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It’s time to pack the sled and booty the dogs, and go onward to McGrath. As often quoted by Vern Halter, former Iditarod musher, “If you make it to Nikolai, you will likely make it to Nome.” By no means does this mean it is smooth running from Nikolai, it just means, statistically speaking, the …
We took a break in Rohn in our last Checkpoint Checkup. It’s time for our mushers to get moving again. This section of our journey is approximately 75-80 miles and will take about 10-15 hours. This part of the trail can be broken down into three sections; Rohn to the Farewell Burn, across the Burn …
On our last checkpoint journey, we left Karin Hendrickson in Rainy Pass. The next part of the trek will take us about 35 miles to Rohn. This section of the trail can be quite challenging. Mushers will summit the highest point on the trail and travel through the infamous Dalzell Gorge before finally arriving in …
As a reminder, I’ll be posting Trivia on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Checkpoint Checkups will be posted on the second and fourth Tuesdays. The Last Checkpoint Checkup left us in Finger Lake. The journey to the next checkpoint, Rainy Pass will cover 30 beautiful and exciting miles. I spoke with Karin (Car-in) …
As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, autumn gently makes her debut. With the school year in full swing, there’s a shift in energy at school, too—both excitement and anticipation fill the air. Whether you are deep in the transition of seasons, or have yet to see a leaf turn yellow, I …
If you know anything about teenagers you can easily imagine that I am the definition of “most annoying mom ever.” My poor children never get to just take a vacation. I torture them with natural wonders, cultural experiences, and – the most important part of any trip – “local cuisine of the day.” My kids …
I think it’s safe to say that we all have experienced disappointment at some point in our lives, whether it was something that didn’t turn out the way we had planned, or even a missed opportunity. For me, disappointment is unfortunately an experience I have lived with this past week. You may have noticed that …
It is an Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ tradition to ride in the sled of a musher at the ceremonial start. This is something that I have looked forward to since June! I had the thrill of a life time at the ceremonial start as I rode in the sled of Canadian musher Jason Campeau. His …
Day two of the Iditarod Winter Educator’s Conference took us on our first field trip to the home of Jon and Jona Van Zyle. Jon is celebrating his 40th year creating the official Iditarod artist and poster, and he has two new books this year celebrating his art and love of the Last Great …
I think if sled dogs could talk, they would be able to teach us many things. When I was in Alaska in June for the Iditarod Teacher Summer Camp, I bought typical tourist souvenirs to bring back home to Texas. One was a simple, little magnet for my classroom that shared some homespun “advice” …