Photo Scrapbook
Cindy Abbott parked her dog team yesterday at a quarter to eight in the morning. She intended to stay for a short rest then head to Takotna for her long layover. As her planned departure grew closer Cindy re-evaluated and decided to stay in McGrath. There could have been many factors that played into changing …
Consider the dichotomy – following the mushers by Ion Earth GPS Tracker, assuming arrival is imminent then heading outside to greet a human traveling by dog team. On one hand it’s the newest and greatest technology on the other it’s a form of travel dating further back than the beginning of time in Alaska. Last …
Wednesday turns into Thursday and plenty is happening at McGrath. Teams are inbound and teams are outbound. Some are staying for a 24-hour rest and start differential adjustment. Some are staying for a short rest and moving eighteen miles up the trail to Takotna for their long rest. Cindy Abbot made McGrath this morning at …
A tall fellow was jogging with a handsome Siberian around the McGrath Checkpoint. It was Mike Ellis who was taking his 24-hour rest and having a little fun with his canine companions. Ellis looked good but his dog, Eliza looked great. Ellis has the fastest ever Siberian time for the Yukon Quest and hopes to …
Ed and Tasha Stielstra invited everybody out to their kennel to take a look around, meet the big dogs and love up the puppies. As a dog, this Sunday morning event is the most exciting part of the Mid-west Musher Symposium and Teacher Conference. Tulip, my team mate, came along. She moved from Michigan …
These photos are from the 40th running of the Iditarod, Iditarod 2012.
These photos are from the 2010 Iditarod. Also visit Zuma’s Paw Prints to see the Zoom Lens photos there.
Photos by Art Aldrich Did you know that…. When dogs get to checkpoints, they rest or snooze on beds of straw. Mushers care about their dogs and can often be seen giving the dogs foot massages or putting special ointment on the dog’s feet. Sometimes mushers put jackets on the dogs to keep them …
The brake system of an musher’s sled is important. Although it won’t hold a team in place, it will help to slow a team. This youngster was learning about the brake system. Perhaps someday, he’ll be on the Iditarod Trail as an Iditarod musher.
