This is Aliy. It’s been one week since I crashed my dog sled about 5 miles out of the Rohn checkpoint on the Tatina River. My crash, and subsequent injuries, happened on an icy section of trail just past Dalzell Gorge. My sled flipped and I remember a very hard … Read More
We had planned to do a bunch of Dog Fan Club draws during the Iditarod. Obviously, we didn’t get to that so to catch up we have randomly drawn SIX names today. Congratulations to Marti Guarin who is a fan of Nacho, Wu fan Lyn Medley, Amber fan Amy Miller, … Read More
Today the dogs arrived back at the kennel in Two Rivers. They are all pleased to be home. Thanks Karolyn for the pictures.
The team is off the trail! Karolyn, Mark and Linda met the cargo plane from McGrath today and picked up the team ready to drive them home to Two Rivers tomorrow. The team was transported in specially made dog crates so had a safe and secure flight. They were delighted … Read More
We have been sent some update pictures and video from the Iditarod Return Dog officials of our team in McGrath, knowing you are all anxious to find out how they are doing. As you can see, they are great! They are being pampered by everyone and have been basking in … Read More
Aliy wanted to let you all know she’s doing alright. She saw a doctor on Wednesday for her shoulder injury and had multiple scans done. Luckily it does not require surgery. It may take some time to heal but she should recover pretty well in time. She does have a … Read More
Thank you again for your messages and love. Aliy is now home at the kennel and is resting. She has more Doctor appointments set in the next little while but she is being well taken care of. She appreciates all the love being sent her way. Thank you for giving … Read More
Thank you to everyone for your concern and we appreciate your messages of love and support. Overnight, Aliy has been released from hospital and is in Anchorage with family. The dogs are great will be flown back as soon as possible. Here’s the update from Iditarod. We also reiterate our … Read More
Tonight we’ve heard the devastating news that Aliy has been injured on the trail and is out of the Iditarod. She is in a stable condition and being medevac-ed back to Anchorage from Rohn. The dogs are well and will catch a flight to Anchorage asap. They are being cared … Read More
Its 9.00pm Monday evening, Alaska Time Race Mile: 188 Next checkpoint: Nikolai When we last caught up, Aliy and team were camping ten miles (about one hour) before Finger Lake checkpoint. They stayed at their camp spot four hours then continued on for 4.5 hours, passing through Finger Lake at … Read More
