Iditarod
Siri Raitto has been extremely busy capturing pictures of the race as the teams progressed from Anchorage to Nome. Siri’s photos capture the personalities of the dogs. Two of Anna’s team dogs have an eye on Siri. Siri’s images show the immense landscape mushers have experienced. Siri’s photos capture the emotions of the …
The Widow’s Lamp, Red Lantern and Burled Arch are symbols of great significance seen every year in Nome. What’s the historical significance, what do they symbolize and how did these icons come to be? With all the mushers off the trail and awaiting the Sunday afternoon Finisher’s Banquet, it’s a perfect time to find out. …
Benjamin Good’s first dog powered experience, skijoring with a couple of Aaron Burmeister’s dogs, resulted in cold feet. He solved that issue by getting a couple more dogs and a sled so he could where warmer boots. Good said at the arch early this morning, “While doing dogs and racing, it dawned on me that …
Rookie Iditarod musher Jeff Reid (bib #35) of Two Rivers, Alaska, is the final musher to reach Nome today at 2:22 a.m. with 7 dogs in harness. In its third year as a sponsor, Lynden once again chose to honor the Red Lantern finisher for their perseverance and commitment to completing the Iditarod …
Enjoy these Siri Pics of the 11th – 15th Place Finishers at the Burled Arch on Front Street in Nome. What do you notice in each of the photos?
Iditarod rookie Josi Thyr (bib #22) of Fairbanks, Alaska, won Rookie of the Year when she and her team crossed under the Burled Arch in 15th place on March 13, at 9:43 p.m. She became the rookie with the best time in 2024, finishing in 10 days, 6 hours, 43 minutes and 37 seconds …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Sean Williams (bib #27), of Chugiak, Alaska left the Elim checkpoint en route to White Mountain at 10:57 p.m. on Wednesday of March 13. Iditarod Race Officials had been in contact with Williams after sufficient progress on the trail was not made. After much deliberation, Williams made the decision to scratch …
Apologies for listing Travis Beals in fourth place yesterday in a Siri Pics post. Jeff Deeter was fourth to the burled arch. Paige Drobny earned fifth place. Travis Beals claimed sixth place. Should pictures of Jeff and Paige at the finish line become available, I will share them.
Photographer Siri Raitto captured some stunning shots of the top three teams into Nome. Enjoy!
Since 2012 we’ve been seeing double on the trail. Kristy and Anna Berington have conquered the Iditarod Trail together. Kristy ran without Anna in 2010 and 2011 and now Anna ran without Kristy in 2024. It was a decision the twins made – it would be easier to write a check for only one entry …
