Aliy took several short videos during her nine days on the Iditarod trail. There are about 20 in the series, many are quite short but we thought you would enjoy them over the next few weeks.
The village of Shaktoolik lies on a thin spit of land that runs north and south, between the Bering Sea (to the west) and a lagoon (to the east). At some points, this strip of land is less than 100 feet wide. The wind is a constant companion along this section and blows east to west. In this video you can see the land – covered in willow bushes – on the left and the wind blown lagoon ice patches (also known as doggie skating rinks) on the right.
“Because you never know what kind of day you are going to have…” Thanks Aliy!
Yeah….looks a bit desolate on the spit! Glad you all powered through! Good Dawgs!
I don’t like that lagoon on the right. It makes one feel like you’re headed the wrong direction.
Good dogs!
WOW!!! Short but to the point!!!
Love the “skating rinks” – at least they appear to be frozen!!!
Such brave team members, 2 and 4 legs.
Thanks so much for this lagoon view.
Wow! Sure looked scary to the right! Great dogs and musher!