In talking with some of the rookies today, the general consensus was that they were all ready to be on the trail – most were

By sunrise on Monday morning, Yentna Checkpoint at mile 42 is a ghost town.  The mushers have passed through, the volunteers will soon be flown

Monster snowflakes were falling as the dog trucks arrived at the Willow Community Center.  Soon though, the clouds thinned and partly cloudy would describe the

Soon teams will on the trail to Nome in Iditarod XLVII.  Yentna Station Roadhouse is the first checkpoint on the trail.  The distance from Willow

As teams headed to the start banner at 4th and “D” there were a lot of smiles.  Race fans by the thousands, gathered along 4th

At the start today I enjoyed talking to a lot of the rookies and their families. Some of the rookies were super nervous, many of

I always enjoy going to the drawing banquet in Anchorage, because there’s a wonderful mix of fans, volunteers, handlers, and mushers. I got to see

A child. A grandfather. A family. A ski team. A lifetime Alaskan. A tourist. All of these describe fans that gathered at the Campbell Creek

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