Iditarod
Nicolas Petit led all mushers down through the Dalzell Gorge and on to Rohn. After taking a good rest at Finger Lake, Nic found his way down the Happy River Steps and on to Rainy Pass. Nic told the Rainy Pass checker that he was going through and on to Rohn. The run between Rainy …
Veteran Iditarod musher Cindy Gallea (bib #46), of Wykoff, Minnesota, scratched at 5:33 a.m. today at the Skwentna checkpoint. Gallea became ill (non-COVID-19-related) and made the decision to scratch in the best interest of her race team. Gallea had 14 dogs in harness at the time she made the decision to scratch.
Ramey Smyth comes from a storied mushing background. Ramey’s mother, celebrated harness maker Lolly Medley, was the second woman to ever finish the race and his father, Bud Smyth has finished Iditarod five times. Lolly Medley began presenting a Golden Harness award to the outstanding lead dog of the race. Since her death, the City …
Dear Alaska, By the time you read this, I will likely be on a dog sled racing across Alaska in my 21st Iditarod. This is also my last Iditarod. I will retire from competitive sled dog racing to spend more time with my husband, Allen. In 20 years, I started 20 Iditarods … and I …
With limited media being on the trail or in the checkpoints, Iditarod has Dave Poyzer taking photos and posting them to the Iditarod Photo Gallery. His shots are well composed and provide the feel of action for race fans. Thanks to Dave for doing a great job in bringing the race to fans through photos. …
Rookie Iditarod musher Sean Williams (bib #35) of Chugiak, Alaska, scratched at 6:21 a.m. today in advance of the Iditarod 49 start. Williams made the decision to scratch due to a non-COVID-19-related family health concern.
Aaron Peck, wearing bib #2 led the mushers out of the chute. Victoria Hardwick, wearing bib #48 was the final musher to depart for the round trip to Iditarod. This was the destination Joe Redington Sr. originally had in mind and thus the namesake. Nobody seemed to know where Iditarod was and nobody was interested …
In 1973 sweethearts, wives and family stood with tears in their eyes as the mushers departed the start of the inaugural Iditarod. Would they ever see their men again? They were trying something that had never been done before – racing from Anchorage to Nome by dog team. Many thought it couldn’t be done but …
Mushers are very excited that Iditarod will happen in 2021. A great deal of science has been considered in making the race safe for everyone involved. Recently Iditarod CEO, Rob Urbach, announced that the Ceremonial Start in Anchorage was cancelled for the health and safety of the community as well as the mushers and …
We all remember when bubbles were wobbly iridescent spheres that floated forth from a magic little wand that was dipped in soap and waved in the air. Over the past year, BUBBLE has taken on new meaning – a transparent enclosure that protects from danger (disease) and unpleasant reality (COVID-19). This new bubble has …
