What is going on on the Trail? As I am writing this, Aliy and Allen are both resting at the Chistochina Checkpoint. Chistochina is a Native Village of less than 100 people on the edge of the Wrangel- St. Elias National Park. It is also a cell phone “dead zone”. … Read More
Allen is safely out of Glennallen — the second checkpoint on the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race — and on his way to the third checkpoint at Chistochena. Aliy will be leaving Glennallen very soon. Here’s the video: And with that, you are completely up to date. Bridgett … Read More
Bridgett sent me this photo (from her iPhone!) which shows Allen into Glennallen — Checkpoint 2 on the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race — in first place. If you look a little down the list you will be able to count that Aliy came in number 17, up … Read More
I posted a photo below of Allen arriving at Tolsona — the first checkpoint of the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race — so it seems only fair to give you a photo of Aliy arriving as well! I haven’t heard anything more from Bridgett, so I’m going to … Read More
Here is the video of the start of the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race. (Sadly, YouTube has done another very poor job of converting it to their format. So, if at all possible, I strongly encourage you to stream the high quality video directly from my server by … Read More
Howdy! I have just returned to my headquarters after covering the Copper Basin 300 since early this morning, and in -40 degree temperatures! I have a ton of good media that I will put into posts as fast as I can, but I didn’t want you to have to wait… … Read More
The mushers’ meeting and banquet at the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race was a pretty casual affair, more like a gathering of friends at a local pub than an official ceremony. Nevertheless, the mushers were all briefed on weather, trail conditions, checkpoint rules, etc. The drawing for bib … Read More
In my previous post I mentioned that Aliy and Allen spent some time autographing copies of the official Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race poster. Well, as it turns out, the photo used in the poster is of Allen, taken just a few miles before he crossed the finish … Read More
The SP Kennel teams loaded up for the Copper Basin 300 Mile Sled Dog Race early this morning. It was dark and very cold — almost -50 degrees! — but with Aliy and Allen plus their “handlers” — Allen’s daughter Bridgett helping him and Bob Hauer working with Aliy — … Read More
Aliy was overhauling her racing sled in preparation for the Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race this weekend, and called me down to the shop to show me the items you see here. When she told me the story, I thought you might like to hear it too: On the … Read More
