Author: Meredith

The recurring theme here in Takotna seems to be how good the food is, mushers and volunteers seem pretty happy! Mushers are also talking about

Ed Hopkins arrived into Takotna at 10:39 this morning, greeted by his partner Michelle Phillips who is volunteering as trail crew here in Takotna. His

If you haven’t heard, Takotna checkpoint is famous for their pies every year. Nell is the one in charge of running the kitchen (and almost

It’s fascinating how much work has to happen to make the Iditarod happen every year. I’ve been in Takotna for about 24 hours, and it’s

After rookies left the starting line Sunday it should have hit them that they were finally racing in the Iditarod – leaving the starting line

In talking with some of the rookies today, the general consensus was that they were all ready to be on the trail – most were

At the start today I enjoyed talking to a lot of the rookies and their families. Some of the rookies were super nervous, many of

I always enjoy going to the drawing banquet in Anchorage, because there’s a wonderful mix of fans, volunteers, handlers, and mushers. I got to see

Hi everybody! I’m Meredith, I started racing dogs at age six at the Willow Winter Carnival (in the 1-Dog race, which I won by 1/5

Hello everyone! February 8-9 was one of the premier junior distance dog mushing events, the Willow Jr 100, starting and finishing at Vern Halter’s Dream