The dog yard continues to empty out. Anna waited for her twin sister Kristi to leave the checkpoint. We could hear her team barking up a storm a few hundred yards up the trail towards Ophir. Short before they took off, Jeff Deeter came and went with a nice looking team. He did not spend …
After putting on a few booties last minute, Tom Frode Johansen was off to a fresh start after his 24 hour layover in Takotna.
Good morning from Takotna
The checkpoint it emptying out fast. It has been a busy night here and the dog lot has a whole different feel to it, than a mere 10 hours ago at midnight. The latest team to leave was Tom Frode Johansen with 14 very motivated dogs. Tom rode is brake hard, upon leaving the checkpoint …
And they are off. Jessie was parked behind Richie when they arrived in the yard here in Takotna. With the Starting time differential we was able to leave half an hour before Richie. With parking being tight, the only option to get her safely out of the yard was doing a U turn with the …
Evening howl in Takotna
With all the commotion going on the dog yard, the dogs know that it is go time soon! They are howling up a storm. It is go time for the front runners soon. Brent Sass got into Cripple after an 11hr and 19 minute run. He can leave at 22.22 tomorrow night ( if my …
Early evening update from Takotna
Hello Iditarod Race Fans, as the sun is going down Mushers are out in the dog yard getting another meal into their teams. It is going to get busy here half an hour past midnight, when Jessie Royer is slated to leave, followed shortly by Richie Diehl. Watching Richie feed, his dogs were eating like Wolfes. …
Early Afternoon Update from Takotna
Hello Iditarod Race Fans, here a few pictures from around the dog yard in Takotna. Mushers are busy feeding their teams, massaging and taking dogs for leash walks. Not only does that give a musher a visual of how the dogs is moving, it helps prevent stiffness. Teams resting here are real lucky with sunny …
Good morning from Takotna
Hello Race Fans, it has been a busy night in Takotna. Jessie Royer was the 1st team to arrive, and boy did those dogs look nice. They could have easily kept going, but Jessie prefers to stay here in Takotna. Must be the pies. And the hot water. Or the good sleeping in the church. …
Wild and Free? He sure is. Brent Sass yet has to stay in a checkpoint in Iditarod 2020. He is used to stay in the bush. He lives most of his life out in the bush and with all of his Yukon Quest experience camping out is not a big deal to him, matter of …
Good morning Day 3
Hello Iditarod Race Fans. ” Joe there is a moose in front of your house , the kids can’t get to school, can you go an check it out. ” Gotta love remote Alaska. What a privilege to be here in Takotna. It is chilly out 30 below, The sun rising over the Takotna River …
