Aliy Interview In Kaltag
Most of you have probably heard this great interview with Aliy in Kaltag, but just in case!
Off the Yukon
Aliy cruised off the Yukon River and into Kaltag at 11:14 am AST. There is an excellent video of her coming in and the dogs look FABULOUS. She commented that she wished she looked as good as the dogs. “I’m about to fall over asleep!” The dogs looked like they … Read More
Day 6 – Iditarod 2012 – The Mighty Yukon
March 9, 2012 11 pm AST Aliy and the Red Team arrived in Galena at 3:53 pm AST and declared her 8 hour Mandatory Yukon River Rest. She and the dogs looked great coming in. Head Checker and fellow musher Jon Korta greeted Aliy with a hug and an excellent … Read More
News From Ruby
After resting on the trail between Cripple and Ruby, Aliy and the Red Team stopped in Ruby long enough to pick up some supplies and drop a dog. It looked like she and the dogs rested about 4 hours on the trail. Laureli Kinneen, the trail reported for Nome’s radio … Read More
Day 5 – Iditarod 2012 – 24 HR Done
March 8,2012 9:30 pm AST Day 5 on the Iditarod trail started early for SP Kennel. Aliy and the Red Team headed out of their 24 hour mandatory rest at 1:16 am (my calculation was off by 2 minutes last night). Aliy left Takotna with 15 dogs in harness, leaving … Read More
Day 4 – Iditarod 2012 From Takotna
March 7, 2012 9:30 pm AST Aliy arrived at Takotna in the first position at 11:30 pm last evening. Rambler was riding in the sled, but wasn’t injured. After missing a call early this morning (Allen is still kicking himself), he got to talk to her early this afternoon and … Read More
Macgellan’s Mid-Iditarod Musings — Part 1
I’ve been looking at the Google Analytics stats for this DogLog, which shows that the number of “page views” is running just about double what it was this time last year. That number coincides with the ratio of “New Visitors” to “Old Visitors” which is running about 50/50, meaning that … Read More
Wes and Wendy’s Weather Nine
What do you do while you wait for your mushers to finish their 24 hour required rest on a big race like the Iditarod? You take your 24 hours! SP Kennel is now taking their 24 hours—we are giving the “refresh” button a break, and are doing the chores around … Read More
About the Mask
As Aliy is resting at Takotna and Ryne is making her way to McGrath, many people have asked about the artist who created the Spirit Mask. Artist Orville Lund of Bristol Bay created the mask to portray the union of the spirits of dogs and musher. Neat article about it: … Read More
Iditarod 2012 – Day 3 – Spirit Award
March 6, 2012 9:30 pm AST What a day on the Iditarod trail! Aliy is still leading the front pack. She just past through McGrath on her way to Takotna. She won the Spirit of Alaska Award presented by PenAir for the first musher to McGrath. It is a Spirit … Read More