Month: March 2011

As the race is getting more exciting by the hour, here is some more video from the trail. This is from around the Nikolai area. Mushing Near Nikolai

Aliy is now on the coast. After resting during the heat of the day about 25 miles out of Unalakleet, she blew the first check point on the coast like a freight train. She checked in, grabbed some gear and headed back out on the trail. Bridgett, Scotty and Ryne … Read More

Sun. March 13 This is Mickey, Aliy’s mom, reporting from Nome, Alaska. Doug and I arrived here last night after successfully delivering SP’s 8 dropped dogs to our friend Margie’s kennel outside of Anchorage. The dogs were so happy to get out of the dog truck, stretch out, have a … Read More

Our very own Scotty Watkins was part of the presentation of the Wells Fargo Gold Coast Award. As Branch Manager of the Nome Wells Fargo, Scotty presented John Baker of Kotzebue with the trophy and $2500 worth of “yellow Alaskan rocks”, aka gold nuggets. If you have the Iditarod Insider, … Read More

Well I just spent a very worried morning, trying to figure out why Allen was still in Eagle Island. My phone wasn’t picking up the GPS tracker and I didn’t know where he was. He is moving again! Yeah!!!! They still don’t have him out of Eagle Island on the … Read More

As Aliy and Allen are mushing through the night towards Kaltag and Eagle Island, I thought this was a great video to put up. Enjoy.

All of the SP Kennel dropped dogs are off the trail and in Anchorage. We hope to have them all back at the kennel in the next 2 days. It will be good to get them home. Ryne, Mickey and Doug are all making there way to Nome. Ryne, after … Read More

Aliy is currently just out of Eagle Island. That should be her 8 hour mandatory rest. We will have to wait to see if she dropped any dogs. There hasn’t been an update from Eagle Island since 1:22 pm. Aliy was interviewed on KNOM. Very cool. Here’s the link. http://onthetrail.knom.org/2011/03/11/in-anvik-aliy-zirkle-running-her-own-way/ … Read More