People, Places, or Dogs
The final three rookie mushers you’ll meet in this segment have all called the lower 48 home. Jennifer LaBar grew up in Tennesse while Greg and Bailey Vitello currently reside in Milan, New Hampshire. LaBar has since moved to Healy, Alaska. Jennifer LaBar has hiked 1,000 miles on the Appalachian Trail and is now ready …
The three Iditarod rookies introduced in this segment of Rookie Review include Jed Stephensen who lives in Idaho, Eddie Burke Jr. who grew up in anchorage and Hunter Keefe from Michigan. all live in the lower 48. Jed Stephensen who lives with his wife and twin sons in Sandpoint, Idaho, grew up in Germany where …
The three mushers featured in this part of Rookie review were also rookies in 2022. KattiJo Deeter, Gerhart Thiart and Bridgett Watkins were three of the six mushers who were forced to scratch due to the infamous Blow Hole storm. But they are back to attend to unfished business and achieve their goal of standing …
Just like the first Saturday of March signifies the start of Iditarod, the first Saturday of February signifies the start of the Yukon Quest. In the past, Iditarod and the Quest were both 1,000 miles long. Over the years, Eye on the Trail has written an annual story applauding the efforts of the teams running …
The first few sentences of the 51st Chapter of the book of Iditarod were written on Saturday June 25th at the Musher Sign-up and Volunteer Picnic. It’s a gala annual event held the final Saturday of June to thank the throng of volunteers who make the race happen and welcome mushers as they commit to …
Iditarod is more than a race. It’s people, places and dogs. Each aspect adds immeasurable character to the Iditarod. Iditarod is all about the dogs yet we often know them only by how fast they ran and where they finished as a team. Certainly every musher could tell stories about every dog they’ve ever run. …
If asked what Iditarod is, you’d say it’s a 1,000-mile sled dog race that goes from Anchorage to Nome. Nice clean definition but there’s so much more to it than that. It’s PEOPLE, PLACES and DOGS! Here’s a story about an Iditarod PLACE. Skwentna at mile 67 of the Gold Trail Loop will be the …
If asked what Iditarod is, you’d say it’s a 1,000-mile sled dog race that goes from Anchorage to Nome. Nice clean definition but there’s so much more to it than that. It’s PEOPLE, PLACES and DOGS! Here’s a story about PEOPLE of the Iditarod. Iditarod has many legendary figures. Many have stood on sled runners …
Mushers have just completed food drops in both Fairbanks and Anchorage. Earlier in February straw was bagged and placed on pallets to be ready for shipping, likewise with HEET and lath. Preparations for Iditarod XLIX are moving along. As race fans, how are you preparing for the race? Since the first of the year there …
Have you ever wondered where the word or name Iditarod came from? I’ve heard 3 explanations. First, Iditarod was a word used by Athabascans that meant FAR DISTANT PLACE. Second, Iditarod was a word from another indigenous language that meant CLEAR WATER. Finally, a ROD is a measure of distance and so one miner might …
