Mixed Group Adventures
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Join a Mixed Group Adventure in 2025!
Most of our offerings are for private groups. We do offer several mixed group adventures that may be more economical and more fun for one or two travelers. These trips are a great chance to meet new people with similar interests.
Prices include transportation, lodging, food and gear for activities.
FIND MINDFULNESS AND WELLNESS!
Women’s Midnight Sun Summer Adventure
Reindeer, sled dogs, yoga and fun-loving ladies: It’s the recipe for the perfect vacation.
July 11-16, 2025
Cost: $3950/guest. Minimum 6 clients, Max 10 clients.
Led by experienced and professional guides Paige Drobny, May Rose Huntley, and Ryne Olson.
Included in the Women’s Midnight Sun Summer Adventure:
- Reindeer Backpacking for 3 days, 2 nights in the Alaska Range
- 3 nights in the Luxurious Susitna Adventure Lodge
- Alaskan Husky Sled Dog Cart Ride
- Pontoon Boat rides and Paddle Boarding on private lake
- Daily Mindful Yoga Moments
- Alaska Railroad transport between Anchorage and Denali.
Contact us to sign up!
For Adventurous Women
Winter Women’s Mushing Retreats
Join Iditarod and Yukon Quest mushers Ryne Olson of Ryno Sled Dog Kennel and Paige Drobny of Squid Acres Kennel and May Rose Huntley of Yoga Untamed on a 7-day extensive learning trip just for gals! This trip will take mushers from Cantwell to Susitna Advenutre Lodge on the famed Denali Highway.
This popular trip is back for a fifth year with two trips planned. We like to keep the groups small, so we have maximum of 6 mushers per trip. Learn how to mush your own team and meet some of the 1000-mile canine athletes. No prior mushing experience is necessary but you must be active and relatively fit. Delicious food and warm weather gear is provided.
2025 Trip Dates
Trip 1: March 23 – March 29, 2025
Trip 2: March 30 -April 5, 2025
Trip 3: March 6-12, 2025
Dates for 2026 are booking now. Contact us to learn more.
Itinerary
Winter Women’s Mushing Retreat
Day 1: Ride the Squid Acres shuttle from Fairbanks to Cantwell (approx 3 hours). Check in to Backwoods Lodge for the night and then head to Squid Acres, Cantwell and meet your dogs and a little Mushing 101.
Day 2: Hit the trail for a 25-30 mile day. Camp in plush, heated Arctic Oven tents.
Day 3: Mush 25 miles to the Susitna Adventure Lodge.
Day 4: Day trip from the Lodge and return back for the evening. This could also be used as a rest day if anyone wanted a day to relax and read on a couch.
Day 5: Mush back to our winter camp.
Day 6: Mush to Cantwell and spend another night at the Backwoods Lodge sharing photos and stories.
Day 7: Ride the Squid Acres shuttle back to Fairbanks.
All gear, meals, lodging and transportation are covered while you are with us on this trip.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Winter Adventure and Photography Workshop
Explore the best that Alaska has to offer in the winter with this photographic adventure that combines landscape and aurora photography with outdoor adventure photography and the adventure skills of Dog mushing and snowmobiling.
Enjoy expert photographic instruction with Carl Johnson of Alaska PhotoTreks. Photo subjects will include mountain landscapes, aurora borealis, and dog mushing.
During the time at the lodge, half of the group will drive dog teams, while the other half goes out on snowmachine to photograph the teams in action. At a halfway point, we will trade places so that each group has the chance to drive a dog team and photograph dog mushing in the landscape each day.
Dates: March 16-21, 2025. Dates for 2026 TBD
Cost: $7,225
Contact us for more information
Itinerary
Day 1: Meet in Anchorage by 3:00 p.m. for our Talkeetna departure. Along the way, we will divert to explore different photographic subjects. We will arrive at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge in time for dinner and to photograph evening light on Denali, Mt. Hunter and Mt. Foraker from the lodge (sunset at 8:03 p.m.). Clear conditions permitting, we will stay up late to photograph the aurora borealis. The moon will be nearly-full, so moonlit landscapes will also be a photo opportunity.
Day 2: Breakfast then departure for Cantwell, where we will have an 11:00 a.m. pickup in a Chevy Suburban snow coach to travel to the Susitna Adventure Lodge. After lunch, we will have our first dog mushing/snowmachine/photography outing. After dinner prepared by our own private chef, we will photograph evening light (sunset at 7:58 p.m.) and wait for darkness.
Days 3 – 5: Our daily routine will vary on weather conditions. We will start the day with breakfast at the lodge, then head out for a morning dog mushing/snowmachine trip, much like the one on the first afternoon at the lodge. We may stay out all day or return to the lodge for lunch, and then go back out in the afternoon.
Day 6: After breakfast, we return to Cantwell via the snow coach and make our way back to Anchorage, stopping in Talkeetna for lunch. Return to Anchorage by 5:00 p.m. at the latest.
See a few of our past mixed group offerings below.
These mixed group adventures were offered in the past, Don’t hesitate to contact us if you are interested in one of them, we may be able to offer it again if there is enough interest.
Run your own Iditarod
Ultimate Iditarod Mushing Experience
March 3rd – 11th, 2023. 2024 dates TBD
We are offering a guided mushing adventure to the Susitna Adventure Lodge, home of Iditarod Mushers, Cody Strathe and Paige Drobny starting at the Iditarod start this year. You can witness the start of the iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and help get Team Squid to the starting line. Witness the re-start in Willow and then fly to Rainy Pass to see the teams. We’ll then head to the lodge for our own mushing adventure. Each night getting iditarod updates and commentary from Iditarod veterans.
This is a 7 day 6 night mushing trip starting in Cantwell. Each day we will stop on the trail for a picnic lunch. Total time on the sled for the day is approximately 5 hours.
The price is $12,500/pp. We will provide all of your meals, ski plane flight, and gear while you are with us. Contact us if you are interested or would like some more information.
Itinerary
Ultimate Iditarod Mushing Experience
Day 1– Meet in Anchorage, Assist Squid Acres Kennel with their race team at the ceremonial start. Explore Anchorage and Fur Rondy events.
Day 2 – Watch the Re-start in Willow, Alaska.
Day 3 – Fly to Rainy Pass by ski plane to see the teams accompanied by Iditarod veteran guide, Cody Strathe.
Day 4 – Take our tracked snow coach to Susitna Adventure Lodge. Meet your team and get ready for the following days.
Day 5 –Gourmet Breakfast. learn to mush your own team, lunch at the lodge, then go mushing on an easy local trail. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 6– Gourmet Breakfast. Go on an all day mushing excursion on one of the scenic trails up into the mountains. Picnic lunch at a scenic spot. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 7– Go for a sunrise dog run before brunch. Take snow coach back to Cantwell.
This trip will start the morning on day 1 and finish late afternoon on day 7. There is a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 6 people for this tour. The price is $12,500/pp. We will provide all of your meals and gear while you are with us. Contact us if you are interested or would like some more information.
Take a scenic ski plane flight
Lodge Based Winter Experience
Dates TBD – Contact us for scheduling.
Take our tracked snow coach or fly by ski plane to the luxurious Susitna Adventure Lodge located in the Alaska Range. From here we will do day trips into the mountains by dog team or snowmachine. Guest will be introduced to dog mushing and will get the chance to run their own team of huskies. Each day can be tailored to the ability and physical levels of guests. Guest will also have opportunities to ice fish, snowshoe and watch for the elusive Aurora Borealis.
There is a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 6 people for this tour. The price is $6600/pp. + cost of flights (tracked snow coach included). We will organize ski plane flights and provide all of your meals and gear while you are with us.
Sample Itinerary
Lodge Based Winter Experience
Day 1– Travel by snow coach or fly into Susitna Adventure Lodge by ski plane. Get acquainted with the dogs and the lodge. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 2 –Gourmet Breakfast. learn to mush your own team, lunch at the lodge, then go mushing on an easy local trail. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 3– Gourmet Breakfast. Go on an all day mushing or snowmobile excursion on one of the scenic trails up into the mountains.Rest dogs at local lake and try your hand at ice fishing. Picnic lunch at a scenic spot. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 4– Gourmet Breakfast. Go on an all day mushing or snowmobile excursion on one of the scenic trails up into the mountains. Picnic lunch at a scenic spot. Enjoy a gourmet meal cooked by our chef. Watch for northern lights from the lodge.
Day 5– Go for a sunrise dog run before brunch and getting picked up by ski plane or taking the snow coach out to Cantwell.
This trip will start early morning on day 1 and finish late afternoon on day 5 from Anchorage, Talkeetna or Fairbanks. Contact us for more information or to sign up today!
Women’s Fun under a Midnight Sun!
Summer Women’s Alaskan Retreat
Dates TBD – Contact us for scheduling.
Join wilderness guides Paige Drobny (Susitna Adventure Lodge), Ryne Olson (Chena Outdoor Collective), and May Rose Huntley (Yoga Untamed) for the Alaskan Summer Adventure of a lifetime.
Each day starts with coffee, tea and yoga, followed by a chance to go on guided daily activity including: summer sled dog cart rides, hiking, fishing, pack rafting, canoeing and more.
Healthy gourmet Alaskan fare will be provided. Evenings will be spent either on your own paddling on the lake or with the group enjoying a campfire.
Single occupancy room $4500. Double occupancy room $3200
Price includes transportation to and from Fairbanks, lodging, all food and snacks and activities
Itinerary;
Summer Women’s Alaskan Retreat
Day 1: Transportation to Susitna Adventure Lodge from Fairbanks. Stroll around the lodge/get situated and comfortable. Introductory dinner
Day 2: AM: coffee/ tea yoga then breakfast. Running dogs with cart- weather dependent. Lunch. Afternoon hike. Dinner. Evening Cocktails on Pontoon Boat.
Day 3: AM: coffee/tea yoga then breakfast. Packraft day. Pack lunch. Gone all day. Dinner. Lake time.
Day 4: AM: coffee/tea yoga then breakfast. Hiking/sightseeing/exploring. Gone all day. Dinner. Bonfire/smores by the lake- last night celebration.
Day 5: AM: coffee tea yoga breakfast. Drive back to Fairbanks.