White Wilderness Sled Dog Adventures experience the thrill and excitement of driving your own dog team

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White Wilderness Sled Dog Adventures experience
the thrill and excitement of driving your own
dog team

• Go to the dogs
• And have the time of your life!

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How Many Reasons Do You Need?

• Do you like having fun?
• Do you enjoy the outdoors?
• Do you thrive on new challenges?

If you answered Yes to any of these questions
then you owe it to yourself to try a sled dog
adventure!
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Shouldnt You Be in This Picture?

• Driving a sled pulled by a team of dogs
• Traveling through the northern forests and across
  frozen lakes
• Experiencing northern Minnesota's pristine
  wilderness
• Breathing amazingly clean and crisp air

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Do I Have What It Takes to be a Minnesota
Musher?

• You may have many questions and each one of them
  will be addressed.
• Your guides are experienced mushers and are ready
  to help you every step of the way.
• They will share their secrets with you so your
  experience in the winter wilderness will be one
  you will enjoy for years to come.
• So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

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Travel North Americas Great White Wilderness

• Northern Minnesota's wilderness Boundary Waters
  Canoe Area Wilderness provides a winter beauty
  never seen by the summer traveler.
• This pristine area of wilderness has remained
  unchanged for centuries.
• This area, protected by international law,
  permits no mechanized travel in areas you will
  travel.
• Let our sled dogs can carry you and your supplies
  across the frozen chain of lakes.

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About the Outfitters White Wilderness Sled Dog
Adventures
Owner Peter McClelland (left) is a naturalist by
training and a musher by choice. Peter has many
years of experience guiding sled dog trips. He is
known for his exceptional ability to train
novices to drive a dog team. Peter is co-founder
of the Ely Area Mushing Association. The seasonal
staff of White Wilderness consists of the most
experienced dog drivers in the northwoods and
they are experts at winter travel. Throughout
your trip they will see to it that you are warm
and comfortable.
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In a nutshell ...

• You will spend your trip in Minnesotas winter
  wilderness---
• Traveling through the northern forest and across
  frozen lakes
• Getting to know your dogs and photographing a
  pristine wilderness area
• And if you are still looking for adventure, you
  have the opportunity to explore around the lodge
  by snowshoe at the end of each day

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I still have some questions. (Point to
your question and click.)

• Wont I be cold?
• What special clothes do I need?
• What if Im out of shape?
• Am I too old to go mushing?
• Who can go?
• Whats it like to drive a team of dogs?
• What kind of dogs make up the team?
• I still have questions. Who can I ask?

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Wont I be cold?

• You must be comfortable in order to enjoy a White
  Wilderness sled dog adventure. This is why you
  will receive a detailed list of clothing to
  bring. (Rental clothing is also available.)
• We teach you how to keep warm and dry.
• The first evening of the trip we will go through
  your clothes with you to make sure you have what
  you need to be comfortable.

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What special clothes do I need?

• A pamphlet entitled A Guide to Keeping Warm is
  provided to each participant.
• This Guide includes a detailed description of the
  clothing you will need to bring.
• Rental clothing is available.
• Personal clothing (such as underwear, socks,
  hats, gloves and mittens) is not available for
  rent.

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What if Im out of shape?

• Mushing is not just for the rugged outdoors
  person.
• People of any shape and size can enjoy the thrill
  of driving a team of sled dogs.
• If you are out of shape, you will want to consult
  your physician before beginning any exercise
  regimen.

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Am I too old to go mushing?

• Mushing is an activity that people from age eight
  to eightyeven oldercan enjoy.
• The experienced guides of White Wilderness Sled
  Dog Adventures pride themselves on the personal
  attention they provide.
• Full instructions on the techniques and skills of
  driving a dog team are taught and demonstrated.

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Who can go?

• Our sled dog winter adventures are for the person
  looking for that once-in-a-lifetime wilderness
  experience.
• This vacation experience is great for families
  with children age 8 or older, couples, and
  singles of all ages.

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Whats it like to drive a dog team?

• Its like nothing youve ever done before.
  a surgeon
• Its magical. an author
• You have to experience it to understand. a
  priest
• Awesome! a student

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What kind of dogs will we use?

• Your dog team will be made up of Alaskan Huskies.
• Originally bred in Alaska at the time of the gold
  rush, Alaskan Huskies are a breed known for their
  strength, speed and stamina.

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I still have questions. Who can I ask?

• Contact Peter McClelland and Chris Hegenbarth,
  your husband and wife hosts, at
• Home 1.800.701.6238
• E-Mail info_at_whitewilderness.com

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Im going! Whats next?

• A 100/person deposit holds your space.
• The balance is due on arrival.
• Remember, personal clothing costs are not
  included.