Author: Sanka W. Dog (309 posts)


Zoom Lens – No Snow Moves Races North

After landing in Anchorage early this week, the real deal of NO SNOW is staring handler right in the face. There’s no snow! It’s been warm and it’s even rained so that lakes aren’t looking too solidly frozen either. Driving north to Wasilla doesn’t improve the situation. She even heard someone comment, “Our winter is …

Homophones: Sounds Alike Story about Jeff Schultz – Official Race Photographer

Here’s another story using several homophones. Can you select the correct word? Do your best to decide which homophone is correct. After you’ve given it your best shot, click here to see the correct choices.  (There-their-they’re) sat Jeff Schultz editing the (pictures-pitchers) he’d taken of mushers and (there-their-they’re) dog teams that day. Jeff is the official …

Homophones: Sounds Alike Story About Iditarod

(I – Eye) am fascinated by words that sound alike, are spelled differently and have very different meanings.  These words are called homophones.  When speaking, or barking as we sled dogs do, people and other dogs understand what we mean by context, that is considering the word along with the words used around it.  When …

Zoom Lens: Beetle and Reef

The leaders on the winning team are draped in roses as the last official act of the Iditarod Finisher’s Banquet in Nome. Born to Run, Sanka

Zoom Lens: Trophy

The winner of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Dallas Seavey, received the Joe Redington, Sr. trophy. It’s big and very beautiful!  Now that Dallas has won two iditarod Races, he can call himself a Grand Champion.   Born to Run, Sanka

Zoom Lens: Strawberries

Strawberries are served at the Iditarod Finishers Banquet in Nome by the sled full! A third are dipped in dark chocolate, a third are dipped in white chocolate and a third are plain. Oh they are delicious! Born to Run, Sanka

Zoom Lens – Ruby is My Name, Running is my Game

My name is Ruby.  I’m an AKC registered Siberian Husky.  My human is Lisbet Norris.  All my teammates are boys.  So there’s a girl up front and a girl on the runners of our sled.  We placed 48th in the Iditarod.  Nome seems like a great place to be.  There’s a giant dog spa called …

Zoom Lens: Berington Twin in Nome

Anna Berington comes into Nome at 0500. Her dogs wanted to go left, her dogs wanted to go right but they were not interested in going into the chute. Anna finally lead them to the burled arch. Snow was falling, there was little wind and the temperature was mild. Born to Run, Sanka

Zoom Lens: Perseverance

The icy Gorge took its toll on Ralph. Facial lacerations and broken ribs would have sent some folks packing but not the premier Norwegian distance musher. Was it his character or was it everything he’d put in to getting to Iditarod that kept him on the trail. He’s a tough character and perseverance is deeply …

Zoom Lens: Dreaming of Food

As this dog takes a power nap in Unalakleet, it’s dreaming of food.