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Stories from the Trail
I’m always curious about how places get their names. You can usually learn a little history about places from how they were named. Here’s one story of how Anchorage got its name. The land that is now Anchorage was home to the Dena’ina Athabascan Indians who used it as a seasonal fishing camp. White settlers …
I got a chance to check in with Dallas Seavey at the ExxonMobil Welcoming reception for the Winter Conference for Educators last evening. The question on everyone’s mind? The trail conditions. Dallas’ point of view is that it’s the Iditarod and it’s not supposed to be easy. He says this isn’t the first time the …
This year, two mushers will be carrying special packages on their sleds to make a special delivery in Nome. In order to promote vaccine awareness, Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle will carry vaccine from Anchorage to Nome. Vaccines are given to children to help prevent various diseases. This event is being organized by Lisa Schobert, …
[wpvideo aDeqDE9d] Congratulations to Conway Seavey, the winner of the 2014 Junior Iditarod! Here he is leaving from the starting line on Saturday morning.
The 2014 Junior Iditarod officially concluded tonight with the Junior Iditarod Awards Banquet. The juniors graciously accepted their awards and prizes and thanked their families and sponsors. The prize committee worked exceptionally hard this year and the kids earned a variety of scholarships and awards totaling in the neighborhood of $17,000. I always tell my …
When daylight broke at Yentna Station the planes began arriving to move out all the personnel who had been located at the station. We were on the second plane to take off, and we managed to make it back to Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennel in time to see Andrew Nolan come in fifth place …
We arrived at Martin Buser’s Happy Trails Kennel about 8am this morning and the action was already in full swing! The kids were busily unloading the dogs, taking care of their feet, having their sled bags checked, getting their SPOT trackers pinned to their sleds, and getting their last minute advice and hugs and kisses. …
What do GPS Trackers, trail markers, pizza, trail stakes, dog tags, race bibs, pictures, and dog booties have in common? They all had featured roles in tonight’s Junior Iditarod meeting. After sharing some pizza, signing some autographs, and having some pictures taken, the juniors got started on their final meeting before hitting the trail tomorrow …
My boys were anxious to hear that I did finally get to meet Lacey Hart and Nicole Forto in real life. They’ve both been so amazing this year with writing to my students and keeping them up to date on their Junior Iditarod preparations. Last night I got to check in with both of them. …
How better to learn about your passion then to hear from someone who has been in your shoes and has become an expert in the same area? This evening the Junior Iditarod Rookie Mushers had a meeting where they got to do just that. They got to hear from experts in the field about the …