Bells Palsy at the Fort

We had a scary incident last night at the Fort. One that caused us to drive all the way to the emergency room on some of the iciest roads that we have seen this winter. Our son, Tyler (17) had been sick for the past week and a half with a really nasty bout of […]

Daily Photo: Tyler Scouts

Daily Photo: The Boys and Pops

Daily Photo: Tylers First Trike

Fortos Fort: New Roof Project

Well we are knee deep and 40 feet in the air on the new roof project at Forto’s Fort. We worked for the last several days and can confidently say that we are well over the halfway mark. It is good that my son, Tyler, is up in Alaska now and he has been a […]

Red Shirt Lake, Alaska

  One of my favorite pictures! Tyler and Bodhi On Father’s Day my son, Tyler and I took a hike in Nancy Lake State Park to Red Shirt Lake. What a view It was a cool late spring day and we decided to take the dogs with us to Red Shirt Lake. It was the […]

Fortos Fort Pt. 1

I love it when a plan starts to come together. Now that the mushing season is winding down up here in Willow it is time to get back to work on Forto’s Fort. Today I had the carpet installed in the office area. It was a  project that was on the top of the list. The […]

The Future Home of Iditarod Dreams: Family Ties

My wife posted a comment on Facebook the other day saying that she was teaching our sixteen year old son, Tyler how to drive and it did not go well. Evidently they went to the movies and Michele let Tyler drive home and to a quick stop to McDonalds to grab a bite on the […]

The Future Home of Iditarod Dreams: Man They Grow Up So Fast!

The Future Home of Iditarod Dreams: Man, They Grow Up Fast! Today is my son Tyler’s 16th birthday. I cant believe they grow up so fast! It seems like yesterday he was such a little guy. Now he is driving (he just passed and got his driver’s permit today) and will soon be heading to […]