Good morning! I don’t “know” anything more than you do from watching the GPS and leader board. What it looks like to me is that Aliy left Takotna after her “24” and blew through Ophir, stopping only 7 minutes to drop an (unknown) dog. Then, it looks like she “camped” … Read More
After loading up and leaving Anchorage early this morning, I drove to the home of Ken and Amy Wheaton — who pick up our dropped dogs whenever they are flown back to Anchorage — in Wasilla, and got a couple of dog crates out of “Big Red” which is parked … Read More
Both SP Kennel Teams are in Takotna, taking their mandatory 24-hour rests. According to the GPS, the teams are parked only a few yards from each other, so perhaps the dogs are swapping stories of the Trail. Bridgett received a call this afternoon from Aliy and relayed the following to … Read More
You never know what you might see up here in Alaska, even downtown in the city of Anchorage. Repeat with me, “That’s a big moose.”
Here’s an audio post from Bridgett describing a story she heard from Aliy about one of Allen’s experiences on the trail. I’ll compile my notes about other info Bridgett got from Aliy during her phone call from Takotna and post them soon. Meanwhile, here’s a little glimpse of the kind … Read More
There’s a great interview with Aliy in Nikolai on KNOM. For your convenience I’ve “embedded” it here, but I recommend you check out their coverage.
I’ve got an hour and forty-five minutes of video from Aliy’s on-board camera during the Ceremonial Start on Saturday. There’s some good, interesting footage all throughout it, but it’s way too long for this format. Plus, I don’t imagine you want to sit through a “feature film” length movie! So, … Read More
Aliy’s Red Team is in Takotna where they will almost certainly take their mandatory 24-hour rest. We hope to hear from her sometime during the day and I will relay any information I get. Allen’s Black Team is on the trail between McGrath and Takotna, so the teams will be … Read More
The Red Team is clearly on a roll. After a six hour rest in Nikolai, they made another great run to McGrath and continued on to Takotna. This is all exactly according to their race plan, and the Team remains in solid position. The Black Team also appears to be … Read More
Earlier today, I promised to post a video from before the ceremonial start of something that you’ve probably never seen. This is it, but it needs just a little set-up. My young friend Max — my best friend’s oldest son — flew up from Atlanta and was a big help … Read More
