Author: Jim

  I stopped by Reflection Lake today on my way into Anchorage, which gave me time to think about and reflect on my first week

  I love this word to describe this year’s Junior Iditarod. It has multiple meanings, all of which can be applied to what happened today. 

  As I mentioned yesterday, this year’s Junior Iditarod is set up in a “stage race” format for the first time. The mushers went out

Today, was simply an amazing day of firsts. This year, the Junior Iditarod will be packing up and moving north to race in Cantwell, along

  Today started off with a very unique opportunity; it kind of brought things full circle for me in a way. I was able to

  Today I spent the entire day presenting about the Iditarod to the incredible staff and students at Larson Elementary. This was a wonderful experience

  With preparations for traveling to Alaska for over a month, I began to feel the same way that the mushers must feel before bag

  This project is just that! As the name alludes to, this STEM project is modeled after the March Madness college basketball tournament. This lesson

  I have had the pleasure of getting to know veterinarian Wayne Randolph during this past year, as he is a fellow alumnus of the

With so much wildlife in Alaska, the question sometimes comes up about ‘Why use dogs and not other animals for work in the Arctic?’ It’s