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Some four hours before sunrise at 03:43, the first Junior Musher, Noah Pereira pulled his snow hook and followed the narrow snowy trail out to the Yentna River. Two minutes later, Conway Seavey followed then Jenny Greger. By 06:52, all the mushers were running toward the finish line at Willow Lake. The dogs were jazzed! …
After running on well-groomed trails in absolutely perfect weather conditions, it was no surprise that the Junior Iditarod canine athletes wanted to keep going once they reached the Yentna Station halfway checkpoint. Teams made the turn off the river and climbed the bank to pause briefly for signing in and the mandatory bag check. The …
13 x 13 x 13! Thirteen young mushers left the start line for the 2013 Junior Iditarod while the temperature with wind chill was at 13 degrees above. The start from Knik Lake went off without a hitch as teams left the starting line in two-minute intervals. The one hundred fifty mile trail was marked …
It’s Friday night and the Junior Iditarod mushers have drawn their bib numbers. Thanks to the generosity of local merchants each participant received a care package that included a musher hat, headband, gloves, socks and other items too numerous to mention. As the mushers and parents enjoyed pizza, the trail boss reviewed the route and …
Shaw Elementary School outside of Wasilla, Alaska is a school with a view. The Chugach Mountains are visible beyond the school in this photo. Teacher on the Trail™, Linda Fenton, is presenting at five Mat-Su Valley Schools, including Shaw, prior to beginning her journey on the Iditarod Trail when the race begins on March 3rd. …
Early Alaskan pilots fought to conquer the air over America’s last frontier. The pilots were daring, adventurous, innovative individuals who became known as bush pilots. They delivered mail and freight and carried passengers to remote rural places in a remarkably short time but not without risks. Today the Iditarod Air Force, a team of dedicated …
Photos by Art Aldrich Did you know that…. When dogs get to checkpoints, they rest or snooze on beds of straw. Mushers care about their dogs and can often be seen giving the dogs foot massages or putting special ointment on the dog’s feet. Sometimes mushers put jackets on the dogs to keep them …
The brake system of an musher’s sled is important. Although it won’t hold a team in place, it will help to slow a team. This youngster was learning about the brake system. Perhaps someday, he’ll be on the Iditarod Trail as an Iditarod musher.
This is a picture of the 2010 Starting Banner. The flags above the banner represent the countries that have mushers entered in the 2010 Iditarod. If you were to design a starting or finish banner, what would it look like?
Pretty cheeky, right? Putting a picture of myself in this article? But seriously it embodies what I want to say. It shows what it feels like when everything connects. You can tell that I love dogs, in this picture and in every other moment of my life. Dogs are the simple answer to life’s most …