There was a dog musher (this was decades ago- maybe late 70's or 80's) he won the "I did a rod" one time, close a few other times, his son ran it a few years after he quit. He lived near Clam Gulch, or just south of there. He was famous for saying, "There is plenty of time to rest when your dead".
I am trying to remember his name.
This is a long shot, maybe (very maybe) first name Dean, maybe last name start with O (like Ozmore)

ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).