After watching the amazing sunset last night, I stayed up to make sure to catch the current leader, Brent Sass, pull into the Unalakleet checkpoint.

  I have been waiting for quite a while to say this… I left Anchorage early this morning and made my way to Unalakleet on

  This is a word that I include in all of my presentations to classes throughout the country. It is an integral part of this

The dogs have long been considered the “real athletes” of the Iditarod and the focus of my students year in and year out. Every year

  After the news of yesterday, I received an outpouring of messages, well wishes, videos and support from teachers, students, mushers and fans across the

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

This year, being the 50th running of the Iditarod in itself has a very special meaning. It honors the dream Joe Redington Sr. had of

  The 50th running of the Iditarod is finally upon us. The mushers have all left the chute on Willow Lake, heading 1000 miles across