Author: Teacher on the Trail

  I arrived courtesy of the Iditarod Air Force at the remote Galena checkpoint yesterday with a slight snow storm heading in.  We arrived at the

  This afternoon I got the phone call that the Iditarod Air Force was flying in to pick me up and take me to a

    Before flying out of Takotna today, I walked the dog yard and visited with a few mushers who were preparing to head out

[wpvideo U7HEXrNo] Matt Failor and his team came off the Takotna River and into the checkpoint at 12:02pm with 16 dogs on the line.  He

The remote village of Nikolai was my first Iditarod checkpoint experience.  I remember anxiously waiting with the volunteers, veterinarians, and villagers as the first musher

Skwentna was my first Iditarod checkpoint experience.  Looking back I will long remember the hospitality of the “Skwentna Sweeties” that helped make it so memorable

  The 2016 Iditarod teams are being led by some of the greatest athletes in the world.  A lead dog for the Last Great Race

  I wanted to bring something special to the Iditarod this year as the 2016 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™.  I always had the vision

Sitting here in the schoolhouse in the remote village of Nikolai, I have time to catch my breath, connect to wifi, and share some experiences

It is an Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ tradition to ride in the sled of a musher at the ceremonial start.  This is something that