Both Allen and the dogs had a nice warm break in Unalakleet this morning. Fresh blueberry pancakes and eggs were on the menu, and we all made sure not to pass it up. During breakfast, Allen gave us a brief recap of his dog team: Not only was Allen comfortable … Read More
Dad is in, happy, smiling and making us all laugh with his stories! He just snacked his dogs, got them in straw and resting. He ate a large plate of eggs and pancakes-yumm! Now he is down for his rest. More to come……
As the race is getting more exciting by the hour, here is some more video from the trail. This is from around the Nikolai area. Mushing Near Nikolai
Aliy is now on the coast. After resting during the heat of the day about 25 miles out of Unalakleet, she blew the first check point on the coast like a freight train. She checked in, grabbed some gear and headed back out on the trail. Bridgett, Scotty and Ryne … Read More
Sun. March 13 This is Mickey, Aliy’s mom, reporting from Nome, Alaska. Doug and I arrived here last night after successfully delivering SP’s 8 dropped dogs to our friend Margie’s kennel outside of Anchorage. The dogs were so happy to get out of the dog truck, stretch out, have a … Read More
Our very own Scotty Watkins was part of the presentation of the Wells Fargo Gold Coast Award. As Branch Manager of the Nome Wells Fargo, Scotty presented John Baker of Kotzebue with the trophy and $2500 worth of “yellow Alaskan rocks”, aka gold nuggets. If you have the Iditarod Insider, … Read More
Well I just spent a very worried morning, trying to figure out why Allen was still in Eagle Island. My phone wasn’t picking up the GPS tracker and I didn’t know where he was. He is moving again! Yeah!!!! They still don’t have him out of Eagle Island on the … Read More
As Aliy and Allen are mushing through the night towards Kaltag and Eagle Island, I thought this was a great video to put up. Enjoy.
