This isn’t just a happy story, this is the Happy story. It’s a difficult story to tell in this format of still photos and video clips, and I’ve been working on it all week to try to do it justice. It’s also a long story, but I think you’ll find … Read More
Greetings! I don’t know about you, but I’m having a hard time believing it was exactly a week ago that the SP Kennel teams started the Iditarod. I’m not sure whether I’m having a harder time with the fact that it has “already” been a week or that is has … Read More
I made it to Nome first! Okay, I cheated by flying but it was still a bit of an ordeal. Nevertheless, I am here and settled into my new “operations center.” I’ve got internet… sort of. It’s really slow and not very stable, but I’ll do my best to make … Read More
As you can see, Aliy had a very good run last night and arrived in Grayling at 3:30 this morning. She is still there, and Bridgett speculates she will stay for her mandatory 8-hour Yukon rest. She has dropped another dog, but still has plenty of power. So, Aliy continues … Read More
Aliy is running in 12th position on her way to Anvik, the start of the long Yukon River part of the trail. Her team had a lengthy rest during the heat of the day this afternoon, so she’s probably in good shape to run through most of tonight. She still … Read More
As I’m packing up and preparing to move my base of operations to Nome in the morning, I’m also wrapping up the last — but not least — of my Pre-Race coverage in Anchorage. Last Friday, SP Kennel sponsors Hawthorn Suites hosted a “Meet & Greet” with Aliy, Allen and … Read More
Clockwise from top left: Betsy, Teddy, JJ & Spicy, Tatfish
Okay! Here’s the last of the “stuff” from my time in Takotna, where the teams took their mandatory 24-hour rest. You’ve already seen my “interview” with Aliy, so I’ve focused here on a little bit of the “look and feel” of the place and — most important — the great … Read More
I grabbed this shot of the checker’s sign-in sheet while I was in Takotna, but the significance of it didn’t really hit me until I looked more closely at it just now. Take a look and see if anything stands out for you: That’s right! Every musher on the page … Read More
I don’t know about you, but I’m really enjoying the new GPS tracking system the Iditarod has this year. It’s added a whole new level of information and I think the “real-time” data really adds to the excitement. So, good job Iditarod! The sorting functions do seem to be a … Read More
