Peter Kaiser made Kaltag at 16:48 with 11 dogs in harness to earn the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. Kaiser is a veteran musher from Bethel, Alaska is wearing bib #9. As the first musher into Kaltag, Peter is the recipient of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. The award includes …
While many volunteers were grounded in McGrath and Unalakleet, a window opened for Jeff Schultz to fly to Eagle Island and I assume to Kaltag in time for the Bristol Bay First Fish Award. While awaiting his photos of the award, enjoy these takes from Eagle Island.
Once the race has moved on from a checkpoint, such as McGrath, there’s a little more time to talk to people who live in the community that is gracious enough to host an Iditarod checkpoint. Not only is McGrath a checkpoint, but McGrath is also a hub. People and supplies come into McGrath and then …
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race runs through some of the most remote parts of Alaska only accessible by airplane. Thanks to sponsor Alaska Air Transit, support for the race is much easier. Based in Anchorage and owned by Dan and Josie Owen, AAT began service to McGrath, an Iditarod transportation hub, in 2012. This …
When you’re weathered in as I am here in McGrath and Jeff Schultz was in Takotna and Julien Schroder in Iditarod, we try to do what we can to bring interesting aspects of the race to you. You can get the big picture of who’s where on the trail from the race standings. You can …
Mother Nature continues to keep everyone guessing as Iditarod moves through the interior on toward the coast. I’m remembering a couple of days ago somebody at the checkpoint here in McGrath commented that 39 degrees was warm here but it was even warmer in Anvik. I’m looking at some of the headlines for video posted …
Iditarod Veteran, Jim Lanier, has authored a book called “Beyond Ophir.” The title of his book describes exactly where the mushers are on Friday afternoon of Iditarod XLVII. While Lanier isn’t participating in Iditarod this year, he completed his rookie run in the Yukon Quest a few weeks back. At 78 years young, Jim is …
Nicolas Petit (bib #20), of Girdwood, Alaska, is the first musher to arrive at the Anvik Checkpoint to earn the Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. Petit checked into Anvik at 04:23 with 14 dogs in harness. This is the third successive year that Petit has claimed the Lakefront Anchorage Award. The award consists …
The current red lantern, Alison Lifka, is due to leave Takotna at 10:50 this morning. It’s been a busy morning, with Michael Baker pulling out while Jeremy Keller came up behind him. After Jeremy parked for a bit Victoria Hardwick pulled in and left after going through her drop bags and,as soon as she left, …
Anja Radano came through Takotna just before midnight, she seems to be fairly happy and enjoying her time on the trail. She stopped long enough to grab a bagged lunch and head towards Ophir. Blair Braverman pulled out of Takotna just after midnight, with the snow almost turning to rain in the wee hours here. …
