Photo courtesy of Jeff Schultz, www.alaskastock.com

Thanks for visiting Melanie Gould's web page. Although Mel is currently taking a long term break from racing, she plans to run the Iditarod again in the future. Meanwhile, she's enjoying her special connection to Nature in a robust, meaningful way, living full-time in a teepee on her own piece of land with the team of dogs she loves so dearly. Dogs and human are happy and staying in good shape, mushing the Talkeetna trails and gathering firewood to keep that teepee warm. We'll update this page with news when Melanie begins racing again. She still appreciates all your support and encouragement, past, present and future!

Past "News From The Dogstead" writings and past Iditarod photos available  here.

View a Picasa slideshow with cute puppies, mushing pics, and teepee life here.

THANK YOU!

Dr. Tim Hunt and Momentum Premium Athletic Dog Food
Thanks to Momentum dog food for keeping the dogs so healthy on such a cold, tough race in 2006. The dogs performed better than ever!  We sincerely and enthusiastically offer the highest recommendations for Momentum Dog Food.

And to all of you who have helped make 5 Iditarods a reality; our sincerest thanks:

Mom
The Gould Family
My Aunts Sarah, Katharine, Jean and Annie
The Longo Family
Quick Heat Handwarmers
Tod Marder
Nils Hahn
Barbara Wolak
Dr. Stan Swierzewski
Ray and Carla Lang
Steve Carr
Tom Shepski
Jane and Michael Schneider
Doug Gualtieri
Friends of Talkeetna - Mountain Massage
Listeners of Whole Wheat Radio webcast
Mike Williams
Esther and Jim
Our '74 Ford
Diane's Yoga Class