Mushing to return to Mancos?

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Mushing to return to Mancos?

Financial, community support would be crucial to success
Steve McKone, a student at Fort Lewis College and a river guide in the summer, is embarking on his first season as a musher with Durango Dog Ranch. McKone said the excitement of trying something completely different was what first attracted him to sled dog racing.
“To be able to go out in the woods with a team of dogs ... it’s amazing,” said musher Steve McKone of Durango Dog Ranch.
Musher Steve McKone, right, of Durango Dog Ranch, gets some help with the sled from his father, Drew McKone of Poolesville, Md., during a recent trip in Mancos State Park. At far left is Nicolas Santeriano of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Musher Steve McKone of Durango Dog Ranch acknowledges the dogs he works with get quite loud just before a run.
“I’m not going to hesitate to push you off, even though you are family,” joked musher Steve McKone, center, of Durango Dog Ranch. McKone was instructing members of his family visiting from Poolesville, Md., about what to do if the sled starts to tip over. From left are Steve’s parents, Stacy and Drew McKone; Steve; his sister, Laura McKone; and Laura’s boyfriend, Nicolas Santeriano.

Mushing to return to Mancos?

Steve McKone, a student at Fort Lewis College and a river guide in the summer, is embarking on his first season as a musher with Durango Dog Ranch. McKone said the excitement of trying something completely different was what first attracted him to sled dog racing.
“To be able to go out in the woods with a team of dogs ... it’s amazing,” said musher Steve McKone of Durango Dog Ranch.
Musher Steve McKone, right, of Durango Dog Ranch, gets some help with the sled from his father, Drew McKone of Poolesville, Md., during a recent trip in Mancos State Park. At far left is Nicolas Santeriano of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Musher Steve McKone of Durango Dog Ranch acknowledges the dogs he works with get quite loud just before a run.
“I’m not going to hesitate to push you off, even though you are family,” joked musher Steve McKone, center, of Durango Dog Ranch. McKone was instructing members of his family visiting from Poolesville, Md., about what to do if the sled starts to tip over. From left are Steve’s parents, Stacy and Drew McKone; Steve; his sister, Laura McKone; and Laura’s boyfriend, Nicolas Santeriano.
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