Category: Terrie Hanke

Jessie Holmes captured his second Iditarod victory on the evening of March 17th with leaders Polar and Zeus.  Travis Beals, Jeff Deeter and Paige Drobny

As the Iditarod Nation awaits the crowning of the 2026 Iditarod champion, all eyes are on Jessie Holmes.  He’s made it through the infamous Blow

Jessie Holmes departed Elim after a 3 hour rest.  Then 6 hours and 44 minutes later  at 03:10, he was the first musher to sign

Grayson Bruton and Jody Potts-Joseph departed Nulato at 05:05 and 05:37 respectively on Monday morning.  Each had 10 dogs on their line.  With their departure,

Siri Raitto captured the action in Galena over the weekend.  Notice the details.  Enjoy the story she shares through her photos.      

Jessie Holmes reached Unalakleet checkpoint on the Bering Sea at 09:27 with 13 dogs in harness.  He is the recipient of the Ryan Air Gold

Insider guy David Poyzer has provided us with more awesome photos from Ruby.  I’m always impressed with his work but there’s one shot in this

Jody Potts departed Cripple checkpoint at 05:55 and joined nine other teams on the trek to Ruby and the Yukon River.  With her departure, trail

Photographers David Poyzer and Siri Raitto are on the trail capturing action with their cameras.  It’s a great job if you have the right clothes,

Friday evening and three teams are heading toward Galena from Ruby.  Jessie Holmes took his 8 hour Yukon rest and hit the river at 12:55