tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post6860058279117647325..comments2014-07-15T13:20:00.116-07:00Comments on Laughing Eyes Kennel Journal: All Alaska Sweepstakes racetamrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15013067753350975600noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-15069858809153130802008-04-28T10:56:00.000-07:002008-04-28T10:56:00.000-07:00very nice ORANGE seld bag there....where can someo...very nice ORANGE seld bag there....where can someone get one that bright?AKenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04809350851036693587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-22050742535888922012008-04-09T22:17:00.000-07:002008-04-09T22:17:00.000-07:00Having hosted Hugh and his dog team 2 years in a r...Having hosted Hugh and his dog team 2 years in a row there is no way that Tamra and Hugh would take advantage of a host family. Hosting means that you FEED and CLEAN UP after your guest: they are the guest afterall.<BR/><BR/>I have had all 14 dogs inside at one time along with my 3 dogs and the sled dogs are always well behaved. In fact my dogs are sad when their canine friends leave. As a host family there has to be a give for the musher and his dogs. I take great pride in helping Hugh and Tamra out as best I can: that is part of hosting.<BR/><BR/>This story is a sad one because this is a race that occurs very seldom and there is not next year to make it up.tundranursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144455204526164835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-7304426606797904842008-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:002008-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:00Hi arctic_alaska,Were you actually there or just h...Hi arctic_alaska,<BR/>Were you actually there or just hearing someone else's side of the story? <BR/>But being as though this is my blog I will provide a comeback to your comments instead of just deleting it for being rude. Yes Hugh and I were staying with Dempsey before the race. The $200 was for his time to take food out to Council when he went with Ramey Brooks. We were going to pay Dempsey for the race after the race but being as though he abandoned us and forced us to scratch we didn't feel much like giving him more money. Actually it was Hugh that wanted me there during the race. I told Dempsey I didn't want to drive my own machine because I didn't have much experience but he said I had to in order to take Hugh's food. The only reason I agreed was because I thought I would be travelling with two other snowmachines. I would never have gone if I knew I would be on my own at the worst section of trail. The real problem was that Dempsey over-committed himself by offering to help Ed after already agreeing to help us. I never said Dempsey was a crook and I don't believe that. I still am confused over his actions. He is in the National Guard and yet he left a woman stuck in the middle of nowhere and continued on down the trail. He left Hugh with no food for the dogs and offered no help whatsoever. His sled did have our straw and a bag of food and if he no longer had it, he must have dumped it off earlier. I have not exaggerated anything - maybe your source doesn't know the whole story being as though he wasn't there. I guess he's telling people he sent someone to help me but I never saw anyone coming back. As for our two main leaders, they are house-trained and were allowed to be there. I'm sorry you think that I'm bossy and unapprecative. I was there to help prepare for the race and care for the dogs and that was my priority. Dempsey doesn't realize that we invested months of time and thousands of dollars. If he had decided not to help us during the race he should have said so before so we could have made other arrangements.tamrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013067753350975600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-34832047297532804802008-04-05T20:06:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:06:00.000-07:00First of all, Dempsey & Fannie gave you a room, th...First of all, Dempsey & Fannie gave you a room, their truck and their home, and in return no helping with any cleaning and eating all their food. Tamra snucked 2 dogs in the house,in which they weren't suppose to, and still sneaking them in and stinking up their child's room. I know $200.00 and some gas for Tamra's snowmachine, that ain't much.By her bragging about giving Dempsey alot of money, it ain't much at all. Tamra insisted and demanded she go on the trip, knowing she haven't driven a machine in 10 yrs. Dempsey wanted to find extra help to drive the machine and haul Hugh's stuff, but Tamra HAD to go. When the sweepstakes was almost over, Tamra complained and twisted the story a bit and made Dempsey look like a crook, in which he isn't. But knowing Tamra, she is real bossy and not thankful for hospitality. I think $200.00 is so little to give to someone after they gave them a room, free food, truck to use the whole time, and trying help during the race. BUt it was Tamra who slowed and messed up Hugh, as she demanded to be on the trail for him. And Dempsey DIDN'T have Hughs straw and dog food in the sled at Haven, and they knew it. They are overbragging and twisting the story. But we all know now how they operate. Plain truth. God knows and sees all things.arctic_alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972078524392885319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-83569900004460863962008-04-04T23:51:00.000-07:002008-04-04T23:51:00.000-07:00http://web.mac.com/kobuk440/Site/map_and_updates.h...http://web.mac.com/kobuk440/Site/map_and_updates.html<BR/><BR/>The Kobuk 440 website. Click "Download updated PDF"Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050255599234355570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005980.post-86953164070118720342008-04-04T21:11:00.000-07:002008-04-04T21:11:00.000-07:00Hello Tamara and Hugh,Just read your strry on the ...Hello Tamara and Hugh,<BR/>Just read your strry on the Sweepstakes and want to share w you the bad moments...Wish you a fun Kobuk<BR/><BR/>Melting fast on Annie Lake road now, had fun on the Percy last week end and trying to put back my health together.<BR/>See you soon PaulGpaul; ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975341181224914267noreply@blogger.com