As always, our January programing reflects our daily life experiences with the dogs! And the long winter nights mean running the team in the dark, gobbling batteries for our powerful led headlights, and focusing our concentration down the tunnel of light they throw over the dogs. Occasionally, though, on the rare smooth stretch of trail, we lift our eyes from the team and are amazed by the beauty of the Northern Lights! Join us for our January Special Event to celebrate them! ( http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/aurora )
December was great month for us! We introduced, for the first time, our “Santa with Sled Sleds” Special Event. It was a huge success and a hoho merry good time was had by all! We are already looking forward to next year!
Here is what some of our participants had to say:
“We loved the program!!! It was awesome.” Bridget in New york
“Can't thank you enough for the awesome event!!” Judy in New Jersey
“WOW! What a fantastic conference. That was probably one of the best conferences I have done with my students. Thanks so much for sharing all of that information in such a fun and educational way. My class is so excited now for Christmas, the conversation is still going about who should pull Santa's sleigh.” Stephanie from Dallas, Texas.
And finally, with December come and gone, the mushing race season is in full bloom! Upcoming races for us are the Tustimena 100, ( http://www.tustumena200.com/ ) where Charlie will be doing his last race before heading off to college! And the Don Bowers 200 (http://www.donbowersmemorialrace.org/ ), where I will get the team back. Training is in full swing to be prepared! In honor of that, January's overall theme is sled dog racing!
In Decemeber, we (the dogs and I) ran one race- The Excursion 120 ( http://www.callintrailkennel.com/alaskaexcursions120.html )- it didn't go to well! But that's racing!
I will admit I was very disappointed! But when I reviewed everything that happened I realized the dogs had a great experience! And that's what's important! The goal now is to turn that positive experience into some faster race times. Join us for one of our Mushing series programs ( http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/virtualmushing) to see all that goes into meeting this goal.
The heart of the Alaskan winter also has us excited about a few other events! Partnering with Millwuake Museum, Kigluait will be providing customized mushing programs for their new themed unit on Jack London ( http://www.mpm.edu/education/programs/big-read/ ). And, in addition, as we move closer to the Iditarod and Yukon Quest race sled dog races, Kigluait will be offering special events to help support the many teachers around the country who plan Iditarod Units for the their students! Check out the new and improved Virtual Sled Dog Race ( http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/virtualrace ) to learn more about this!
