Jr. Iditarod
The 35th running of the Jr. Iditarod is set to get underway this Saturday, February 25th at 10 AM AK Time from Knik Lake, Mile 13 Knik Goose Bay Road, Wasilla. Lynden is the major sponsor of this event. The twelve Jr. Iditarod competitors will race to Yentna Station where they will overnight. Then on …
There’s one checkpoint that both the Junior and Iditarod share – Yentna Station Roadhouse. The name is a bit strange in that the nearest road is more that 40 miles away! The only way to travel to Yentna in the winter is by plane, snowmachine or dog team. In summer you can add boat because …
When looking into this dog’s eyes, the words from Joseph’s Amazing Technicolor Coat come to mind – I am handsome, I am smart, I am a walking work of art… The team dog sporting these gorgeous blue eyes helped bring Jeremiah Klejka to his first Junior Iditarod Championship. Having blue eyes myself, I’m quite biased …
The mushers fed and bootied their dogs in the dark and departed Yentna long before there was light on the horizon. Not to warm, not to cold (-6 degrees) at Yentna Station Roadhouse on Sunday morning. The time is 03:31 and the first team leaves to cover the 75 miles course to the finish line …
The big news for the last Saturday of February is the Junior Iditarod. Fourteen teams left the starting line at Knik Lake for the 75 mile run out to Yentna Station. The trail was fast and teams reached the half way point one right behind the other. After a ten hour rest, they headed out …
