Paws for Adventure

Tours
Paws for Adventure Sled Dog Tour options: Short Rides and One hour tour adventure: Available for any skill level. Mushing School: Learn to drive your own dog sled team! 3-day beginner’s tour: An Alaskan overnight experience. Historic Tolovana Lodge Tour: Experience a piece of Alaskan history along with sled dogs on this remote trip. Multi-Day Alaska Range Expedition: A deluxe and diverse overnight trip...a trip of a lifetime! Ready to book? - see reservations page to contact Leslie. 'For mushing school and Overnight trips: Visit our Forms page and then fill out the health form and liability form and send to Leslie.' Don’t forget to check out the packing list. All overnight and multi-day guests are expected to be in good physical shape – height/weight proportionate, good upper body strength and stamina, without any medical conditions that limit mobility, balance or stamina. As well they should be able to tolerate cold weather conditions. All participants will be required to attend mushing school and must fill out a health form and liability waiver.
SHORT RIDES AND ONE HOUR TOUR ADVENTURE These tours are available when the snow flies until the first week of April and are designed for those who want to experience the thrill of dog-powered transportation and adventure with the comfort and safety of an experienced musher on board. This action-packed adventure takes you uphill, downhill, thru the spruce forest and finds excitement around every corner. You’ll be amazed at the power and eagerness of this wonderful hard-working pack of Alaskan huskies – they love to pull! Short Ride (approx. 5 miles and 20-30 minutes): $65.00 per person; $5.00 discount for cash payment 1 Hour Adventure (ride in the basket or try riding the runners with the musher on board): $95.00 per person; $5.00 discount for cash Back to Tours SEE PICTURES HERE
HISTORIC TOLOVANA LODGE TOUR 4-7 day Historic Tolovana Lodge Tour : Day 1: Mushing School lesson Day 2: Mush approx 20-30 miles, spend the night in an Arctic Oven camp; Day 3: Mush 20-30 miles/ day and spend the night in at Tolovana Lodge on Day 3 and Arctic Oven tent camp on Day 4. Day 4: Mush all the way out - 55 miles in one day. This tour is recommended for the 'hearty' individual. Days 5-7 (Optional) days can be customized to fit your sense of adventure . Activities may include: Ice-fishing, skiing , snow-shoeing, overnight to Manley Hot Springs (32 miles by trail from Tolovana Roadhouse). 4-day tour is $1,950/ person; 5-day tour is $2500/ person; 7 day tour is $3150/person. A great tour for those who want to spend more time learning the art of mushing, enjoy camping and want go a bit deeper into Alaska’s winter wilderness. See historical info on Tolovana Roadhouse on Paws Blog Site. SEE PICTURES HERE
MUSHING SCHOOL Learn to Drive your own team! A feature tour of Paws – one of our favorites and where we started 10 years ago – teaching our guests the fine art of dog driving… A 3 to 3.5 hour adventure where guests will learn to drive their own 3-4 dog team in a safe and controlled manner. After initial instruction and practice with musher aboard, we will take a 8-10 mile Fun Run on groomed trails in the open field and connecting Spruce forest. The trail varies – some straight, wide and flat, some narrow with big turns and ‘whoop-di-dos’ where things are more technical and challenging. We think the sled dogs enjoy this part the best! Hands down, one of the best experiences you’ll ever try. Watch out, it’s addicting… For your own safety and the safety of the sled dogs, you should be in reasonably good health with good physical stamina and upper body strength, and have a good sense of balance. Ample one-on-one instruction. Each participant will receive a Mushing School Certificate and PAWS patch. Arctic outerwear provided. 6 Person max per session 3 + Hour Mushing School - $275.00 Back to Tours SEE PICTURES HERE
3 DAY BEGINNER’S TOUR A suggested tour for those interested in an overnight experience with sled dogs. Day One - Mushing School and a brief session on winter survival skills. Stay at a local B&B or a hotel in Fairbanks. Day Two – Drive your own dog team 20-30 miles to an Arctic Oven camp along the trail and stay for the night (included in price). Day Three - Return trip by Dog Team. Back to the B&B, Fairbanks area hotel or Airport after a wonderful trip. *There is room for some customization on this tour. All necessary equipment provided, including Arctic outerwear. All overnight adventures include Mushing School. Snow Machine assistance is provided for carrying gear and setting up camp. Guests will carry personal gear and some lightweight equipment in their sleds. Guests will be responsible for base and mid-layer clothing. (e.g. arctic weight long underwear, fleece jackets & pants...) Please see the packing list for more information on what to bring. Transportation from the airport or your Fairbanks location is provided. Prices start at $950.00 pp (Hotel or B&B stays not included before and after trip) Back to Tours SEE PICTURES HERE
ALASKA RANGE EXPEDITION (4 days - 5 nights OR 5 days - 6 nights) This tour is available from February to April. Spend a week in the quiet wilderness traveling trails of the old trappers and miners. Modern camping equipment keeps you warm and comfortable in some of Alaska's most remote settings. You will be given an introduction to dog driving, a packing list as well as plenty of instructions along the way. Your expert guide will lead you deep into the Alaska wilderness on a safe and extraordinary journey. A TRIP OF A LIFETIME! All arctic gear and supplies provided, including arctic outerwear, campingequipment and food. You will be responsible for personal items and mid and inner layers of clothing. (Transportation from Fairbanks Included) Tentative Itinerary for 2012 Maclaren Tour: 5 nights/ 6 days tour + pre-tour Mushing School included Pre-tour Mushing School – The day before your tour leaves we will do a 2-3 hour mushing school to show you the basics of dog driving, safe sled handling and practices, winter camping/ dressing for arctic conditions, and finalize and unfinished details for tomorrow’s tour. Mushing School and transportation is included, this nights’ stay at local hotel or B&B is not included and needs to be arranged by you. We can help with suggestions. Day 1* – Leave for Paxson, AK – our trailhead, a 3 ½ hour drive. Drive dogteams into our Tangle Lake camp (a 20 mile dogsled day). Day 2- Tour Glacier Lake trail (possibly other trails depends on trail conditions). Return to Tangle Lake camp (a 20-30 mile dogsled day). Day 3 – Leave Tangle camp for Maclaren Lodge (a 22 mile dogsled day). Stay at Maclaren Lodge (all the amenities + showers, restaurant, bar). Day 4 – Tour Maclaren Glacier Trail to base of glacier – a loop trail andreturn to Maclaren Lodge for a 2nd night there. (a 30 mile dogsled day). Day 5 – Leave Maclaren Lodge and return to Tangle Camp via Seven Mile Lake trail (gorgeous valley)… (a 25 mile dogsled day). Day 6 – pack and leave Tangle camp and return to Paxson trailhead, return Fairbanks. *This is a tentative itinerary – due to trail conditions and guest preferences on camping/lodging; 4-6 guests will be accommodated on this trip, 2- 3 guides accompany For prices, please see our price sheet Back to Tours SEE PICTURES HERE


LINKS \| MAP OF LOCATION \| WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING \| FORMS \| CONTACT US