Iditarod
This morning, 40 of 41 teams were on the trail between Ophir – Iditarod – Ophir! Dallas Seavey was the single musher who had made it through the two-way traffic and was beyond Ophir heading to McGrath. Tonight the traffic has thinned dramatically as there are twenty-one mushers on the 80-mile stretch of trail but …
Insider guy Dave Poyzer was able to upload some of his great trail shots. He’s been out there with the action in Ophir and Iditarod. He’s been out there where it was so cold, the thermometers couldn’t show how cold! Great work Dave! A dog team is unmistakable from the air – it looks …
Veteran Iditarod musher Rick Casillo (bib #45) of Talkeetna, Alaska, scratched at 9:59 a.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint. Casillo made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Casillo had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23), of Talkeetna, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Ophir checkpoint at 4:19 a.m. today with 13 dogs in harness. In doing so, Seavey claims The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a five-course gourmet meal prepared by The Lakefront Anchorage …
This morning the GPS tracker was a sight to behold! A never before seen picture of Iditarod! With the exception of Dallas Seavey, every team was either in Ophir, in Iditarod or in between. It was two-way traffic on what mushers say is not always a two-lane trail. Seavey, the first musher to reach Ophir …
How do the mushers know where the trail is and how do we know where the mushers are? The answer to part 1 of this question is lath stakes. The answer to part 2 is Tracker. Lath trail markers have been used for a very long time. The tracker is really new to the race …
Rookie Iditarod musher Christopher Parker (bib #19) of Fairbanks, Alaska, scratched at 1:45 p.m. today at the McGrath checkpoint. Parker made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team. Parker had eight dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Back when Joe Redington was dreaming of a race to assure the future of sled dogs in Alaska and to bring recognition to the Iditarod Historic Trail, Iditarod was his goal. Start in Anchorage then run to Iditarod and back. Can you imagine the conversation about what to call the race? If we’re going to …
Veteran Iditarod musher Gunnar Johnson (bib #11), of Duluth, Minnesota, has been withdrawn from the 2021 Iditarod race at approximately 3:15 p.m. today due to a positive COVID-19 test at the McGrath checkpoint. Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, in consultation with epidemiologist Dr. Jodie Guest, made the decision to withdraw Johnson, who is asymptomatic, based …
Veteran musher Brent Sass (bib # 21), of Eureka, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Iditarod checkpoint, the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Sass arrived at 6:08 p.m. with 14 dogs. GCI technician Bob James presented Sass with the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award. By arriving first to Iditarod, …
