Virtual Trail Journey – Nikolai
October 21, 2021
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There was so much to share with you about the trail from Rohn to Nikolai; there just wasn’t enough time or space to tell
There was so much to share with you about the trail from Rohn to Nikolai; there just wasn’t enough time or space to tell
The trail between Rohn and Nikolai is unique and challenging. During the clear, cold daytime the mushers can see Denali and Mt. Foraker. Try to
I had a question about Rainy Pass so I was really happy to see Handler come into the dog yard. I’d taken careful notes on
The distance from Finger Lake to Rainy Pass Checkpoint is about 30 miles with some really tough spots along the way. About ten miles out
The distance from Skwentna to Finger Lake, population 2, is 40 miles. Roughly, it’ll take four to six hours to cover the mostly uphill route
The distance from Yentna Station to the second checkpoint, Skwentna is 30 miles. These are easy miles for the mushers and dog teams as the
The distance from the Willow restart to the first checkpoint, Yentna Station, is 42 miles. These are easy miles for the mushers and dog teams
Restart? How can a race have two starts? This is more than I can wrap my young dog brain around! It’s true though; Iditarod has
One day this fall, Handler came into the dog yard and said, “Hey big dogs, do you want to hear about Anchorage and the Ceremonial
How do you say Shaktoolik? I’m not sure if I’m saying Unalakleet correctly and how cold does it get in Unalakleet? What about Koyuk?
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If you were not able to attend our Winter Conference in Anchorage this year, do not worry! The Iditarod education department is teaming up
Are people in Nome always waiting at the finish line for mushers to arrive? Nope! But when a musher is about one mile away, a
Jessie Holmes did it! He was the first musher to guide his team under the Burled Arch in the wee hours of Friday morning. Of
This morning bib number 15, Jessie Holmes, was the first musher into White Mountain just as the sun was rising over the Niukluk River. While
In the Iditarod world, more than half of the remaining mushers have reached the coast! Your students might notice that mushers are staying an extra
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