Dog Sledding Through the Arctic Tundra
Not only have your prayer flags traveled to the top of mountains around the world, but they have also traveled to some of the most desolate and difficult places to get to on earth, such as the deep Arctic tundra. The cancer journey is not easy, and we want these flags to be a symbol of your journey. Our cofounder, Larry Daugherty MD, carried your flags to the deep arctic with a dogsled team. Larry has wanted to race a dog sled in the deep snow of the Arctic since he was a child.
Now living in Florida and working at the Mayo Clinic as an oncology doctor, this dream seemed liked it would never come true. While attending an international conference, he chanced upon a tiny ad from a European cold-weather gear maker Fjällräven. The ad invited people to apply for a highly competitive opportunity to lead a dog sled team into the arctic. Well. . . He won the contest that puts him at the head of a team of huskies.
Now living in Florida and working at the Mayo Clinic as an oncology doctor, this dream seemed liked it would never come true. While attending an international conference, he chanced upon a tiny ad from a European cold-weather gear maker Fjällräven. The ad invited people to apply for a highly competitive opportunity to lead a dog sled team into the arctic. Well. . . He won the contest that puts him at the head of a team of huskies.
Larry traveled more than 185 miles across the Arctic tundra between Signaldalen, Norway, and Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland. He was on of 20 people who amde the journey, and was the first American who has invited to join the Fjällräven Polar team. He traveled over tundra, mountain forests and frozen lakes. He camped under the stars, guided by the Northern Lights.
He decorated his dog sled with many of your flags and was inspired to push forward from all your many stories. We honor you all on this journey!
He decorated his dog sled with many of your flags and was inspired to push forward from all your many stories. We honor you all on this journey!
