This is Mickey, Aliy’s Mom, reporting from McGrath Alaska. I had the opportunity to see Aliy come through this checkpoint at 10:48 pm last night. I walked to the checkpoint from the apartment where I am staying with Mike Litzen ( our friend and bush pilot) and his family. The … Read More
Mickey was out in Nikolai today and talked to both Aliy and Allen. We will have the interviews with them both up as they come in from McGrath. As I write this, Aliy is being shown out of Nikolai with 14 dogs. However, the tracker is showing her through McGrath. … Read More
This is Mickey, Aliy’s Mom, reporting from the Iditarod Trail. It is Tuesday at 9:30 am and I just arrived in McGrath. The trip from Anchorage was spectacular. We took off over the Cook Inlet heading west in a 30 seater turbo-prop. The tidal plains gave way to the foothills … Read More
Aliy is through Rohn with 15 dogs. She is currently about 20 miles outside of Nikolai. Allen is out of Rohn with 15 dogs as well. He is currently about 45 miles outside of Nikolai. Aliy and Allen and the dogs have been featured in many of the Iditarod Insider … Read More
In just her first season of racing, little Boondocks has been making a name for herself by racing in the Sheep Mountain, Copper Basin, Yukon Quest, and now Iditarod…and she’s only two years old! However, she’s not only receiving human recognition, but she has canine fans as well. Kotzee from … Read More
As the second day of the Iditarod 2011 comes to a close, both the Red Team and the Black Team are doing well. Aliy is into Rohn with all 16 dogs. Her dogs are steady and strong. They are not the speed demons that are on some of the other … Read More
Allen dropped Chica in Finger Lake this morning. The excellent weather made for an easy transfer back to Anchorage. Doug and Mickey Zirkle picked her up this afternoon after a short flight in a Cessna 180. Chica had a wrist injury on the Yukon Quest. It had almost completely healed … Read More
