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From Willow to Skwentna

Sitting here in the schoolhouse in the remote village of Nikolai, I have time to catch my breath, connect to wifi, and share some experiences

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#Selfie at the Start

It is an Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ tradition to ride in the sled of a musher at the ceremonial start.  This is something that

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Meet the Mushers

The Lakefront Hotel is a whirlwind of activity right now since it is the official Iditarod headquarters.  I had an amazing day yesterday with the

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Vet Checks!

The teams got one step closer to the starting line yesterday as they completed their vet checks at Iditarod Headquarters, and of course the teachers

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The Van Zyle Style

  Day two of the Iditarod Winter Educator’s Conference took us on our first field trip to the home of Jon and Jona Van Zyle. 

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Welcome Teachers!

Exxon Mobil helped the Iditarod educators kick off the 2016 Winter Conference with a special event at the Hilton in downtown Anchorage Monday night.  I

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The 2016 Jr. Iditarod

I had a taste of the trail this weekend as I headed out on my first Cessna plane ride to Yentna Station.  We camped overnight

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