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Musher Stories
We checked in with Monica a few weeks ago, and her busy training schedule finally gave her a chance to get back to us! She and Tim have been training up in the Fairbanks area and last week they competed in the Denali Doubles. The Denali Doubles is a unique race that runs 265 miles …
The formal name of the race we all know as the Iditarod is the Iditarod Trail International Sled Dog Race. And it truly is an international pool of mushers this year. A quick look at the musher list shows seven different countries (US, Norway, Jamaica, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden) and seven different states (Alaska, …
With all this crazy warm weather in Alaska, Monica, and many other mushers are traveling the state in search of snow. Maybe they should think about turning their trucks south and heading in this direction! Several races have been cancelled, including the T200 which Monica was planning to run. It has really put a damper …
So we can finally break the big news! Monica Zappa has a wonderful new sponsor……. Introducing…. Petchup! Yes, petchup…. As in ketchup (and mustard too) for your pets…. You can learn about Petchup here: http://mypetchup.com/ Before we went on Winter Break, we checked in with Monica to get an update on her training. She reports …
Monica and the boys are working on their December update, but here’s a quick check- in while they work! The snow around her kennel has gone from bad to worse because it rained and so there is a layer of ice on top of everything. So, to improvise, Monica and Tim packed up the dogs …
We are learning a lot about being ethical news reporters! A film crew visited our school and even after a forty minute interview, they still managed to report that I am competing in the Iditarod! They boys have taken that to heart and are applying their new sense of justice to all of their reporting …
Just a quick comparison: Baltimore time: 1:30pm Squid Acre time: 9:30am Baltimore temperature: 51⁰F Squid Acre temperature: 0⁰ It’s a distance of 4, 152 miles away from us and would take us 2 days and 23 hours to drive there. But with Skype, we could connect in a matter of minutes! Using Skype in the …
Kasilof’s average November high temperature is 31⁰F. Kasilof’s average November low temperature is 15⁰F. Today in Kasilof, a high of 45⁰F is expected. What does that mean for fall dog sled training? According to our favorite Iditarod rookie, Monica Zappa, that means MUD! Lots and lots of mud! My students recently interviewed Monica about how …
“Did you hear from Monica?” “Did you tell Monica about our plan yet?” “Did she see our video yet?” “Does Monica have snow yet?” It seems like a day doesn’t go by without someone in my class asking about Monica. (The Brady Bunch episode where the other two sisters complain about “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” goes …
One day a guy goes into a store to buy something and pulls out his dog bootie wallet to pay. The girl at the counter immediately thinks he must be a musher and that he has a really great bootie… errr… wallet…. They start chatting… and the rest is history. This year my class is …