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Gypsy
Dear Girls and Boys, I am a sled dog, and we love to run and pull! Whenever a musher comes out into their dog kennel with harnesses, we dogs start jumping and barking like crazy, almost as though we are saying, “Pick me! Pick me!” Many sled dogs get practice on other races before the …
Dear Boys and Girls, What is currently happening with the mushers? They are packing drop bags! Each musher may send ahead three 50 lb. bags of supplies for EACH checkpoint. Count up the checkpoints on the northern route of the race and figure out how many bags a musher can send ahead. https://iditarod.com/race/2020/checkpoints/ The reason …
Hi Guys and Girls! It’s Gypsy, and I’m back as a canine reporter! So many exciting things are happening for us sled dogs and our mushers; I want to tell you about one of them. For two days in December, all the rookie mushers had a mandatory meeting. Mandatory means they HAVE TO attend the …
Hi Boys and Girls, I’ve been trying to find Iditarod things to do since the end of the race. The race is over, the mushers and teams are home or heading home, and all is quiet at the checkpoints. So what now??? I’ve decided to write a letter to some of my favorite …
Hi Boys and Girls, This years Iditarod wrapped up Sunday night at the Finishers Banquet. After a yummy dinner, all the awards earned were given out. Congratulations to the award winners. This years awards: PenAir Spirit of Alaska Award- presented to the first musher to reach the checkpoint of Mcgrath. This years winner …
Hi Boys and Girls, Have you ever wondered what the Red Lantern is? Why would the last musher to cross the finish line get a special award? The Red Lantern actually started as a joke in 1953 during the Fur Rendezvous Race. It then passed over to the Iditarod. Today it is a …
Hi Boys and Girls, The final team has crossed under the Burled Arches. Magnus Kaltenborn has received the Red Lantern award for being the last team to cross the finish. Congratulations to all the mushers! See you tomorrow night at the Finishers Banquet. Finished: Shaynee Traska 12 days 16 …
Hi Lads and Lassies, Top of the morning to you! Hope you are enjoying St. Patricks Day! A lot has been happening out on the trail. Fifteen teams have crossed under the Burled Arches. There are only 5 teams left out on the trail and all are out of White Mountain and on their …
Hi Boys and Girls, Good Morning. Twelve more mushers have crossed under the Burled Arches. There are 22 teams still on the trail. Weather has played a big role in the race this year. Have you been keeping up with the weather stories? We have also had two teams withdrawn from the race. Do …
Hi Boys and Girls, Good Morning. Nome has been a busy place since yesterday morning. 19 mushers have arrived since Joar went under the Burled Arches. Matthew Failor and Ketil Reitan arrived 12 seconds apart. I bet that was exciting to see. There are still 38 teams out on the trail. Let’s cheer them on! …