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Zuma's Paw Prints
In setting up the Unalakleet checkpoint, the straw the mushers use to bed their dogs was all stacked behind the checkpoint. There are sixty-three mushers expected into Unalakleet. Sixty-three bales of straw need to go down to the slough. There’s the problem. What will the solution be? It’s Saturday so kids were around. They jumped …
Hi Boys and Girls, It’s been 6 days since the Ceremonial Start. In just a few days we will have a winner. I wonder who that will be. The first 31 teams have all left Grayling and are headed to Kaltag. It’s 132 miles between checkpoints. The top mushers should get into Kaltag shortly. …
Hi Boys and Girls, It’s Friday!!!! Do you have any plans for the weekend? Hopefully, you are able to follow the race at home. The teams will be busy this weekend making their way to Nome. Currently, all but 1 team has completed their 24 hour and 8 of the first 11 teams have also …
Hi Boys and Girls, Almost all the 24 hour rests are completed. Have you noticed any changes in positions? There have been some. Are you surprised by any of them? Many teams have reached the halfway point of Iditarod and are approaching the Yukon. The back of the pack are completing their 24 hour …
Meredith Mapes is camped in McGrath next to the Kuskokwim River. She sent a lighter sled ahead to McGrath and will be changing out sleds before leaving. Take a look at this photo. Do you think she’ll get it all in the sled? What mandatory gear can you spot?
Hi Boys and Girls, Some of the mushers have finished their 24 hours rest, while a few others have just started taking theirs. If you look at the update page at Iditarod.com, you will see boxes on the far right. If a musher has completed their 24 hour rest, you’ll see a check in the …
Hi Boys and Girls, The mushers are starting to take their 24 hour mandatory rests. If you don’t see your musher move for awhile, don’t worry. You’ll see a lot of mushers taking their rests in McGrath and Takotna. Several others will wait and take their rests further down the trail. The mushers will take …
Monica parked her dog team in front of the McGrath Checkpoint. This picture shows a great deal of action and all that has been accomplished in the short time Zappa, Blue Steel and the rest of the team have been parked. What do you see? The vet (wearing orange pants) is making notes in Monica’s …
Hi Boys and Girls, Yesterday’s question was: What is a mandatory rest? How many are there and how long are they? Where are they taken? Mushers are required to take 3 mandatory rests during the race. The first is a 24 hour rest which can be taken at any official checkpoint. The mushers take this …
Hello Friends, What a race! It’s been hard for me to keep my paws off the Iditarod Website to catch all the updates. It all started with a snowy day for the Ceremonial Start, and turned into a clear, cold, blue sky day for the Restart. Through the K9 Trail I’ve been hearing that the …