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Meredith is not new to the Iditarod. We spent some time with her at her Kennel in WIllow. And what a great looking team she has.
Rookie Iditarod musher John Schandelmeier (bib #42) of Paxson, Alaska, scratched at 7:50 a.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint. Schandelmeier made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Schandelmeier had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. Veteran Iditarod musher Meredith Mapes (bib #13) …
Tails from the Trail- Dog of the Month- Maple! This month Four-Time Iditarod and Yukon Quest Champion Lance Mackey shares about his special dog Maple! Lance first ran the Iditarod in 2001 and won the Iditarod in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. He is the only musher to have four consecutive Iditarod wins. “I have …
One great way to help your students see the challenges that the land of Alaska throws at the mushers is by plotting the trail on a topographic map. This allows students to see the changes in elevation that the teams must make as they travel east to west along the trail. An Augmented Reality Sandbox …
Map Resources for Your Classroom Iditarod Trail Map This Iditarod Trail map, both the northern and southern route map, can be downloaded and printed out. Maps for northern and southern routes Maps for the northern and southern trails along with trail descriptions can be found at this link. Map of Alaska or Other States. Choose …
I wanted to bring something special to the Iditarod this year as the 2016 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™. I always had the vision of giving a children’s Iditarod map to the teachers at the Iditarod Winter Conference, and then to children around the world digitally to print and follow the race in their …