Martha Dobson 2011 Teacher on the Trail

Airplane Travelogue

Official Start & Skwentna 3.7.11

Temperature 3.6.11 in Skwentna, 25 degrees F, calm wind Temperature at 7 a.m. 0 degrees F, calm wind On a gorgeous day, the 39th Iditarod got off yesterday and mushers went through Yentna and Skwenta during the night and early morning. The Iditarod Air Force busily flew volunteers to Skwentna and points further along the …

Part Two of Women Mushing On!

Women Mushing On!

Here’s Part One of Women Mushing On. Use these photos of the 2011 women mushers, plus Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Iditarod, to create a memory game. Research the women, find an important fact or bit of info about each one and write it on a card. Put the picture on another …

Ceremonial Start!

Temperature about 20 degrees F, calm wind Snow is dumped on 4th Ave. in Anchorage, teams start leaving at 10 a.m. at 2 minute intervals, and I rode with Matt Hayashida, bib #61. Beautiful day for a sled ride!

Mushers Banquet and Start Positions

Temperature 3.3.11 average 20°F, wind speed 13 mph Temperature 3.4.11 20°F, wind gusting 15-23 mph  Feels like 6°F Last night the mushers drew their starting positions for the race. Unlike a horse race, all the mushers don’t begin at the same time—the teams leave the start line every 2 minutes, and the start position, or …

Dr. Seuss and Volunteers 3.2.11

Temperature in Anchorage at 7 a.m. 4° F, calm wind After two days of ferocious (one of my favorite words) wind, it died down in the Anchorage area. My day started with a couple of Skype calls to East Coast schools, followed by presentations to Chinook Elementary and Willow Crest Elementary. These capped 11 or …

Wow, Is It Windy!

Temperature 22 °F, wind speed 10 mph (which makes the wind chill temperature 11°F) Did you calculate the wind chill factor and temperature for yesterday? It’s still windy in Anchorage today, giving us the 11 degree temperature stated above. This is two straight days of wind whistling at cracks of windows, rippling flags straight out, …

Math, Language Arts, Art, and the Junior Iditarod 2.28.11

Temperature in Anchorage, 27°F, wind speed 12 mph Calculate wind chill using this formula. Wind chill temperature = 35.74 + 0.6215T – 35.75V (**0.16) + 0.4275TV(**0.16) In the formula, V is in the wind speed in statute miles per hour, and T is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit In downtown Anchorage I see the Chugach …

Photos for Your Sled 2.27.11