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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

It’s been a busy evening here in Takotna – lots of teams leaving and pulling through after taking their 24 hour rests. Blair Braverman pulled