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6:40AM Mitch Seavey, the 2013 champ rests in Finger, while Martin Buser has negotiated the Happy Valley steps and in Rainy Pass. Mushers and strategies are all over the map. In one camp we have Martin executing a daring move with a few followers including front running Nicolas Petit. In the camp of …
Restart II—-We discover more mushers in the dog lot—2pm Joe Runyan Returning to the dog lot, I decide to take any slice of reality I meet. About trucks, some dogs are already harnessed, barking occasionally in anticipation of a 2pm start. The sky is clear, sun intense, and temperatures well above freezing. Mitch Seavey …
Race Day
I am sitting in a log cabin on Long Lake Road in Willow close to the Start of Iditarod 42. Long Lake is one of the first lakes a musher comes to after leaving the starting line. Its close to where all the pink flamingo´s line the trail. Some of the local mushers like Justin …
And they are off!!!!
Conditions were near perfect this morning for the ceremonial start of Iditarod. No big warm gloves needed. Sunshine, with the occasional whisks of fog moving off Turnigan Arm. One by one mushers started in two minute intervals down 4th Avenue, Idita-Riders wearing huge smiles on their faces. They are truly in for an experience of …
The 2013 Iditarod 2x champ Mitch Seavey is back to defend his position. We have talked about the teams of Aliy Zirkle (her kennel just won another Yukon Quest to complete a long list of success), 4x Jeff King,2x Norwegian champ Robert Sorlie, 1x Dallas Seavey, et al who have assembled to test Mitch …
The doors opened at 5:00 and there were plenty of ardent Iditarod fans as well as volunteers, mushers and sponsors in the large windowed lobby waiting to be the first to enter. The musher banquet held at the beautiful Dena’ina Convention Center in downtown Anchorage on Thursday evening prior to the race is always a …
There are words that sound alike but are spelled differently. They are called homophones. In the written language, spelling a homophone correctly is important to convey the desired meaning. Take the sentence, “I see the mountains beyond the sea.” Mix the words see or sea up and the sentence has no meaning when reading it. …
Today, the teachers had a chance to visit Vern Halter’s Kennel, Dream a Dream Dog Farm. He is helping Iditarod Rookie Cindy Abbott in her quest to complete this year’s Iditarod. Cindy attempted a run at the race last year but broke her hip during a fall and ultimately had to scratch. She is back …
Tuesday February 25 Iditarod arrives
Like a world convention, the Iditarod arrives and converges on Anchoage. I eased into Anchorage late last night on a sleepy flight out of Portland, Oregon, noticed some veterinarians with their very large duffle bags of winter gear and sleeping bag, and overheard passengers talking about the start this weekend, March 1. I talked to …
This year, two mushers will be carrying special packages on their sleds to make a special delivery in Nome. In order to promote vaccine awareness, Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle will carry vaccine from Anchorage to Nome. Vaccines are given to children to help prevent various diseases. This event is being organized by Lisa Schobert, …
