Iditarod
People in Unalakleet are looking to see Mitch Seavey arrive early this afternoon. Dallas Seavey is close behind by just five miles followed by Wade Marrs, Nicolas Petit and Joar Leifseth Ulsom. Mitch departed Kaltag at 04:40 followed by Dallas at 04:45. Wade left at 05:28, Nicolas at 06:35 and Joar at 06:50. Clearly we …
Want to share a few more stories from Huslia. Soon I’ll be moving with the race down the trail. The people of this community have embraced the race and welcomed the volunteers and mushers with open arms, open hearts and open minds. Village people have been the checkers. They greet the mushers and record the …
Sebastian Vergnaud began mushing in his early twenties. Now at the age of 46 he’s living his dream of running Iditarod. Sebastian is a veteran of the Finnmarksløpet that runs across Finnmark in Norway. It is the world’s northernmost sled dog race. At 1,000 kilometers the race is run with 14 dogs and takes five …
Misha Wiljes was born and raised in the Czech Republic. Prague, a beautiful and ancient city in the heart of Europe and also the capitol of the Czech Republic is her hometown. Misha attended trade school to become a graphic designer. She’s worked as a sign writer and as a painter for movie sets, TV …
It’s been nearly 24-hours since Mitch Seavey rolled into Huslia. His team has been basking in the sun all day. Adding Mitch’s start differential to the 24-hour rest, he’ll be eligible to depart Huslia at 22:12 Friday evening. That’s a prime departure time for a cool nighttime run. Mitch still has to take his 8 …
If you lived without restaurants, supermarkets, and shopping centers would you feel lacking, or could your senses awaken and be nourished by the subtleties of life around you? Might you find richness in the details of the forest or perceive treasure in a beaver pond? How do we determine the value of that which exists …
In Huslia it’s an absolutely gorgeous day. So balmy that community folks are wearing sweatshirts as they visit with friends and family and observe dog teams coming into the checkpoint. Noah Burmeister was bedding his dogs down as we talked about the harsh temperatures out on the river over the past couple of nights. He …
Huslia was ready and waiting on Thursday evening for the first team to arrive. Community members and volunteers had been working for some time to organize the checkpoint and establish communication for Iditarod Communications as well as Iditarod Insider. Then at 20:18 on March 9th Mitch Seavey arrived. He was welcomed by a large crowd …
At a young age, Nicolas Vanier of Paris, France, began traveling in the far north. Since then he’s covered many miles in Canada, Alaska, Norway and Siberian. In Siberian alone, he’s logged more than 20,000 miles of expedition travel in Siberia. He’s also gone from Skagway, Alaska to Quebec. By profession, Vanier is a film …
Rookie Justin Stielstra has taken his required 8-hour Yukjon River rest and is on the trail between Tanana and Ruby. Justin departed just past 22:00 last evening for the 120 mile run. Stielstra’s time in from Manley, a distance of sixty-six miles was 8 hrs and 16 min. He travelled at a speed of 7.98 …
