IDITAROD 2008 – 03/07/08, 3:45PM AST

Aliy is on the move again. After completing her mandatory 24 hour layover, she took a team of 13 dogs on the trail to Ruby. She dropped Butterscotch and Tony. Butters is already in Anchorage, beating even Bisquit back and he was dropped in Ophir. Aliy left the checkpoint in … Read More

Iditarod 2008 – 03/06/08, 3:10PM AST

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

Iditarod 2008 – 03/06/08, 11 AM AST

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

IDITAROD 2008 – 03/04/08, 11:10AM AST

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

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