Iditarod
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 …
Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib #9), of Brushkana, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Unalakleet checkpoint at 12:33 p.m. with 11 dogs in harness, making him the recipient of the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award. This award was first presented in 1987 and will be presented this year by Cheryl Johnson, Human …
Rookie Iditarod musher, Erin Altemus (bib #23), of Grand Marais, Minnesota, scratched at 9:38 a.m. today at the Ruby checkpoint in the best interest of her team. Altemus had 10 dogs in harness when she arrived in Ruby, all in good health.
As expected with the pace at the front of the pack picking up, the distance from leader to the final musher has lengthened. Unalakleet (you-na-la-kleet) sits at mile 714 with teams about two-thirds of the way there from Kaltag. Tracker shows seven top contenders resting at mile 676. Tracker also shows Erin Altemus and Bryce …
Veteran musher Travis Beals of Seward was the first musher to arrive in Kaltag. Beals received the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award from Carol Wren, BBNC’s Senior VP of Shareholder Development. The award consists of 25 pounds of fresh Bristol Bay Salmon filets, $2,000 and a wood burned art piece created by artist …
Veteran Iditarod musher Travis Beals (bib #14), of Seward, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 3:03 p.m. with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Beals claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. BBNC’s Senior Vice President of Shareholder Development, Carol Wren, traveled to Kaltag …
Cripple checkpoint population is down to volunteers – trail crew, vets, comms and a few returned dogs. The final mushers – Benjamin Good, Jeff Reid, Connor McMahon, Lauro Ecklund, Bryce Mumford and Joshua Robbins are making their way out of the interior to the Yukon River village of Ruby, located at mile 495. Once they’re …
Travis Beals after taking his 8-hour Yukon rest in Galena has checked into Nulato at mile 582. Back of the pack mushers, Bryce Mumford and Joshua Robbins have just departed Cripple at mile 425. Like yesterday, roughly 150 miles separates the leaders from the wheel dogs. Again, the rookies of 2024 are a very strong …
Travis Beals is out of Ruby and soon to arrive in Galena. Matt Hall and Dallas Seavey are following approximately 30 and 40 miles back respectively. Travis is pondering where/when to take his 8-hour Yukon rest. Wisdom says take it while the dogs are running well. Nic Petit is the only racer that hasn’t completed …
