It was pretty strange to check the leader board and GPS this morning and see practically no change in team positions from last night. That’s a sure sign that the weather has pretty much everybody bogged down. Aliy remains in Shaktoolik with 14 other mushers. She called Kaz last night … Read More
I’ve been watching the GPS, and something very interesting has just happened. Jeff King and Hans Gatt — who left Shaktoolik early this afternoon — got to the Norton Sound, waited a while, then turned around and have returned to Shaktoolik. What this means — though I admit this is … Read More
I just got a call from Mickey reporting that Aliy called her from Shaktoolik. There is a “ground blizzard” going on there, with high winds and zero visibility. She is there with a number of mushers, but no one else has come in after them for a quite a while … Read More
Aliy posted this at 11:14 this morning as a comment to last night’s update… I don’t know how many of you check the comments, so I’m posting it here: Aliy said…Macgellan – HEY!!! Am here in UNK and on the table is a “Tommy Mac”. Had to jump on quick … Read More
It’s pretty crazy out there on the Iditarod Trail, but here’s what we think we know… The leader board shows Aliy out of Kaltag a little after 4pm this afternoon and on her way to Unalakleet. Her GPS tracker has either broken or fallen off her sled, because it last … Read More
This isn’t just a happy story, this is the Happy story. It’s a difficult story to tell in this format of still photos and video clips, and I’ve been working on it all week to try to do it justice. It’s also a long story, but I think you’ll find … Read More
Greetings! I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time believing it was exactly a week ago that the SP Kennel teams started the Iditarod. I’m not sure whether I’m having a harder time with the fact that it has “already” been a week or that is has … Read More
I made it to Nome first! Okay, I cheated by flying but it was still a bit of an ordeal. Nevertheless, I am here and settled into my new “operations center.” I’ve got internet… sort of. It’s really slow and not very stable, but I’ll do my best to make … Read More
As you can see, Aliy had a very good run last night and arrived in Grayling at 3:30 this morning. She is still there, and Bridgett speculates she will stay for her mandatory 8-hour Yukon rest. She has dropped another dog, but still has plenty of power. So, Aliy continues … Read More
Aliy is running in 12th position on her way to Anvik, the start of the long Yukon River part of the trail. Her team had a lengthy rest during the heat of the day this afternoon, so she’s probably in good shape to run through most of tonight. She still … Read More
