Harnessing the dogs

Harnessing the dogs

A musher is harnessing his sled dogs.

Yukon Quest       Alaska

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Six Dog Night

Six Dog Night. That is an Alaskan expression for those deep, frigid days that the Alaskan Interior is famous for. Temperatures bordering -60 degrees Fahrenheit (-51 Celsius) are not unheard of in January and February.

But where did this expression come from? Why six dog night?

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