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Blynne Froke 2012 Teacher on the Trail
I bet you wondered what happens with the dogs after they finish the race. Well, after the teams come under the arch the dogs are brought down the street to a team of veterinarians to be checked out. They are trotted down the street on leads, up and back, so the vets can assess their …
This morning around 9 AM I ventured out on the ice at the edge of town to watch for Martin Buser and Rohn Buser that were due to come in soon. When they came into view, they appeared to be moving rather quickly, one behind the other. The dogs looked great as they climbed the …
I went down last night to see where the mushers come up off the ice and onto Front St. You think of ice as a simple flat expanse, but I found out that is not the case. Under the ice, there is a whole world of things going on. There are storms caused by storms …
Today was my first real day in Nome, so I was out to discover any thing and everything that I could. One of my first stops was a church that was sponsoring a craft fair of native and local arts. It was truly amazing. There was bead work and fur ruffs for several styles of …
Arriving in Nome feels somewhat electric. When I arrived at the convention center they had the box my daughter had sent from Anchorage. What a joy that was – a change of clothes etc. I warmed up, took a shower and changed just in time to head down to the burled arch. I found Finney …
I flew off in a brightly painted bird with Dave Looney as my pilot. We were on our way to Elim. Just about the time we were parallel with Unalakleet the alternator went so we were running on battery power. Dave immediately turned us toward UNK and we made an easy landing. Dave will be …
As if my stay in Galena couldn’t get any better, right before I left, we got word that Dan Seavey was coming up the trail. Dan Seavey is the Centennial Musher commemorating the 100th year of the Iditarod Trail. Members of the community and crew were out to greet him as he came off the …
I promised some sketches and here are a few. Nothing too thrilling, but I keep sketching. It is a totally different experience sketching on the go, on paper that I cannot erase. I am learning new skills. Still on the trail with pencil in hand, Blynne
Flying over the Yukon River brings into sharp focus its status as the second longest river in the world. It is truly magnificent. I can only imagine what it will be like in the summer full of fish and boats. One woman in Ruby pointed out the area on the other side that they swim …
Imagine what it would be like to wake up in the morning and it is -20 degrees and there is no running water. The town of Ruby, pop. 190, does have running water in some places, but not in most and not in the public buildings. So my friend, Billy, who has many essential jobs …