Sex: Male Date of Birth: August 19th, 2018 Sire: Luchta Dam: Annie (retired from Denali 2021) Siblings: Elsie,Gladys, Kusko Litter Theme: Alaska Youth (Alaska schools submitted names for this litter)
Pronounced “new-cha” in the D’Nahka’n language. Named after the Nuch’A’Lawoya festival, which means “the place where two rivers meet.” Tanana sits on the banks of the Yukon and Tanana rivers. Current Weight: 72 pounds Current Patrol Miles: 7,452 Current Miles in Lead: 290 Most likely to: stare at the clouds and day dream
L-R: Nucha takes a nap on a volunteer's lap, Nucha stares intently at the camera in the snow, Nucha (front) and his siblings frolic in the snow on a puppy ski.
NPS Photos
L-R: Pika and Nucha excitedly wait to start running again, Nucha sticks his tongue out at the sun while pulling a skier.
L-R: Nucha poses on the sled in front of Mount McKinley, Nucha happily trots up the trail from Wonder Lake
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