Iditarod
Peter Kaiser was the first musher to reach White Mountain in Iditarod XLVII. Kaiser in bib #9 lives in Bethel, Alaska. He reached White Mountain with eight dogs in harness at 08:05. Kaiser is required to rest 8 hours before he can depart for the 77 mile run to Nome. Chief Financial Officer, Jed Ballard, of …
As afternoon turned to evening in Unalakleet skiers of all ages gathered across the slough on the Dragon’s Back for the Citizen’s ski race. Skiers of all ages took their turn skiing the newly groomed trails around the windbreaks. As they enjoyed the snow on that side of the slough, mushers were preparing for the …
More teams have filed into Unalakleet checkpoint. Brett Bruggeman has been joined by Kristi Berington, Anna Berington and Seth Barnes. These mushers were in complete agreement on one thing – the trail from Kaltag was SLOW! The Bergintons who talk thing over in the fashion of two heads are better than one, even stopped many miles …
Before noon, there were two mushers parked on the slough outside the checkpoint. But that would be considered the lull before the storm. The mushers heading to the coast from Kaltag will be arriving one after the other as the afternoon passes. They may have heard that parking in UNK is at a premium and …
On Monday morning, Unalakleet has seen 18 mushers, and I think it’d be safe to call those “the front of the pack.” “Mid pack” seems to be situated between Kaltag and Unalakleet. That would include the Tripod Flats cabin and Old Woman Cabin. The “back of the pack” is on the Yukon heading due north …
Logisitics are the heart and soul of Iditarod – Anchorage logs (as they’re abbreviated) is in charge of getting everyone onto and off of the trail on the correct dates (and a whole lot more!). McGrath logs is responsible for all Iditarod volunteers from Rohn to Iditarod, and Unalakleet logs is responsible for all volunteers …
Traffic in Unalakleet will pick up in the next few hours. Nicolas Petit arrived at 09:46 Sunday Morning. He made the run from Kaltag without resting at either of the traditional resting spots – Tri-pod Flats or Old Woman Cabin. When Petite brought his dogs down the river, past the AC Store and into the …
Sunday morning in Unalakleet, a crowd gathers at the checkpoint, while multiple 4-wheelers and snowmachines head east into the sun to greet the first musher to the Bering Sea. Nicolas Petit emerged from the newly risen bright sun behind a very spirited dog team. Nicolas left Kaltag for the run on the old portage trail to …
As the first musher to reach Unalakleet, Nicolas Petit wins the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. Petit is a veteran musher from Girdwood, AK. He arrived in the checkpoint at 09:46 with 10 very spirit dogs. Wilfred “Boyuck” Ryan, president of the company was on hand to present the inaugural Gold Coast Award to Petit. …
