Archive for January, 2008

And Some More… »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:21pm
Temperature: 45 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, light rain
Forecast: Thunderstorms and wind tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 40s
I know it seems like I have done nothing but post articles lately but there are a lot of them out there that I want to post and I am swamped (my favorite word [...]

More Southern Mushing in the News! »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 2:54pm
Temperature: 65 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, breezy
Forecast: Thunderstorms tonight, sunny tomorrow. Warm.
 Well, I have been SWAMPED. The article on me and Calypso is all over the place right now and it’s a little bewildering.
But let’s focus on another Southern musher - Fayth Smith of North Carolina. I’ve met Fayth a couple of [...]

Georgia Mushing In The News! »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 6:56pm
Temperature: 44 degrees F
Conditions: Partly cloudy, warmer
Forecast: Clear tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s.
Well, I’ve spent the past couple of days talking to news people. Last week I sent an email to The Rome News-Tribune just mentioning my participation in the Blue Ridge Dryland Challenge. Last Friday I got [...]

The Smokies Snow Last Monday »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 9:33pm
Temperature:Â 42 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy
Forecast: Cloudy tonight, sunny tomorrow. Lows in the 30s and 20s
Okay, so here’s what happened on the way back from the Winterfest last Monday. We took a detour through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - right up and over Newfound Gap. There. Was. Snow. A lot of [...]

I was actually 4th! »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 11:09
Temperature: 24 degrees F
Conditions: Clear, cold
Forecast: Mostly cloudy today with a chance of snow flurries this eveing, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s
It was 14 degrees when I ran Calypso this morning! Brrr! Absolutely wonderful for scootering.
The major news is that, in the Blue Ridge Dryland Challenge, I finished 4th [...]

More Winterfest… »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 10:42am
Temperature: 38 degrees F
Conditions: Mostly cloudy
Forecast: Mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s and teens
Check out http://wcybstream.wcyb.tv/stream/archive.asp to see a broadcast of the Winterfest. It will only be up for a few days. Click on NewsCenter5at6 for Sunday. The Winterfest piece is at minute 7:03. You will need to [...]

HUGE THANK-YOU »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:15pm
Temperature: 35 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, freezing rain
Forecast: Rain tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s
THIS IS A MAJOR THANK-YOU THAT GOES OUT TO MARCIA HORNE OF SIBERIAN HUSKY ASSIST AND TO EAGLE PACK PET FOODS.
MARCIA PUT ON THE WINTERFEST TO HELP BRING ATTENTION AND SUPPORT TO HER RESCUE AND [...]

The Winterfest in Damascus, VA »

 Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:14pm
Temperature: 35 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, freezing rain
Forecast: Rain tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s
We left for Abingdon, Virginia at noon last Friday and the trip went very well. Calypso was exceedingly happy to be in the car with me and my parents and really seemed to enjoy the ride. [...]

More on the Winterfest »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 5:06pm
Temperature: 35 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, freezing rain
Forecast: Rain tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s
Visit http://www.damascus.org/index.html and click the huskies to see pictures from the Winterfest (the town of Damascus really likes this event since Winter is usually such a slow season for them).
Go to http://www.siberianhuskyassist.com/Â for more info on the Winterfest. [...]

In The ‘Bristol Herald Courier’ »

Location: Northwest GA
Time - 4:51pm
Temperature: 35 degrees F
Conditions: Cloudy, freezing rain
Forecast: Rain tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the 20s
I have written a long account of the Damascus, VA Winterfest which I will post in a minute. But first, here is an article that appeared Sunday, January 20th on the front page of the Bristol Herald Courier’s [...]