Zoom Lens – Skiers and Sibes in UNK
March 12, 2013
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Monday evening and two races were going on in Unalakleet. It’s an annual affair in Unalakleet, both the Iditarod and the cross country ski race.
Monday evening and two races were going on in Unalakleet. It’s an annual affair in Unalakleet, both the Iditarod and the cross country ski race.
Matt Failor, driving the Buser “B” team parked and went to work making them comfortable. The temperature was in the teens but add the sunshine
DeeDee Jonrowe is parked next to one of the man-made berms in Unalakleet. She’s changing to a coast sled while the eleven dogs on her
Take a close look at the eyes of these dog. You’ll see the iris is mostly blue but there is some brown pigment mixed with
A short distance from the checkpoint is the hub for dropped dogs. Dogs dropped at smaller checkpoints are flown to this hub via bush plane.
Cindy Abbott booted her athletes chatting with every dog, offering praise and a little preview of the next part of the trail. Her reward was
It’s the harness that connects the dog power to the sled and there are a variety of harnesses out there. Mikhail Telpin uses a harness
Consider the dichotomy – following the mushers by Ion Earth GPS Tracker, assuming arrival is imminent then heading outside to greet a human traveling by
James Volek had a speedy run from Nikolai to McGrath. His young dogs came in with smiles under their whiskers, curiosity in their eyes and
A tall fellow was jogging with a handsome Siberian around the McGrath Checkpoint. It was Mike Ellis who was taking his 24-hour rest and having
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