While traveling 1,000 miles across the arctic, teams often camp in the wilderness. This “Aliy Cam” video shows a peaceful resting dog team in a gorgeous area of Alaska. It also shows the Iditarod Trail’s rugged and untamed nature. Despite it’s fame and history, the trail is not a “super … Read More
After summiting Rainy Pass, Iditarod dog teams travel downhill along Pass Fork Creek. This small high mountainous creek is thick with willows and windy curves. After several miles, Pass Fork converges with the slightly larger Dalzell Creek. This creek is still high up in the mountains. The Dalzell Gorge is … Read More
“Aliy Cam” was back on the Iditarod Trail in 2013. After sorting through many shaky video clips and segments with no sound or too much sound, we have finally produced a few quality films. So, here is the first video taken from the 2013 “Aliy Cam”.
Thanks for your entries into the Quesadilla competition, we had 152! Congratulations to Janice from Virginia, Quesadilla is on her way to you this week! We will admit we did have to start the draw again and stuff poor Quesadilla back into her ziplock; we originally were trying to involve … Read More
Bonita is one of the sassiest dogs in the yard! Bonita is truly a sled dog, she likes to work and to run. She always races as hard as she can, every time she runs. She does enjoy pats and attention but would rather be on the trail. Iditarod? Yukon … Read More
We received Aliy and Allen’s return drop bags from the Iditarod the other day and here are just a few of the booties that came back off the trail. Meghan has spent hours sorting and drying them ready for training next season. She sifted out any that have holes or … Read More
Getting to the Koyukuk River Championship Race in Allakaket was not an easy task. It took two days, a dog truck, two humans, fourteen dogs, a dog sled and a snow machine to reach the starting line. Getting there was truly an Alaskan Adventure in itself. Here is a quick … Read More
“Quesadilla”, one of Taco’s siblings, completed the Iditarod in Aliy’s sled! At the Meet and Greet at Clarion Suites in Anchorage prior to the Iditarod, Aliy introduced the crowd to Quesadilla and now is your chance to win her! We wanted everyone who followed along to have chance to win … Read More
Allen and Aliy just came home from the last race of the season: The 34th Annual Koyukuk River Championship. The race was a two day sprint race held during Spring Carnival in a village just north of the Arctic Circle. Two villages hosted the event. Allakaket, which is an Athabascan … Read More
We’ve had fun this week answering some letters from school children that arrived during and since the Iditarod. It is great to hear from a bunch of new fans of the race from all over the country and we are honored to be the recipients of so many great letters. … Read More
