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Gypsy
Dear Friends, Gypsy here, writing about one of the obstacles that will have to be faced two times during the 2021 Iditarod race. The dreaded Dalzell Gorge is one section of the trail where sleds can easily be broken. Mushers often build their own sleds partly to be able to repair any parts that break …
Dear Friends, Gypsy here with another article about this year’s Iditarod race being run on the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop. The teams will need to cross the Alaska Range 2x. What does that mean? Leaving Rainy Pass checkpoint, the dogs enthusiastically pull up into higher elevation. If it becomes steep, mushers will hop off the …
Dear Friends, Gypsy here. In my last article, I wrote about the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop that the dog teams will run for the 2021 race. We imagined what could happen if teams met head on, and I promised you I would let you know why going over some parts of the trail twice would …
Dear Friends, Gypsy here, one of your canine Iditarod reporters. Have you heard the big news? The Iditarod race has to be rerouted into a loop in March 2021! Why? Race officials are being careful and avoiding any possible spread of CoVid to towns along the Iditarod Trail. It’s just one more change because of …
Hi Friends! Many of you have had different school experiences in 2020. You may be learning with your teacher through a computer, or you may be at school, socially distanced from other classmates and wearing a mask all day. Did you know that we sled dogs socially distance part of the day in our dog …
Dear Friends, The 2020 Iditarod has come to an end! What an exciting race we’ve been able to watch! The Elim 11 was a moniker (a special name) given to the final mushers who had been delayed in the Elim checkpoint. Once they started out this morning, the teams zipped along with no hold ups …
Dear Friends, The mushers who were delayed in Elim are resting and finishing up their 8 hour mandatory stop in White Mountain. I bet their dogs were really happy to take that 46 mile run…finally! They should have lots of energy after all that resting. Sometime Friday night, in the dark, the eleven remaining teams …
Dear Friends, What a day it was on the Iditarod Trail! Storms and overflow on rivers and bodies of water really have slowed down our mushers. Three mushers got in trouble with high winds and deep overflow of water near the Safety checkpoint and had to call for help: Sean Underwood, Tom Knolmayer, and Matthew …
Dear Friends, My friends and I have been watching the GPS tracker and Race Standings the past couple of days. Why aren’t all the mushers moving? It’s not required to stay another 24 hours!! Today we have some proof of what’s going on. They were being safe. Yesterday was the official first day of spring, …
Dear Friends, Many of you chose a musher to follow on the 2020 Iditarod. 23 teams have made it to Nome, but there are 15 teams who are still working their way along the coast, which can be a brutal run, depending on snow conditions and weather. There are some interesting stories located in …