 Life lately has been filled with dogs, dogs, and... dogs! Our minimal daylight hours have been spent on the runners, enjoying our final weeks of sun, setting up the new winter dog lot, and preparing the whelping box for our pregnant dog. (Yes — less than a week till puppies!) We recently moved our team to a new location on the property to make winter dogsled hook-ups easier. This move has been a year in the making, and while it feels great to have them settled in, there are plenty of kinks to work out. Below: Moving doghouses! They slide easier on the snow if they’re flipped upside down.  It also means countless trips up and down our access trail every day... which my hip flexors are still adjusting to in my 3-pound Bunny Boots! But when exhaustion hits each night, I remind myself that this energy isn’t draining... it’s an investment in our dream. Below: Straw day is the happiest day. The dogs (like Gilly here) get so excited when they see me carrying straw in their direction. It takes all my strength to keep them out of their house while I put the straw in! Here, I had to hold Gilly back from the sheer force of the kisses she was giving my face!  My yoga teacher in India always says “Your attention is your most valuable currency.” And right now, all of mine is on the team. As my body gets stronger with training, so does the team. The experience of caring for and mushing these dogs, while sharing the healing power of dog-powered adventures with others, is exactly what we’ve been working toward. It’s been a big leap of effort, but we can’t have effortlessness without effort... so here we are!  Just one month till our first winter retreat of the season (Winter’s Womb!) — and if you need one more reason to visit this year, remember... no matter which retreat you choose, THERE WILL BE PUPPIES! Sending love, Mollie 
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This past winter, we hosted Alec Sills-Trausch, a landscape photographer and outdoors storyteller. He made a long-form vlog of his Arctic Hive experience, including tons of gorgeous drone footage, and we’re so excited to share it with you. Click below to watch! By Alec Sills-Trausch / @AlecOutside November 18, 2024 |
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