Skagway Mushers Camp

We were informed Alaskan Huskies are a different dog to the Siberian Husky. If the Siberian Husky competed in the Iditerod it would take them 2 weeks to get to the finish compared to 8 to 15 hours doe an Alaskan Husky. Siberians are not bred for endurance but for strength. The Alaskan Husky is a mixture of Siberian Husky and many other dog species. The Alaskan dogs are very slim but have well defined muscles, especially in the back legs and shoulders. They have been bred for endurance. To me they look like small greyhounds.

Believe it or not, an Alaskan Husky eats 10k calories a day!!!  They are definitely elite athletes.

This is a photo of the front of the hotel we are staying at:

Here we are on our tour to the mountain. We stopped at a lookout.