August 13th, 2009 | By Nora Sawyer | Filed in ACTIVITIES, AK PRODUCTS & SERVICES, Featured Trip, Sports, TRIPS, Upcoming Trip

We recently updated our trips page, streamlining the layout and adding a few new expeditions to our existing list of offerings. Of all these new adventures, there’s one I find particularly exciting: the Dogsledding in North Baffin Island Adventure.

Sled dogs on a 2006 expedition to Qaanaaq, Greenland

According to the International Federation for Sleddog Sports, the dog sledding tradition may stretch back “almost as long as the relationship between dogs and humans” in areas with predictable yearly snowfalls. As a dog person, I love that idea: Traveling along traditional Inuit hunting routes, we’ll be experiencing the old Arctic, following paths that have bound man and dog together for thousands of years.

The trip is also a photographer’s dream: Baffin Island is located along one of the richest marine areas in the Arctic Ocean. Though our routes and the wildlife we encounter will depend variables such as snow and ice conditions, we’re likely to travel along steep-walled fjords, along inland lakes and possibly even out to the floe edge, the border between ice and sea where marine animals congregate.

A pair of sled dogs near Lancaster Sound

Are you as excited as I am? Check out the expedition’s trip page for more information, including rates and a sample itinerary.

Tags: arctic expeditions, arctic exploration, baffin island, dogsledding, INUIT, lancaster sound