http://rodperry.com/blog Iditarod Pioneer Wed, 13 May 2009 20:42:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Due to a couple of unexpected technical delays, the book is a little behind schedule coming out, but I have to say, the finished product will be the better for it. And just wait until you see the finished cover! As you'll find when you read  TRAILBREAKERS, I take you through a northland odyssey as a trailmate on my sled. ... http://rodperry.com/blog/?p=39 As a trail it began, as a trail it lived gloriously, and when the gold petered out and the rush was over, as a trail it died.   Rod Perry: That no road was ever built over the route and that the country it traverses remained largely raw wilderness would preserve its primitive character and ... http://rodperry.com/blog/?p=36 “Gold!!! . . . John Beaton and Henry Dikemen strike gold on Christmas Day!” One last time the clarion cry rings forth, this time echoing out of the remote, unknown upper Iditarod River country.  The last great gold rush on the North American Continent is on!  Briefly, Iditarod becomes Alaska’s ... http://rodperry.com/blog/?p=28 I borrowed material for this comparison of dogs and cats from the blog of my old hunting buddy, Christian comedian, author, and minister, Ken Davis (www.kendavisblog.com)   The Dog: "You pet me, you feed me, you put a roof over my head, you must be God."  The Cat: "You pet me, you feed ... http://rodperry.com/blog/?p=24   [caption id="attachment_10" align="alignnone" width="100" caption="Volume I"][/caption] Hi Trailmate! I invite you to don your parka, pull on your mukluks and jump on my sled and journey with me along the trail of this north land blog. Along the way we'll give you some short excerpts from TRAILBREAKERS. Hold tight to the sled. -Rod http://rodperry.com/blog/?p=5