Expedition Movies

Week 08

Movies of the Week ··Mar 31, 2008

Running in the Dark

Making the daily mileage the Polar Huskies run late at night, each team lead by lead dogs with flashers so we can see them and each other (0:28)

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  • Running in the Dark
    Making the daily mileage the Polar Huskies run late at night, each team lead by lead dogs with flashers so we can see them and each other (0:28)
  • Crossing the Open River
    The Polar Huskies are charged up and ready to cross the Vutso River (0:52)
  • Going Through the Tunnel
    Mille and team of Polar Huskies goes underneath the highway! (0:21)
  • Logging News
    Hot in the news Finland’s largest timber industry company is closing down a paper plant in the area due to falling paper prices (0:10)
  • Noises On a Warm Day
    Paul is yipping his team to go in a unique way that gat’s the second team ‘charged up’ (0:34)
  • Polar Husky and Power Lines and…
    Following the power line the Polar Huskies run into (and through) yet another kind of reindeer gate! (0:19)
  • Crossing the Ivalo Highway
    It’s a busy highway to Ivalo – and the Polar Huskies are crossing it! (1:08)
  • Tucker Charge!
    Tucker charges up the team ready to getting it done! (0:28)
  • Tanama Kennels
    The love of the huskies are at the center of the Tanama Kennels owned by Wilma and Mathias in Ivalo, Finland (0:28)
  • Charging Up!
    Paul install the new batteries sent from Education Basecamp to be charged up with the solar panels (0:39)
  • Reindeer Feeding
    Down the hill from Mathias and Wilma’s the reindeer are feeding as the Polar Huskies arrive! (0:25)
  • Inari Fishing
    Fishing was traditionally the most important resource to the Sámi in the Inari Lake region as shown at the celebrated Siida Museum in Inari (0:12)
  • From Grass to Boot Liner!
    At the Siida Museum in Inari we learn how the Sámi boots were traditionally insulated wit grasses (0:18)
  • Reindeer Race
    Reindeer races in Inari – the Sámi capital of Finland (0:20)