Angel Creek Cabin Trip

Last weekend while in Fairbanks for some Doctors appointments I took the weekend and headed out to a wilderness cabin with my musher friend. I started to ski in while he harnessed up the dogs. I could not stand around while he was getting ready at -25. So I got a good head start. It was only 3 1/2 miles into the cabin. After they passed me on the trail it was not long before I made it to the cabin myself.

On the way out I got to ski-jor behind the dogsled. I was being pulled by a team of 7 dogs. We found a stray dog in the cabin. Half starved and signs that he had been caught in a snare. The poor dog had been eating candle wax and living in the cabin for who knows how long.


Fully suited up for the cold, it stayed around -25 for our whole trip. We almost canceled the trip as it was predicted to get as cold as -40 to -50.




Lower Angel Creek cabin. The upper cabin was nicer, but was booked for the night we were here. If you get a chance, visit the upper cabin, it is about 7 miles back from the road.



This is the mystery mutt we found. Your typical Fairbanks sled dog. No collar, no harness, starving and wounded. Poor guy. Steve took him home and is nourishing him back to health. If no one claims him he may become the newest member of the team. I was willing to take him in, but it would be something of a chore to get him up here.


The dogs have good nesting instincts as soon as I put the hay down they started walking in circles to make their nests for the night.