The Iditarod Air Force planes are grounded if the visibility is poor. That means the Teacher on the Trail stays put until the weather clears.
Dear Friends, The 2023 Iditarod is over. What fun we had following the dogs and mushers across Alaska! Mushers described tough conditions: Too warm of
Dear Friends, What exactly happens in Nome when the teams finish the Iditarod? First, the mushers and teams run along the Bering Sea coast and
Dear Friends, You have seen that the top three finishers in the race (including all their amazing sled dogs) are Alaska Native. What does that
Dear Friends, Did you hear about Eddie Burke, Jr. back on Saturday? He was getting pretty sleepy and fell off the back of his sled!
Dear Friends, As the teams are leaving Unalakleet, passing through the checkpoints of Shaktoolik, Koyuk, and Elim there will be times they will be running
Dear Friends, If you are watching the standings or the GPS tracker of the sled dog teams, much emphasis is placed on the top five.
Dear Friends, When sled dog teams come into a checkpoint, what happens? Sleds are checked for required items. Vets check the dogs. The musher
Dear Friends, As teams make their way on the southern route of the Iditarod Trail, you may notice that it has gotten colder! For
Dear Friends, Some of you may have spring flowers blooming. Those temperatures wouldn’t be good for sled dogs right now, because we love running in
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