AWP Episode 245 " Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities" w/Bridgett Watkins

Daniel Buitrago, Jack Lau & “The Mayor” are back in studio with special guest Bridgett Watkins, dedicated dog musher, full time nurse, author and documentary film maker.   Mayor is back, shoulder repairs, cortisone and pick lines, Mama caretakers,  pumped snow dumped, snowmachine injuries, ice fish camping, put in for 2026 Skidoo sled drawing at Alaska Wild Sheep, skiing Fairbanks Ski Land and Moose Mountain, Skeetaw, Free Creatures at the Sitz January 2026, Bridgett’s family waterfowl hunts in Canada and Arkansas, timber duck hunting is the best, waterfowl recipes and soaking the meat, giving up dog mushing lifestyle for family time, Camando Razz and Pullup stayed with the family, AK Lotto, growing up in a dog mushing family, sprint vs log distance sled dogs, selectively breeding sled dogs for speed or distance, teaching and coaching dogs to be an efficient team, qualifying for the Iditarod, a nurse and mother’s struggle with a balanced sense of purpose, making a plan for the mushing vision, failures and teaching moments, blizzard survival story on the Iditarod, Bridgett’s book “Marker to Marker”, having sense of purpose and meaning, overcoming mental adversity, Bridget’s two Iditarod runs, sleep deprivation, trail markers and the meaning off the marker to marker, surviving harrowing moose attack on trail, Bridget’s documentary film “Without Warning” to be released on December 9th, book inspiration and strategy, LED brand headlamps, Iditarod Trivia, Alaska Mushing Podcast, favorite mushers, Alaska Gun Company’s Rapid Fire.   Visit our Website - www.alaskawildproject.com Follow us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/alaskawildproject Watch on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@alaskawildproject $upport on Patreon - www.patreon.com/alaskawildproject