Allen Out of his 24 Allen left Takotna with all 13 dogs at a little past 9 pm. A perfect time to be running – the coolest part of the day. He and his dogs got some much needed rest. They eat lots of food and got dehydrated. I am … Read More
LinksByron and Sherry Hay recorded the presentation Aliy and Allen made at Hawthorn Suites on Friday night before the start of the Iditarod. They are now available to view on YouTube. The links to these clips are on the right side of the blog. Enjoy.The Anchorage Daily News has a … Read More
Phone Call from Allen We talked to Allen last night, Wednesday, at about 10:30 PM AST. He had settled into Takotna for his 24 hour rest. The warmer than normal temps are definitely effecting mushers’ strategies in this race. Allen reported a tough run from Nikolai to McGrath due to … Read More
Aliy in Cripple Aliy’s GPS tracker is back on. For a short time yesterday, it was not functioning. It had her at Takotna when she had already checked out of Ophir. Although the Iditarod Website is still showing her on the trail, right now the GPS is showing her sitting … Read More
Aliy went in and out of Nikolai at 7:27pm. She dropped no dogs.
Aliy has passed through Nikolai. By using the GPS tracker, we could tell that she stopped about 10 miles out of Nikolai and rested before heading through the checkpoint. They do not have her through on the update, but the tracker has her 30 miles out of McGrath. She looks … Read More
Temperatures Hard on Northern Dogs As of 9:30am this morning, the temperature on the trail for Aliy was 38 degrees above zero. That is VERY warm for our Interior Alaskan Huskies. She will have to stop more often to hydrate them. Snacks like fish and chicken are mostly water and … Read More
There is a new Podcast about the trail through Nikolai.
The First Full Day RacingIt is hard to decipher exactly what is going on at this point in the race. Every musher has a different strategy that he or she is working. Some mushers like to rest at the checkpoints, while others, like Aliy, prefer to camp out away from … Read More
The Willow Restart The weather was perfect for spectators, 30 degrees F and sunny! The restart was mobbed with many thousands of well wishers, at least a thousand race volunteers, hundreds of vehicles (dog trucks, snow mobiles, single engine planes, helicopters, ultra lights…). Add to that the 95 Iditarod racers, … Read More
