People, Places, or Dogs
Talking with the village residents makes the tail experience for Iditarod personnel meaningful and memorable.
Eddie Burke, Jr. shipped ice out to checkpoints to melt for water instead of snow. Ice is more dense than snow and quicker to convert to the quantity of water needed for feeding dogs.
Siri Raitto has captured another classic full team profile, this one is of Jed Stephensen Leaving McGrath.
Three sled dogs share an Island of Straw at McGrath Checkpoint. Rookie Bridgett Watkins arrives in Takotna where she’ll take her 24-hour layover. Snow depth in Takotna measured by the height of a vehicle of unknown make and model.
David Poyzer of the Insider crew has provided us with some stunning photos from Rainy Pass and Rohn. Enjoy these and his other photos in the Iditarod Photo Gallery. Twenty four planes are sitting on Puntilla Lake, some for spectators and some IAF planes to transport Iditarod personnel. This is one for the Stephensen …
Ah, the comforts of straw and a double layered coat! It’s a perfect sled dog morning! One of the Berington twins enjoys a seal-a-meal breakfast at Finger Lake.
Ryan Redington has crossed Willow Lake and climbs the bank to enjoy wooded trails ahead. Imagine what this sounds like. Brent Sass with Pink and Slater in lead along the wooded trails beyond Willow Lake. Imagine what this sounds like. We track mushers thanks to low tech dog booties and large safety pins. …
A standard marathon is 26.2 miles in length. Iditarod’s Southern Route is 998 miles long. That is pretty close to the length of 39 marathons. If you’ve ever met a marathoner at the finish line, the runner is spent. Even if you give your runner something to drink, a chunk of banana and an orange …
Lance Mackey, often referred to as the peoples champion, will be honored by the Iditarod Nation during the 11 mile Ceremonial run from 4th Avenue to Campbell Airstrip. A member of his family, wearing bib #1, will occupy the sled of Jr. Iditarod Champion, Emily Robinson gliding through the streets of Anchorage lined with thousands …
Race week is hectic or perhaps even chaotic but it’s organized and it’s exciting to be a part of. There is plenty to keep race fans busy during the week and it might include taking a turn on a Ferris wheel. For me, Iditarod begins on the last Saturday of February. Wait, wait you say! …
