On a clear, crisp morning 5 dog teams stand ready on a horizon glistening with ice. Eager to complete the last leg of their journey, the dogs were barking, lunging, and jumping with anticipation. The last of their supplies were loaded onto their sleds and sinched down. This included everything from sleeping bags to dog food and everything in between. After waiting for so long the dogs were finally ready to take off with or without a command. Three out of the five dog teams took off with no command and the mushers were lucky enough to grab hold before it was to late. Some ended up chasing them down with a snowmobile.
After all that excitement the day was filled with interviews and down time along with a fascinating dinner. The dinner was postponed two hours because the town had bingo over the radio, so we didn't eat until nine. The meal was made up of the traditional land food like raw frozen char and caribou which we all tried and only some liked.
After all that excitement the day was filled with interviews and down time along with a fascinating dinner. The dinner was postponed two hours because the town had bingo over the radio, so we didn't eat until nine. The meal was made up of the traditional land food like raw frozen char and caribou which we all tried and only some liked. 
4 comments:
How has the story collection process been going? If you are able, please try collect stories on wildlife issues....past herds, pods, etc. vs current species numbers/estimates. It would be great to give to our CBSG neighbors at school (International conservation group) as data collected currently; to show the process and some data. I know they would appreciate copies of actual recordings, etc. Hage
Hew, how is that food cooked? Do they ever have any days like summer there? I didn't see any snowmobiles, I suppose because of the distance fuel and parts would be an issue. Do they use any alternative energy sources, like wind generators, or solar electric?heating? Has this experience given you any ideas on what you would like to do in the future for careers? Journalist, climatologist (is that right?), etc.?
hey greg! yes there is summer here but it starts when the sea ice starts to break up around August but is coming earlier because of climate change and ends in September but its not like our temperatures. And yes there are many snowmobiles around here and fuel isn't really an issue they have huge tanks at the edge of town which holds the gas because they need it for the planes, and heating houses and building so it is a necessity to have plenty of fuel. There are no alternate sources of energy up here either.
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