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We have a Champion!!!

Tails from the Trail The Burled Arch was ready.  The crowd was gathering.  After 9 days 10 hours 37 minutes and 47 seconds, an amazing

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8 Hours at White Mountain

Dear Friends, White Mountain is a checkpoint where mushers and their teams are required to take a mandatory 8 hour rest.  This gets the teams

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Warming up in Unalakleet

Tails from the Trail The sun is shining, temperatures in the mid 30’s, and teams are steadily coming into Unalakleet.  About half the teams have

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Running the Coast

Dear Friends, If you are keeping up with the race, you will see that the front teams are now running along the Bering Sea Coast

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Our Volunteers

Hello friends, Schools around Alaska and the Lower 48 are closed due to the Coronavirus. This is a health safety issue that can’t be helped.

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Unalakleet

Tails from the Trail Welcome to Unalakleet! Unalakleet is the largest village along the Iditarod Trail between Wasilla and Nome, with a population of 882.

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Types of Teams

Dear Friends, Some of the mushers or “drivers” of the dog teams are driving puppy teams in the race.  Rookies sometimes take puppy teams belonging

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A brief stop in McGrath

Tails from the Trail A quick stop in McGrath before Unalakleet tomorrow. McGrath is located at the meeting point of the Kuskokwim and Takotna River. 

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GPS Trackers

Dear Friends, In order to keep track of the dog teams, musher sled bags have booties pinned onto them!  Inside the booties are GPS tracking

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