October 4, 2005 "Walker", Abakan Time Traveller WSX died. He was 13 years and 8 months old.
 
 He was half brother to: Ann and Jan Scholbohm's Jake WSXM Donna and Kent Dannen's Ch. Parka WSXM Pam Landers' Ch. Cassie WSXM Tundra, dam of Kent Dannen's Ch. Tuk WSXM, Best Working Dog at the 2004 Nat'l Specialty
 
 From his only litter, he was sire to: *Abakan Cottonwood Cash WSX _______ *Abakan Pinyon Pearl WSX(leader, Best Novice Pull, Best Percentage 2001 Nat'l Specialty) _________ *Abakan Nahanni Waiya WS (dam of *Abakan Ninja, working sled dog, and *Abakan Kaiyishcho, working sled dog, in leader training) _________ *Abakan Paiju of the Baltoro(working points being accumulated, leader, sire of *Abakan Chaika Lliandra leader, working points being accumulated) ______________ *Abakan Taiga Lily(leader) ______________ *Abakan Cedarsmoke and Sage (dam to *Abakan Smoke n Mirs WSX, leader, *Abakan Avalanche Aven,working points being accumulated, and *Samarka's Tundra Losa, leader, working points being accumulated)
 
A two-part tribute to Walker appears in the Samoyed Quarterly Summer/Fall 2005 issues
 
 "Farther west than west beyond the land my people are dancing on the other wind." ...The Song of the Woman of Kemay from The Other Wind by Ursula LeGuin
__________________ I will look for you on the other wind, my dear Mr. Walking.