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Run your own sled dog team of Alaskan Huskies through the Alaska,
Yukon Wilderness. We specialize in extreme, hard-core wilderness
travel using highly trained Alaskan huskies. This area of Alaska
is one of the most remote locations left on earth. 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/trapline
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.
Take note the closest doctor or hospital is over 350 air miles from
your dog tour starting point at our cabin. Your physical conditioning
is essential for your safety. Medical help could be days away!
Your dog sled adventure begins in the small town of Eagle where
we will make our way 6 miles down the Yukon River to the home cabin, as
there are no roads to our homestead, located deep in the interior/boreal
forest, and continue on to our fall dog training camp situated
high on the tundra of American Summit above tree line and beyond.
If the timing is right you can run your dog team among thousands
of migrating caribou--with wild-life viewing possibilities ranging
from exotic Alaskan Sable to Lynx, Moose, Wolves and other Alaskan
Interior Wild-Life.
Due to the nature of this total wilderness environment the country
does not allow for luxury accommodations. However our tours
range from log cabins to hard-core tent camps set up in mountain
ranges accessible only by dog team. We specialize in primitive
expedition type travel by dog team. Typical clientele are
athletic type sports enthusiasts looking for a challenging adventure
to test themselves in a harsh environment which includes an
element of risk.
If you are into a fun type sledding experience, that does not require
an extreme level of physical fitness, we have trails and very rustic
cabins in remote areas that also include everything the expedition
type tours offer with-out the inherent risk and physical requirements.
All tours are custom designed to your specifications for each selected
client.
GUIDES: Wayne Hall, Scarlett
Hall and Matt Emslie
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.
http://www.vimeo.com/151967
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.
http://www.vimeo.com/185789
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.
OCT-NOV-DEC each year finds us at our
American Summit Base Camp. Our internet access is limited
to once every 7 to 10 days. Please contact us with any questions
but also be aware that during that period you may not receive a
reply for a period of time depending on weather and travel conditions.
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