given up
trying to sleep and come downstairs for a cuppa and bowl of oatmeal.
Thank you so, so much for giving me the opportunity to have such
an experience (water sports included!) How could I worry with 5
mountain men to help when needed? And how can I possibly explain
to folks here what an adventure it all was. I know I was a bit of
'the weakest link' but boy, what scenery, what dogs, what people,
(what bruises!) what a life. That was truly living, and I can't
say thank you enough. But I will write again and at more length
when it's not 3am!! Here is another team member and his thoughts...- the dogs: they always go at the top of the list because, even when I'm knee-deep in overflow and Lil Miss is up on the bank and won't even LOOK at the water, I'm still constantly amazed by what they do! - the overflow: yes, yes....I know.....it's a pain in the butt. But still....I couldn't help but smile when we hit it. Yep, I'm a freak..... - trail-breaking: OK, so there was little any of us could do to take the responsibility off of Wayne & Nate's shoulders here....and I'm sure it's no fun for you guys ....but again, I'm amazed by the work the dogs do in carving out a trail in the snow! - Mark & Lori: what an incredible experience! Just getting to know them and get a glimpse into their lives "in the middle of the middle of nowhere" alone was worth the price of admission! Definitely going to keep in touch with them! - claiming several new cabins for SPAIN! It just never gets old - haha! There was more of course. Every moment on the trail (even on the Yukon!) adds to the full experience. The unexpected is always out there lurking and I guess that's what keeps me wanting more. Of course, sometimes I make my own fun (however accidentally) by flying out of Spike's or something like that but.....never did say I was a professional or anything....haha! Feb 26...the team is one day away and looking good!
Feb 25...the team had a short day today.
Finally a few pictures are filtering in. Mary and her swimming lessons with Nate appearing to direct the show. Nate, Wayne, Tim, Eric, Michael, Mary and Lori relaxing in the evening. Feb 24...Day 13 and the team have made it to Washington Creek. Feb 23... Day 12 looks like the team made Slaven's and can enjoy the historic surroundings. Feb 22...Day 11 has the team back at the mouth of the Kandik River with plans to head further down the Yukon to Slaven's Roadhouse...an historic cabin site in the Yukon Charley Rivers Preserve. Feb 21...The new team members headed away from the warm hospitality of Mark and Lori and began the travel back down the Kandik River. Day 10 had the group at an old cabin site that was once lived in by Randy and Karen Brown. With luck the colder temps had the overflow frozen up. Feb 20th...Day 9 was an interesting day for all. The group woke up to minus 42 F. and weather that was flyable so 1 of the new members of the team left Fairbanks on Wrights Air and landed on a river strip near the cabin of Mark and Lori. The plane then loaded up with extra gear, extra bags of dog food and 1 wrist injured Jake (Wayne's favorite dog). The plane then flew into Eagle where it dropped its load gathered a plane full of fresh gear, food and the other 2 members of the new group. The plane left Eagle, flew back to the Kandik River dropped that load and picked up the 3 team members that were leaving. Thus begins the 2nd half of the Extreme trip. Feb 19th...Day 8 was a tough day. The team had pushed on up ahead to a camp site, made camp and enjoyed the evening. They headed back expecting maybe a little bit of wet stuff but Mary found herself in waist deep overflow. So the final day for Mary, Erik and Tim was another tough one but all were happy and enjoyed the adventure. Feb 18...Looks like the team has had a fun day of exploring and have set up camp about 12 miles above the last cabin. Hopefully I will be able to hear more of what they are up to soon. It looks like they are a couple of miles up Big Sitdown Creek. They may be out of satellite phone range as they are sending me double SPOT's in the evening a sign to me that they can't get out by sat phone, for 1 reason or another. It is confirmed...they triumped and made their goal. A group of snow machines had spent about 4 days attempting to reach the same spot and were unable to get there so I can bet the team is celebrating tonight! Feb 17th...The group chopped ice and dried gear yesterday at Mark and Lori's and then headed out this morning in an attempt to reach their furtherest goal along the Kandik River. I am waiting to hear if they made it. There was some trail that they would have been able to follow for awhile but then they were hitting virgin trail and did not know what the conditions would be so did not know if they would reach the next cabin or set up a tent camp for the night. Feb 16th...will just post the message I received from Wayne, last
night, as that kind of says it all...I would not let Mark kiss me
(Opps that was from a previous message I sent to Wayne).......We
don't need any dog food on wrights...someone figured too much dog
food for this trip. Only 17 miles today ...tough miles...all of
us soaking wet....dogs "almost" swimming.....lots of overflow...Gary
flew over...heard he was going to give you a report...we had 4 teams
on one side of the river and me leading on the other side..I was
walking back to help swim other teams over when Gary flew by....good
crew of clients...Tim is maybe the toughest....63 yrs old and he
was wading back and forth to help everone. Mark and Lori are GREAT
hosts with us....plan B in effect.....maybe plan C and D...tomorrow
is a Zombie attack day...that means day off for certain dogs and
certain people...any dog run will be a short fun run tomorrow......hopefully
next day to Jeffs cabin...IF Earl and Charlie make it there tomorrow.............probably
have the charter land here at Marks......all is good even though
we don't quite have a specific sheduale right now..Mary is sitting
next to me as I write this and says..."she didn't realize she
was taking a water skiing package along with a dog sled trip" The group is into Day 4 of a 17 day adventure…heading into
totally new and remote territory for our guides and clients. At this point on Day 3 the group jumped off of familiar trail
systems and headed into new and unknown trails. Light snowfall early in the year had us worried about trail conditions
on overland portions. Then severe cold moved in, followed by deep
snows, followed by very warm temps that have caused a lot of overflow
that is protected under the heavy layer of snow. Snow machines have been over sections of the Kandik River and have
busted through the protecting layer of snow which has helped to
freeze up some of the wet overflow. So we are keeping our fingers
crossed. Feb 13 has the team at the mouth of the Kandic River. Tomorrow takes them into new country. Feb 12 was the start of this season's Extreme Trip. This year we are calling this an Extreme Trip rather than an Expedition as we are running it a little differently. It is into unknown territory for everyone but there will be, hopefully, trail the whole way. With the cold we have had, followed by deep snow and then very warm weather we are expecting wet overflow conditions and that is what we have been hearing from snowmachiners that have been running up the Kandic River. Our crew will not turn into the Kandic until tomorrow and we are hopeful that current cooler temps will have the overflow frozen to where the teams will not be slogging along in wet slush. I will post any news as I hear it. Yesterday the group ran about 45 miles and overnighted
in a cabin near the Nation River. Here is the SPOT location...
Mush your own team of sled dogs through the Alaska, Yukon wilderness! Touring and KENNEL UPDATE and BLOG Race Update...Matt Hall and team COPPER BASIN 300 http://www.cb300.com/RaceUpdates.html Jan 15, 2013...Matt finsihed in 14th position at 18:39 last night. Positions 18th, 19th and 20th finished before him as after 17th place out of Tolsana the race organization decided to end the race at the last checkpoint instead of the finish line. So teams 1 to 17 braved the bare gravel, ice and up to 6 inches of standing water and slush that the warm winter storm had created. The 2013 race lived up to its reputation of being tough...not because of extreme cold but extreme warm, heavy snows, slow and difficult trail. Matt was proud of his dogs and glad that he did the race. He and his dogs continue to gain experience. Matt is out of Lake Louise. He has dropped all of his yearlings and is finishing off with his older dogs. A good move on his part as he can now relax more. He is in good spirits and is looking forward to the last 50 miles of this race. January 14, 2013...Matt is down to his last 100 miles and his dogs are looking good and he is in an upbeat mode. Alyssa said he departed Sourdough at 12:07 (time sheet says 02:07...typo). He should be at the finish line sometime in the early evening. Then time for he and Alyssa to get some rest. Alyssa is handling for him and handlers get as sleep deprived as the mushers. They do not help with the teams but are there at all the checkpoints, that can be driven to, in order to pick up any dropped dogs. That way the dogs are in familiar hands. The trail is said to be better, more hardpacked and less fresh snow. We are excited to see Matt finish this race! Talking with Alyssa earlier, after Matt had left Paxson, the teams were busting through 12 inches of fresh snow on the summit and were heading back out into more snow. The weather reports are calling for an additional dump of 3 to 8 inches today and 3 more tonight. The teams are going to be slowed a good bit. They are still predicting freezing rain and rain. So instead of the severe cold they are dealing with another set of really bad conditions. Jan 13, 2013...Matt has done an excellant job staying in the front of the pack with a 5th place into Paxson. He has taken his mandatory break there and is slowly getting back out on the trail. He intends to take this next leg more slowly with maybe a break somewhere between the checkpoints. He is working to build a good race team for the future and knows that this year it is important to keep their heads happy, so that the desire to run is uppermost in their minds. Jan 12, 2013...Matt is starting in the number 2 position today at 10:00 am. This is the hardest mid-distance race there is and one of the reasons is it is usually very cold. So, of course, Matt did not take his rain coat. Guess what...a warm winter storm is moving through the area Saturday to Monday that can dump up to 10 inches of snow, freezing rain and rain. Might make for an interesting race. Temperatures at 7 am were 25 F.
Sled dogs enjoying back packing in the off season. Ever hear the one about not standing up in a canoe? Top of the World 350 Sled Dog Race... Matt and his team officially finished in 9th position at 23:35 on Dec 30th. The dogs were quickly fed and bedded down and Matt is catching up on some of his beauty sleep. Good Night from a very happy mom!
Matt with his team after 12 hours of rest.
Minutes before the start and the dogs are eager to go.
Robert Gecas is hooked on to the back of Matt's sled to help slow and control the speed of the team as they enter the starting chute.
Matt out of the starting chute in Eagle. Dec 30...Race planning and strategy often go out the window with
good sense when involved in racing. Matt's mom and dad are here
to say we are proud of the professional way Matt has handled himself
and his very young and inexperienced team so far in this race. He
has learned they have speed and endurance and now wants to continue
gaining that experience without burning them out. His plan out of
Eagle was to go back to Tok with the same run, rest scheduling even
while knowing that the big name mushers with more experience and
veteran dogs would be doing longer runs and shorter or no rests.
We were thrilled to see him still leading Lance into 40-Mile. There
he made the professional decision to not take chances with his inexperience
at how far to push the dogs and is ending his first major race with
his dogs welfare uppermost in his mind. Dec 29th...Matt pulled out of the starting chute with a healthy, happy looking team. Pictures to follow here tomorrow but click here to see the already posted ones...http://www.facebook.com/bushalaska.expeditions Just received this message... whoo hoo---race on! TRAIL REPORT: from the 40 mile race support ..."Matt Hall is flying and Lance Mackey is right behind him" Matt pulled out of Eagle planning to be a little conservative with his young team but the above trail report has his dad and I laughing. Dec 28...Matt pulled a sneaky one on us last night. His first race turned out to be a new race that is running between Tok...Eagle...Tok in honor of Chief Isaac Juneby. It is a 350 mile race with the first half done in a fun run fashion with an official restart out of Eagle for the final 175 miles. Anyway Matt said he was not planning on doing any fast times into Eagle when who should arrive first with a big smile on his face and great looking dogs and some of the biggest names in long distance racing hot on his tail.
Nov 22...Happy Thanksgiving to all! It is a beautiful winter day here. The river froze up quite high about a week ago and we have been working on getting trails into Eagle and across the river, in order to head downriver. Nate made it into town yesterday finally after days of trying and brought home our turkey and we will celebrate on Sunday. We all headed in with small teams today to met up with some people from town and help pound a crossing there. Nate took a larger team and headed overland. He made it on time. The rest of us took 4 small teams and headed upriver working to pound down some more ice between here and there. We wound up getting to the crossing just as everyone met in the middle so we at least got to do a little more pounding there. The dogs are doing great and having lots of fun on the runs...now THINK SNOW! Oct 25th...as usual we kind of jumped through fall and are in full winter mode now. A shock to the system but after a few days the body adjust and we begin enjoying the white ground and the white frosted trees. As cold sinks into the area the Yukon Water begins to give off steam that quickly becomes a thick layer of fog. As it moves it coats everything it touches with glistening white...so beautiful. The dogs are in fine form and we are starting to train the young leaders. Before snowfall we were out ice training the pups and they were having a blast. We have rearranged some bookings and there is space available for tours. Check with us to see if your timing matches ours! Have a great day!!
Sep 27th...fall is fast approaching. The dogs are getting antsy
to hit the trail and we are preparing for winter. Snows hit the
mountains early but then a late warm up had us rolling our sleeves
back up. It is expected to be a little cooler this next week. We
have one more trip to Fairbanks to bring in the last ton of dog
food. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the roads stay snow and
ice free for a little longer. Aug 14, 2012...The second wave of suicidal porcupines have broken through the perimeter of the homestead and here is one of the two wounded warriors.
Happy 4th of July...Here's hoping every one had a nice day. We went into Eagle and enjoyed the socializing for a bit then came home to find one of the retired dogs with porky quills in its mouth. He was a sweetheart and let us pull them out and we got them out quickly and then went looking because the critter had to be close. LilGirl led us to one of the storage tents and there was this big guy trying to hide. We did not have the heart to shot him so got a dog kennel and backed him into it and went for a ride on the river and released him in a spot that he cannot get into any more dogs. The garden is growing and we are finally getting some rain so can stop watering. The river is very high and still coming up. Hopefully by fishing time it will have gone down to where we at least have a beach. June 17th...Happy Father's Day...Wayne is not too impressed with the gift the dogs gave him... Personally, I am not either...a bear up a tree in the dog yard all night...Quiet PLEASE! June 15...summer is moving on nicely, the garden is growing and the dogs are enjoying the freedom of daily walks. Lonesome our single pup from an anticipated litter is 3 weeks old and cute as a button. We have been enjoying travel on the river and came across an interesting discovery. Is it a new species...?
Cleaning out some paperwork I came across an interesting picture. Here is our very first Sierra Club Tour group waiting at the Eagle Air Strip for the charter flight to pick them up for their return to Fairbanks. Picture is compliments of Bob Thorton.
Just in case anyone thinks this is a serious picture...this was a fun loving group who had a great time setting this photo up. 2013 tours May 11...has us waiting for meltdown in order to get the boats into the water and working on next winters tours. We are excited to be offering an expedition traveling from Eagle into new country for the guides. The trail will follow the Yukon River, turning up the Nation River with trail breaking over a pass into the Kandik River and then cross country into the Black River territory. This expedition will be in two legs...one going from Eagle to the Black River which will take about a week. A bush plane will fly expedition clients out and other clients in to do the trip in reverse. It is a beautiful and remote section of country. If you are interested in this expedition contact us for more details. The tour dates are in mid to late February. There are also dates open for custom tours in January, parts of February and parts of March. Touring and KENNEL UPDATE and BLOG May 7...Time does have a way of passing and getting away from me. April brought warm weather and melting snow. The river ice became dangerous to cross early but then the last bit of winter held on until a few days ago when the ice from Dawson finally pushed through the area. I spent some time down south with my mom so I missed break up but arrived back to a shoreline lined with huge piles of ice. No way to launch a boat. Wayne had scouted out a landing sight near home so friends helped me launch a canoe and once I felt balanced and stable I pushed out into the river amid the flowing ice. I had 6 miles to work my way across the river. It was actually a lot of fun once I realized I had total control and could work around any large chunks of ice. Wayne and 4 dogs were waiting to pull me in near our boat landing area. We then put the supplies I brought into backpacks and hiked along the ice packed beach to the 4 wheeler and proceeded to work our way along our water logged trail. Last winter's freeze on Last Chance Creek has caused the water to divert and it is running across about 200 yards of our trail system. It will be awhile before we can easily drive the trail and launch the canoe. So we are enjoying time here with the dogs, enjoying some quiet and getting some chores done. Matt is on the Skagway glacier with a lot of the dogs...waiting to hear how they are all doing. 
EXPEDITION 2012 COMPLETION...the guys are home, tired but happy. The dogs are crashed in their houses sleeping on beds of fresh straw. Listening to their tales tonight I will have to put some of it into print soon. They had some very interesting happenings. March 21...The guys left 40-Mile at about 10:45. They are expecting a slow run to home so may not see them until about dark tonight. Sounds like they have had a good trip from all feedback I am getting. Mar 3...Ouch has it really been this long since I posted on here...Life gets a little busy around here during touring season. Tours have gone well even with the up and down weather. We finally got some wonderful snowfall and the trails are nice. January seemed to break all kinds of records for cold and then February rolled around and tried to melt us. March is getting more back to normal with temps around zero and below. The dogs have had a good year and they are all in great shape. Our clients have come from so many different areas of the US, Europe, Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand and South America. It has been so interesting talking and relating with everyone. I am finding out that we are not that different...as the saying goes just a horse of a different color. We are into our final month for the 2012 season and it is a busy one. Jan 14...has it a mite chilly at minus 50 and clear skies. The sun made a small appearance in the cabin a little while ago. Nugget and her 3 pups are doing well. The smallest one tried hard to survive but was not able to. The other 3 are growing by leaps and bounds. For those of you wondering about the snow. We finally got enough snow to be up to normal and the trails will be good when we can get them in. High winds have been blowing the trails out right behind us as we break trail. Luckily we are not in an area that is being hit with lots of snow so our touring season is on track. Dec 31...has us wishing you a very wonderful New Year, may it be a good one. The last week for us has been hectic with the start to our tour season, severe cold temps and Nugget our female developing a problem over the Christmas weekend. She was due to have a litter of pups app Dec 28th. She developed an extreme infection in her uterus and it looked like we had lost all the pups. We were able to get her on a plane to Fairbanks and Dr Renee Rember. An ultrasound showed at least one live heartbeat so they got busy and went in to remove her uterus and pups. 4 of the 7 pups were alive. The pups were not quite 48 hours old when they made the flight back to Eagle with temps nearing 30 below. We grabbed the kennel and slammed it into the sled and headed to the store to warm her and the pups up. She had the pups so surrounded with her body that we decided to leave them there. The original plan was to have Wayne hold them inside his coat. We made a very slow trip down the river in the dark and only ran into problems on the steep hill coming off the river. So had to pull sled and machine back down and circle for another run at it at higher speed. But Nugget being a good mom did not squish anyone and warm hands were waiting at the cabin to hold pups as we got mom settled under the kitchen table. They will stay here until the weather warms some. They are a very contented set of pups. One is still very small but appears healthy and growing so hopefully it will catch up with the other 3. 3 females and 1 male...Rudolf, Vixen, Prancer and Dasher are a much wanted addition to our kennel.  ,
Dec 23...the snow has been lightly falling all night. A very fine misting snow that does not build up to much depth but it is still beautiful. We are going to have a quiet Christmas here at the homestead before our season starts. Have a very Joyous Christmas Season! There are new pictures on the TRIPS and PHOTOS pages. Check them out. Dec 7...has the river still knee deep in overflow in spots. Kind of a different year out there but when it finally settles down there should be a good running edge for trails. Wayne and I have enjoyed looking at some of the "from model to musher" pictures that are in a lot of web sites so we thought we would add our own. We have titled this...Before and After... 
Dec 1...Thanksgiving was a lot of fun with company from downriver and then Hugh, Nicole and Jessie mushed in from Tok, with 37 dogs in 2 teams. I think most of the run was a lot of fun but the ice and our low snow trail system here at the homestead had the departure a little bit exciting. Just after they left to go back the river decided to rise and we are dealing with a lot of wet stuff right now. Once it freezes back down then travel will be good once again. This is a picture of Matt as he did some dog training back and forth in the overflow.
Meet Team "A"...Erik, Wayne and Matt
New 2011 photos on opposite side of page.
 
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Mush your own sled dog team of Alaskan Huskies through the Alaska, Yukon Wilderness. Our sledding trips and adventure tours specialize in extreme wilderness travel using highly trained Alaskan huskies. This area of Alaska is one of the most remote locations left on earth and includes the Yukon Charley Rivers National Preserve, which is a 2.2 million acres protected wilderness area. http://www.nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisit/dog-mushing.htm There are expeditions above tree line over mountain summits, along creek and river drainages and into boreal forests. Because a true wilderness experience becomes tainted with a large
group or "party," we limit our tours to one or two clients
plus your guide. (Except on special request for a larger group,
by you.) You can customize your tour to your own personal physical
abilities and expectations which can include day trips and simple
overnight adventures in a tent camp or an original miner/trap line
cabin dating back to the early part of the century or you can experience
a full-blown expedition as long as you want, mushing into country
inhabited only by God's creations, including caribou and wolves.
Along with the experience of riding the runners behind the dogs,
you can spend time hiking, skiing, ski joring, snow boarding, aurora
watching, (on clear nights the northern lights often grace the sky),
or just kicking back in a relaxed, remote location. See our new page on Trip Advisor New videos posted on line. http://www.vimeo.com/9585808 . http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1112025 . Two of our clients did a journal style review of our trip. Click on Alaska trip when the page opens. http://www.abbucketlist.co.za. Check out a neat video, "Twenty-four Feet Across the Yukon," that one of our clients, Court, has put together. His video covers so much of what happens while on tour with us.http://www.vimeo.com/21423713 . VIEW AN 8 MINUTE VIDEO: Sierra Club member Mickey Murch made this video in Feb 2007 while on a Sierra Club Tour with us. The clip is called Metabolic Transportation and is on vimeo. To watch the video, once the page pulls up, click the starting arrow on the window. VIEW A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF A 2008 EXTREME TRIP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAqWKDkDJBI View a video of some advanced mushing with direction from guide, Matt Emslie: Sometimes mushing can get difficult and exhilarating as this video of Louise directing her team and working her sled around a narrow ledge of ice on an exploratory trip into the headwaters of Eagle Creek. Once the page opens up, click on the starting arrow on the window. View 3 clips from the 2009 Herchal Island Expedition. These clips are from areas that are within our normal routes and might be something that you would like to experience. We customize our trips and routing to what you want to experience and the difficulty level that we feel is best suited to your abilities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhYc3yKS9P8&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVo6jWtr2Es&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF5QChCgX2s&feature=related MEDIA ARTICLES: New York Times Travel Magazine "The Great White Way" by Alix Browne in the November 20, 2005 issue. http://travel.nytimes.com//185789 http://query.nytimes.comUSA TODAY Travel>>Destinations "Dog Sledding Keeps Gliding Along, Snow or No Snow" by Laura Bly February 14, 2008 Australian Financial Review, The Sophisticated Traveler Jan 2006 MUSHING The Magazine of Dog-Powered Adventure July/Augush 2008 "Bush Alaska Expeditions" by Anita C. Strindberg CONTACT: For
more information and/or questions e-mail us at bushalaskaex@starband.net
or bush_alaska_expeditions@hotmail.com ask for our brochure
or write us at: Bush Alaska Expeditions, P O Box 161, Eagle,
AK 99738. No incoming phone calls due to the remote location
but there is Internet access via satellite. Phone calls can
be arranged via computer and satellite. 2011 EXPEDITION PICTURES
2011 Pictures
Previous pictures
Sep 16th...all are home safe and most of the supplies are in. Here is a pictorial of the past few days.
 
May 23 has had the dogs very excited with 2 unusual visitors into the dog yard. On at least 5 visits that Wayne and I witnessed a lone white wolf came calling. This has had us pondering the question of is it safe to allow the beautiful animal such close proximity to the dogs? There are many stories about such visits and some have bad endings but many have interesting and wonderful endings. Ours was a good ending. The wolf meandered about showing no aggression towards the dogs or us. He has not visited in the past 3 days. Neither Wayne nor I thought to grab the camera in our excitement at getting to watch him. Now last night and today is a different story! This bear has no problem allowing us all the time we need to practically pose him for shots. As long as he stays to the trails we are going to enjoy him. 
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