Hello everyone.

It has been awhile since I have written anything. Are last report was back Jan, of 2006. Allot has happened, as you can see in the picture on the web page Caz and I are at the start of the Klondike 300, that would and will be the last race that caz will be at in person but caz will always be there in spirit. After a long battle with cancer we lost Caz on Aug,27 2007. Diana and I took all of last year off, we just couldn't find anything last year to lift us to want to run. We know it was tough on the dogs but some times we could since from them that some thing was missing.

All things looked good for Caz up until Feb of 2007 until the doctor found another mass in his lower pelvic area and after all the surgeries Caz had they could do no more. Caz was a strong fighter and with no answers to why we have to go on and one day we may get some questions answered.

This years racing will be in memory of Caz and all that will be missed, from his smile to his strong will and the loving and caring young man Caz was. we have been training really hard this year and hope to get my qualifiers under my belt and be ready for next year. Diana and I have some really good young dogs and they are so fun watch as they progress to top dogs. So many of the older dogs have been retired, they just cant keep up the speed of the new dogs. We are able to run from the yard and hope to take off to cantwell on are 3 day weekends. We haven't decided what races we will do, Diana has her family coming up in Feb to see what Ak is all about. I know they will have a great time.

Safe trails until next time.
Tim & Diana.

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Tim & Caz at the start of the Klondike 300

SNOWBOUND KENNEL 2006 END OF SEASON REPORT:
Well what can I say another year I'm not making it to the Iditarod. It has still been a great year for me .I married my best friend she is the best thing to come into my life Diana, she has been there for all the runs I have made. Fed the dogs when I was out on the trail and so much more. I was hoping this was going to be the year and it looked like we were there.

We entered the Klondike 300 looking to finish the last race qualifier for the Iditarod. We were to have a nice fast trail and until Friday that's just what we had, but then the snow came I started 19th out of 30 musher’s. It started snowing harder and harder Saturday night just as we pulled out of Deshka Lodge. Randy Cummins and I left the same time we were going to run together, but I had to stop and untangle dogs. By the time I was able to get back to the sled all I can see was a light bobbing in the distance .The snow was coming down faster now and the wind was blowing it in my face it felt like I was in a sand blaster. I could barely make out the lead dogs . By then there was no sign of Randy. I came to the point where scary tree use to hang out, it was a large cotton wood that people used as a marker until it had fallen into the river. Which was at the point where the yenta and big sue met, at that point everything was beginning to fall apart. I turned around thinking I was going in the wrong direction so I turned around again to find the trail I just came over completely gone .I finally stopped, tired and mad at my self for not being able to get my bearings .I removed everything from my sled and curled up in it ready to make it a night. The wind was blowing snow into my sled so, I had to crawl out and turn my sled around away from the wind and blowing snow and crawled back in . It was about 12:30 -1:00 and I was in my first snow storm of my mushing career, white out conditions! I have never felt so helpless and mad at myself .At about 4am I noticed the wind had stopped and I looked out to find clear skies ,but by that time I wasn’t going anywhere to daylight. I pulled my self out of my sled at about 8 in the morning and began to make my companions a hot breakfast , most of the dogs wasted no time in finishing off there meals , some had better things to do, like sleep. As I finished loading my sled I seen a welcome site 3 snowmobile riders, I waved them down, one turned around and as he stopped I seen his name on his jacket Todd Palin , he was very nice enough to point me toward yenta station and also put a trail in for me. I finished my run to yetna. I rested my dogs 8 hours and left around 8 pm I made the run back to willow with the help of two more snow machines. I was able to get back to the Deshka Landing, and I found someone with a cell phone and called Diana and she was on her way to pick me and her dogs up.

I would like to thank every body who helped out this year, Theresa Daily for doing our web site all of our friends in Alaska for helping us out with sponsorship , Our family in New York and my Chiropractor Thrish Hardy for getting my back, back in shape .

Officially signed up for the 2006 Iditarod

Timmy with Tigger

Having signed up 3 previous times and not seeing my goals complete, this time having the support I need I will make it to Nome.