Iditarod
The 20-mile loop from Iditarod out to Flat and back is scratched! Race marshal, Mark Nordman announced the distance of the Gold Trail Loop would be shortened by twenty miles. There will be no loop out to Flat. There is an abundance of snow in the Iditarod Flat area making it difficult for trailbreakers to …
Due to challenging trail conditions in to and at Flat, I have made the decision to have the Iditarod mushers bypass the out-and-back route to Flat and instead turn around at the Iditarod checkpoint. The Iditarod trailbreaker crew has had a challenging time breaking the trail open due to the sheer volume of accumulated …
Rookie Iditarod musher Brenda Mackey (bib #15) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at 7:45 a.m. today at the Nikolai checkpoint. Mackey made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Mackey had nine dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.
Insider guy Dave Poyzer has captured these unique blue hour photos. Brent Sass, Joar Leifseth Ulsom, Peter Kaiser and Travis Beals came into Nikolai right around 0700 on Tuesday morning – before the sun climbed over the horizon at 07:52. What is the blue hour? When the sun is well below the horizon either …
It’s Wednesday morning, day three of the 2021 Iditarod. Teams are spreading out and strategies are becoming apparent. By the way, you know you’re a serious race fan if you have 5 or more books authored by mushers in your personal library. Again Dave Poyzer has captured some fantastic images of teams at Nikolai. Weather …
There’s plenty of action to summarize from today but first things first! On behalf of the entire Iditarod Nation I want to send well wishes to Aliy Zirkle. Aliy, you are the Queen of our Hearts! We wish you a complete recovery from your unfortunate injuries sustained near Rohn. For the part of the healing …
Veteran musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 4 p.m. today with 14 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. Seavey was presented with the handmade prizes created by McGrath residents. Seavey received a pair of musher mittens made of …
Sharing a few of Dave Poyzer’s photos from Finger Lake. Access more of Dave’s outstanding work in the Iditarod photo gallery. Seeing and being able to photograph the Northern Lights is always a special privilege, even at minus 20 degrees. The temperature is minus 20 degrees in Finger Lake and it always drops …
Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle (bib #32) of Two Rivers, Alaska, scratched at the Rohn checkpoint last night at 8:05 p.m. Zirkle was injured while coming in to the Rohn checkpoint. Iditarod Race Marshal Mark Nordman, based on information provided by a volunteer with medical training, notified the Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Rescue …
Here’s the Tuesday morning summary of Iditarod action. By the way, you know you’re a serious Iditarod fan if you get weather alerts for Nikolai, Alaska rather than your own community! Looks like teams will enjoy a rather warm day, light winds and a possibility of snow. Insider photo guy, Dave Poyzer, captured some excellent …
