Charley Bejna
and the Northern Lights 300
"Meteorologists agree: January is on track to be one of the most frigid
months on record in Alaska history, according to the National Weather
Service." -Anchorage Daily News, January 28, 2012
Charley and the team depart the starting line in Big Lake. The large blue bag atop the sled is filled
with fresh straw which will be used to bed the team down during a rest break. The photo below shows Charley
with Duke and Fuzzie as they await the countdown. These photos are the courtesy of Henrik Nor-Hansen. (Jan. 27, 2012)
Contact Charley here!
with fresh straw which will be used to bed the team down during a rest break. The photo below shows Charley
with Duke and Fuzzie as they await the countdown. These photos are the courtesy of Henrik Nor-Hansen. (Jan. 27, 2012)
Contact Charley here!
Charley (Bib #27) readies his team of eleven dogs for the start of the 1st annual Northern Lights 300
on race day, Friday - January 27th, 2012. The wheel dogs above are litter mates Bernie and (Iditarod
finisher) Tundra. Just hours prior to his departure from Martin Buser's Happy Trails Kennels, Charley dropped Charley (the dog) as it was believed to be in the best interest of the dog.
on race day, Friday - January 27th, 2012. The wheel dogs above are litter mates Bernie and (Iditarod
finisher) Tundra. Just hours prior to his departure from Martin Buser's Happy Trails Kennels, Charley dropped Charley (the dog) as it was believed to be in the best interest of the dog.
Kennel friends Nina and Kathleen assist in final preparations of the team just minutes prior to embarking on the 300 mile journey. The temperature was at -25F at launch time, and dogs coats were an absolute necessity. Shown here are
the team leaders, Duke and Fuzzie and in swing are Mac and Whiskey, all Yukon Quest finishers.
Cold temperatures did not stop Charley and several other mushers from going to the Happy Trails Kennels
and handing in their food drop bags for the premier 300 mile sled dog race, The Northern Lights 300.
Shown above is Charley with his food drop bags for the race which will take him and Duke, Fuzzie, Whiskey,
Mac, Hudson, Stryder, Denali, Lisa, Dusk, Fuzzy, Tundra and Bernie to Yentna, Skwentna and Finger Lake and
return to Big Lake! Each of the dogs were checked out by a team of veterinarians and given a "clean bill of health".
This race is well organized and is Alaska's first such race. Good luck Charley and dogs! (Jan 25, 2012)
Contact Charley here!
and handing in their food drop bags for the premier 300 mile sled dog race, The Northern Lights 300.
Shown above is Charley with his food drop bags for the race which will take him and Duke, Fuzzie, Whiskey,
Mac, Hudson, Stryder, Denali, Lisa, Dusk, Fuzzy, Tundra and Bernie to Yentna, Skwentna and Finger Lake and
return to Big Lake! Each of the dogs were checked out by a team of veterinarians and given a "clean bill of health".
This race is well organized and is Alaska's first such race. Good luck Charley and dogs! (Jan 25, 2012)
Contact Charley here!
That's Fuzzy staring at the camera as he and the team depart the Iditarod Trail Kennel on another training run. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Here is Charley Bejna and his team in training for this Friday's new sled dog race, the Northern Lights 300! Theses photos
were taken on the Iditarod Trail, January 22, 2012.
were taken on the Iditarod Trail, January 22, 2012.
