With the 2022 Jr. Iditarod being run as a stage race on the Denali Highway, veterans of that race will be more experienced as mushers for the 2023 race but the trail between Knik and Yentna will be a new experience. Five teens come to the 2023 race with a year of Jr. Iditarod experience …
Kids come to mushing through many different trails. Sometimes it’s a family affair and other times it’s purely coincidence. Whatever brought them to dogs, these are dedicated conscientious young people who have worked extremely hard at becoming good at driving sleds, camping in the winter and caring for their beloved athletes. Meet the seven rookies …
Just like the first Saturday of March signifies the start of Iditarod, the first Saturday of February signifies the start of the Yukon Quest. In the past, Iditarod and the Quest were both 1,000 miles long. Over the years, Eye on the Trail has written an annual story applauding the efforts of the teams running …
If there were a musher Mt. Rushmore carved into the towering rock walls that guide the Yukon River, surely Lance Mackey would be included. The legendary and iconic Mackey, a winner of eight 1,000 mile races, passed away in early September at the age of 52. Lance was born into a mushing family. Father Dick, …
More times than I can count or even remember during the 2006 Iditarod, I found myself in the presence of Iditarod icons, not only people who raced but people who in the early days helped make the race happen. On the first evening of the 2006 race, I was seated across the table for Joe …
The first few sentences of the 51st Chapter of the book of Iditarod were written on Saturday June 25th at the Musher Sign-up and Volunteer Picnic. It’s a gala annual event held the final Saturday of June to thank the throng of volunteers who make the race happen and welcome mushers as they commit to …
The return to the traditional Finisher’s Banquet format in Nome was welcomed by mushers, families, sponsors and Iditarod fans alike. After two years of anything but normal, it felt very good to gather two weeks after the Willow start to celebrate the 50th running of Iditarod at the Recreation Center in Nome. Awards were presented …
Veteran Iditarod musher Aqayauq Reitan (bib #47) of Kaktovik, Alaska, is the final musher to reach Nome on March 19th at 11:39 p.m. with seven dogs. In its inaugural year as a sponsor, Lynden chose to honor the Red Lantern finisher for their perseverance and commitment to completing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through …
Before Kaylin Davis, one of the final four to leave White Mountain departed the checkpoint, she answered a few questions for Insider. Without a doubt, the most important question and one that was on everyone’s mind, “How did she feel about heading out of White Mountain to Topkok and beyond after mushers needed to be …
When Riley Dyche left White Mountain at 20:06 on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day, he fully expected to be in Nome within 12 hours. The same was true for second year rookie Sebastien Dos Santos Borges, veteran Jeff Deeter and his wife, KattiJo Deeter, a first year Iditarod Rookie who departed White Mountain in …
