It’s 10.30am Tuesday. Sunrise in Nome RED TEAM UPDATE The Red Team pulled in to Elim at 7.40am this morning, with Pete Kaiser and Michelle Phillips hot on their tail. After a fast rest they pulled out again at 9.53am and are headed for White Mountain. Aliy left a team … Read More
It’s midnight Monday night. RED TEAM UPDATE At 8.43pm this evening, Aliy and the Red Team pulled in to Koyuk checkpoint in eighth position. They will have a good rest here. There is a whole series of incredible pictures from Jeff Schultz on the Iditarod website showing the Red Team … Read More
While everyone has been concentrating on the racing season, Quito and Clyde’s pups have been growing up fast! Right now, they are almost 8 months old and ready to take on the world. Here is a quick overview of each. Gold is just as stout as his dad, with a … Read More
It’s 2.30pm Monday afternoon RETURNED DOG UPDATE Champ was the team mate that Aliy left in Unalakleet with a sore wrist. He will be making his way back to Anchorage in the next few days and in the meantime will enjoy the care and attention of all the volunteers in … Read More
Its 7.30am Monday morning. RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and 12 team mates are making their way up the coast towards Shaktoolik checkpoint after spending four hours in Unlakleet. She left one mate in the checkpoint to return to our Anchorage crew. We’ll let you know as soon as we can … Read More
Congrats to Erin who is a fan of Spark and Joanne Bechaz and Denali who are fans of Daisy Spark is currently on his way to Shaktoolik checkpoint with the Red Team. He is a fun dog to have on any team as he works hard but is such a … Read More
It’s 10pm Sunday night. RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and the Red Team have about 25 miles to go before hitting the western coast of Alaska at the village of Unlakleet. Earlier today they camped 15 miles outside Kaltag on the trail and we are expecting them to stay in Unk … Read More
Check out our post-Yukon Quest/pre-Iditarod edition of the Howler! Yes, a little late but I guess better late than never. In it we review the Yukon Quest and YQ300 where our teams finished 3rd and 2nd respectively. We preview the upcoming Iditarod and tell you a little about the route … Read More
It’s 9.45 Sunday morning. RED TEAM UPDATE The Red Team pulled through Kaltag at around 9am this morning. They made the run from Koyukuk in six hours, 48 minutes hours stopping in Nulato only long enough for Aliy to grab her “to go” bag of supplies and get back on … Read More
It’s 11.30pm Saturday night. RED TEAM UPDATE Aliy and the Red Team are currently resting in Koyukuk. They arrived just after 8pm and we expect 4-6 hours rest here. She pulled into the checkpoint with Mismo and Junior in lead, Spark and Dutch in swing, Commando and Iron, Izzy and … Read More
