Eye on the Trail: McGrath and Martin
Parked around the corner from Travis Beals is Martin Buser who’s NOT taking his 24-hour rest in McGrath. Buser was booting his team preparing to
Parked around the corner from Travis Beals is Martin Buser who’s NOT taking his 24-hour rest in McGrath. Buser was booting his team preparing to
In McGrath for his 24-hour layover is Travis Beals. He’s a three year veteran. In his first two runs to Nome, he claimed 37th place

Dallas Seavey was the first musher of the 2016 field to reach McGrath. Spectators saw Dallas as he rounded the bend of the Kuskokwim River
PenAir awards the Spirit of Alaska Award to the first musher to McGrath. They’ve done that since 2001. When the first musher approaches the checkpoint
by Martha Dobson A well-oiled machine. Smooth as silk. The Yentna checkpoint race routine is a machine that’s smooth as silk. Years of running the
Old habits die hard! Having worked comms at Skwentna for so many years, the first thing I did this morning was look at the tracker

This morning (Monday) teams are passing through Finger Lake Checkpoint. Nicholas Petit was the first team to arrive at 0334. Hugh Neff was on his
Tradition: custom, practice, ritual or habit. Iditarod is full of traditions. Each checkpoint has its own special observances. Mushers and volunteers have their own
It’s race day and Iditarod action moves north to Willow. Volunteers are hard at work making ready for the mushers as well as the throng
First Saturday in March and it’s time for Iditarod. The street crews have worked all night spreading the snow stock piled in Anchorage and the
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