Ed Hopkins’ team looked good leaving Takotna. It was obvious that his black leader was focused on Michelle Phillips (his partner, who was trying to

Richie pulled through Takotna just after 10am this morning, after leaving McGrath and his 24 hour rest. He stopped just long enough to grab some

It’s lightly snowing in Takotna again this morning. Mushers have been pulling out all night coming off of their 24 hour rests and hitting the

Martin Apayauq Reitan came into Takotna at 9:59 this evening, still cheery as ever! He reports he broke one of the stanchions on his sled,

The afternoon was quite warm but the temperature has dropped from the upper 30’s to the upper 20’s and the dogs coming in tonight are

Emily Maxwell and Ramey Smyth are parked in front of the McGrath Cap’n Snow Center that houses city administrative offices and is home to the

The recurring theme here in Takotna seems to be how good the food is, mushers and volunteers seem pretty happy! Mushers are also talking about

Wednesday afternoon finds 14 mushers parked in sunny warm McGrath.  Three more will be arriving within the hour, followed by another five who’ve recently departed

Sled Dogs are amazing athletes, perhaps the finest in the world.  The Iditarod Veterinarian Team under the direction of Dr. Stu Nelson, Jr. is about

Ed Hopkins arrived into Takotna at 10:39 this morning, greeted by his partner Michelle Phillips who is volunteering as trail crew here in Takotna. His