Arctic Paws Dog Sled
Tours
WELCOMES
Iditarod Musher Kim Darst!
"Kim Darst of Warren County (NJ) wanted to be the first
New Jerseyan to finish Alaska’s grueling Iditarod sled dog race but half way through a blizzard left one of her dogs,
Cotton, ill. She had to make a decision to go to the next checkpoint with Cotton’s temperature 20 degree below normal
or stop and call for help. She called and got Cotton help, which disqualified her in the 1,131-mile race from Anchorage to
Nome for which she had long prepared. She lost the race but she won our coveted “Good On You” award. (from Bob Ingle The Politics Patrol Posted on March 21, 2009)"
Arctic Paws Dog Sled Tours - Welcomes 2009
Iditarod Musher - Kim Darst to our sledding family!
Kim will give private rides at the Inn at Pocono Manor for groups of 1-8 people. Kim will (mush) handle the sled
and the huskies for the guests, with a team of Iditarod Veteran Alaskan Huskies.
Dog Sled Ride with Kim Darst
Take an appoximately one hour dog sled ride with
Kim as the passengers in the basket of the dog sled. Guests will glide along the trails on the Inn at
Pocono Manor's pristine West Course with the experienced Iditarod veteran huskies. All the while taking in
the beauitful scenery that will take you away for a moment to the dog sled trails in Alaska. This is not
only a learning experience but an incredible memory and once in a life time adventure.
You do not mush you are along for an amazing ride. This is an opportunity to hear first hand about the
Iditarod and mushing in Alaska as well as meet incredible Alaskan Huskies who have been in the Iditarod " The Last Great Race".
Pricing for the Dog Sled Rides
with Kim as the musher is below. (You are a guest riding in the basket you do not mush on this "ride" only)
| DOG SLED
RIDE with Kim | Pricing |
| For ages 12 and above only | PER TOUR |
| Dog Sled ride for (1 to 2) guests | $160 for the tour |
| Dog Sled ride for (3 to 4) guests | $320 for the tour |
| Dog
Sled ride for (5 to 6) guests | $480
for the tour |
| Kim is the musher guests ride in basket | |
Request a tour instructions
- To request a Dog Sled Ride with Kim go to the availability calendar, select a time between 12:00PM and 3:00PM
- Select the date and time you wish the
tour (12:00PM - 3:00PM) and click on that box on the calendar
- This will take
you to a reservation form which you mush complete
- Comments - in the comments at the bottom please put "REQUEST DOG
SLED RIDE WITH KIM DARST"
- Tours are confirmed on a first come basis
and are limited to Wednesday through Sunday at 12:00PM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM and 3:00PM only
- Arctic Paws will send you an invoice through PayPal for the $50 deposit
- CONFIRMATION
- an email will be sent to you confirming the DOG SLED RIDE WITH KIM
Inn at Pocono Manor Features Pocono's Only authentic Iditarod Musher Click here for Info
About Kim Darst - 2009 Iditarod Musher
“Wings Rotors & Paws” is Kim Darst’s business motto and
that says it all! Kim is a helicopter pilot by trade. She owns and operates a flight school in northwestern New Jersey and
also has an airport in northeastern Pennsylvania called “Husky Haven Airport”.
Kim became intrigued
with flying during a childhood helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon. By the time she was 17 she had earned her pilot’s
license and flew herself to her own high school graduation. For a period Kim held the record as the youngest licensed pilot
in the world. Her passion became her career and at this point she owns seven airplanes and three helicopters. For the aviation
enthusiasts among you, her craft include: two Cessna 172s; a J-3 Cub; a Cessna 182; a Piper Pa 24-250; a Commanche; an Aeronca
7EC; a Bell Jetranger; a Bell 47 and a Schweizer 300C.
In the early 1990’s Kim’s work took her to the
great state of Alaska where she discovered the joy and thrill of the state sport, dog sledding. Obscure as it might be in
New Jersey, Kim recognized an opportunity to fill the long flight-free winters with a new found passion, and she returned
to the Garden State with every intention of running dogs in it.
Kim’s quest started with just two Samoyeds,
and when she announced that she wanted to pursue racing she received a priceless gift. One of her flight students purchased
an Alaskan Husky for her, a racing sled dog from the kennel of the legendary three-time Iditarod winner, Susan Butcher. Today
Kim’s kennel consists of 30 Alaskan Huskies, all but three of them from Susan Butcher’s lines.
In 2009
the Husky Haven Race Team pulled Kim and her packed sled out of the starting chute and into Iditarod XXXVII, and as they hit
that famous trail they also launched Kim Darst into history again, this time as the first musher from New Jersey to ever embark
on Alaska’s historical and unpredictable “Last Great Race on Earth.”
Want to become a member of Kim's 2013 Iditarod Team?
You can purchase an autographed T-Shirt onsite at Arctic Paws for $30. All proceeds from the T-Shirt go to support Kim's
2013 Iditarod Run!
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| Member of 2013 Iditarod Team |
