At first I was tempted to apologize for all the snow on the camera lens — Aliy actually does apologize! — but then I realized it gives you an even better sense of what the conditions were like. I also intended to use this episode of “Aliy Cam” simply to … Read More
For these next two “Aliy Cam” videos, we’re going to take you back to the early days of the Iditarod and spotlight a couple of contrasts. The first is the weather and trail conditions. You’ve already seen that the race started on a bright, clear, calm day, and ended with … Read More
SP Kennel’s Black Team at the Iditarod 2010 finish. Allen Moore and twelve fantastic dogs — Butterscotch, Petunia, Teddy, Oddball, Beemer, Ranger, KitKat, Roy, L’il Debbie, Bonita, Viper & Rambler — crossed under Nome’s burled arch in 35th position after 10 days, 23 hours on the Trail. This was also … Read More
In this “Aliy Cam” episode, we pick up when the Red Team has left Shaktoolik and is crossing the frozen Norton Sound — the “frozen ocean” — en route to Koyuk. Aliy describes the trail, the ice conditions and what it’s like to be “out there.” She also shares from … Read More
Just a few minutes ago, Allen Moore and 12 fantastic dogs of SP Kennel’s Black Team crossed under the burled arch in Nome. All of them — canine and human — are in great shape and already on their way back to our Nome HQ to be reunited with pack … Read More
Allen’s Black Team is approaching Safety, so they should be here in Nome in just a few hours! We are all getting ready to drive out to see them as they clear the hills and start down the shore, then they’ll have one more small push to the finish line! … Read More
(Spoiler warning: If you want the story behind this photo, read below. If you just want to enjoy its pricelessness, don’t!) Aliy texted me a little while ago: “I’m awake… Wanna chat?” So, I went to Bridgett’s place and sat down with “the Boss” to talk about dropped dogs. After … Read More
In our last episode of “Aliy Cam” — before the start/finish diversion — Aliy and the dogs were on their way into Unalakleet after pushing through a ground blizzard. In this episode, we join the Team leaving Unalakleet in another ground blizzard, working its way down the frozen river to … Read More
Thanks to all of you who have inquired about dropped dogs… We know you love and care about them as much as we do. The bottom line is that they all seem to be fine. Most of them are already here in Nome with us, including ChaCha, Chica, Homebrew, etc… … Read More
Dingle, a truly fantastic young dog who finished in lead for the Red Team — practically in single-lead if you consider that Rosie was next to him! Does it get any cuter than that?
