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Dallas Seavey has left White Mountain with 7 dogs for the last 77 Miles to Nome in 1st place. Lobben was leading him up Fish River. Back in 2014 he also left here with 7 dogs, the year he edged out Jeff King and Aliy Zirkle in a ground storm near Safety. Here are some …
Wade Marrs rounds out TOP 5 in ELIM
Its nice in ELIM, with being able to see the team a little ways out, when they come down the hill into town. Wade Marrs’s dogs happily trotted into the checkpoint at 10.58. When asked if he was staying or going, he immediately asked how far Pete Kaiser was back. Wade knows of the ” …
Hi Boys and Girls, Happy Monday! Hope everyone set there clocks ahead this weekend and got to school on time. The teams have been very busy. Where is your favorite musher? It’s time to start thinking about the teams arriving into Nome. Who do you think will get there first? When do you think the …
Hi Boys and Girls, I use to run on a recreational team. Our team often shared the trail with snowmobiles. The first time was a little scary because they were big and loud and passed by us fairly close. Almost all the snowmobilers were friendly. They slowed down, they waved, they thought what we were …
I arrived in Unalakleet this morning, a small village on the coast of Norton Sound and mile 714 on the Iditarod Trail. I walked into the musher’s checkpoint off the frozen river, and I was immediately drawn to the beautiful home-made signs showing support for Aliy Zirkle and Jeff King that were taped …
Windy Run over Norton Sound
The wind had picked up a bit in Shaktoolik, by the shelter cabin it was blowing harder yet, and about 30 miles out was about the worst of it. Here in Koyuk it is relatively calm. I am sure the teams will enjoy that. 5th team out was was Wade Marrs, sitting down and double …
Eight teams have departed Unalakleet since Brent Sass arrived just before mid-night last night. Sass was greeted by many villagers and the Wells Fargo people who presented the Gold Coast Award to Brent. The award includes $3,500 in gold Nuggets. Sass stayed nearly five hours then headed up the trail to Shaktoolik. Many folks commented …
Mitch Seavey left in 4th place here in Shaktoolik. Not far behind Aliy Zirkle. If Mitch keeps his travel speed the way he had, he should pass Aliy on route to Koyuk. Dallas is now sitting at the shelter cabin at ” the rock “. Wade Marrs is arriving in 5th place here in Shaktoolik. …
The trail over from Unalakleet to Shaktoolik could sure use some snow, specially the 1st part out of Unk. I bet the fat tire bikers love it, matter of fact a mountain bike would do well too. Coming off the Blueberry Hills there is more snow again. At the shelter cabin I did see one …
