Leaving Shageluk and mushing on toward Anvik, the teams will have fewer miles to go than they have covered. Anvik (AN-vik) is the first checkpoint
Shageluk is almost 160 miles from Takotna, the last village populated with humans. Since departing Takotna, the teams have traveled through the ghost towns of
BOO again! Sending a ghostly greeting from ghost town and checkpoint, Iditarod. Have you ever wondered where the word or name Iditarod came from? I’ve
The village of Nulato (nu-LAU-toe) is situated on the mighty Yukon 52 miles down river from Galena. Well before the town was incorporated in 1963,
Leaving Ruby, Mushers travel 50 miles down the frozen Yukon River to the village of Galena. The first town site of Galena was established in
The village of Ruby is the first checkpoint of the northern route that’s situated on the mighty Yukon River. The Lakefront Hotel, race headquarters in
On the even years, the race will take the northern route to Nome. When the drivers and teams reach Ophir, they’ll take a right
BOO! Being that the next two checkpoints on the trail are located in GHOST TOWNS, my story should begin with a ghostly greeting! So, what’s
The trail used by Iditarod that runs from McGrath to Takotna (tuh-KOTT-nuh) is a well-traveled snowmachine route. Teams cover the 18-mile distance in two to
From Nikolai it’s a 48-mile run to McGrath, which is estimated to take five to seven hours. In his Trail Notes, Don Bowers considers this
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