Iditarod
Veteran musher Dallas Seavey (bib # 7), of Talkeetna, Alaska was the first musher to reach the White Mountain checkpoint on March 11, 2024 at 11:53 p.m. with 10 dogs in harness, earning him the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award. Northrim Bank’s award was first given out in 2018. Seavey will receive a …
Veteran Iditarod musher, Aaron Burmeister (bib #29), of Nome/Nenana, Alaska, scratched at 11:00 a.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint. Burmeister’s reasoning for scratching is “to help promote the mental wellness and health of my team in the future.” Burmeister had 11 dogs in harness when he arrived in Unalakleet, all in good health.
Dallas Seavey has a 15 mile lead over Jessie Holmes and Matt Hall with 164 miles to the burled arch. Seavey has gone through Koyuk with Jessie and Matt approaching the Norton Bay checkpoint. Travis Beals is 14 miles behind holding tight to 4th position. Paige Drobny and Jeff Deeter are 13 miles behind Travis …
Veteran Matt Hall from Two Rivers rested three hours in Unalakleet before heading over the Blue Berry Hills to Shaktoolik. This is his 6th Iditarod. He has two top ten finishes with his best being fourth place. Hall is running in third place behind Jessie Holmes and Dallas Seavey. Seavey is leading the two challengers …
Veteran Iditarod musher, Hunter Keefe (bib #10), of Knik, Alaska scratched at 11:30 p.m. today at the Unalakleet checkpoint pursuant to Rule 42. Keefe had 10 dogs in harness when he scratched.
Veteran Iditarod musher, Deke Naaktgeboren (bib #34), of Fairbanks, Alaska, scratched at 8:19 p.m. today at the Nulato checkpoint in the best interest of his team. Naaktgeboren had 10 dogs in harness when he arrived in Nulato, all in good health.
Jessie Holmes has never been first to Unalakleet but that changed this afternoon at 12:33 when Holmes glided into the Gold Coast community behind his team of 11 dogs. Holmes was greeted by Kermit Ivanoff the checker and Mark Nordman Race Director. Nordman introduced Cheryl Johnson, presenter of the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. Holmes …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Connor McMahon (bib #3), of Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada, scratched at 4:30 p.m. today at the Galena checkpoint in the best interest of his team. McMahon had 11 dogs in harness when he arrived in Galena, all in good health.
Rookie Iditarod musher, Issac Teaford (bib #15), of Salt Lake City, Utah scratched at 2:25 p.m. today at the Nulato checkpoint. Teaford had 12 dogs in harness when he made the decision to scratch.
Race Photographer, Siri Raitto, made it to Kaltag ahead of Travis Beals who was the first to arrive in the checkpoint. Teams parked near the Kaltag Community Center. The community building is often an eight sided structure with a cupola. Children enjoy watching the mushers care for their dogs. The most asked question …
