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G.B. Jones

Bib Number: 55
Hometown: Wasilla, Alaska
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Biography

G.B. Jones, 62, was born and raised in Utah.

He moved to Alaska in 1976 for the "unspoiled wilderness."

He began mushing in 2001 and ran his first Iditarod in 2002.

G.B. says that he "values this opportunity to prepare and ultimately go to Nome by dog team."

He lists his only hobby as dog driving.

 

 

Sponsors

Alaskan Sleds.com
Betty Walden
Bernie & Donna Gareau
Mike & Mary Dillingham
Alaska Basketball.com
Kim & Weylin McNutt
June Price
Bob & Becky Griffith
Betty J. Gorrell
Alma C. Jones Family
Mike & Sandy Ward
Dan Golden
Marlene Phillips-Daniels
Phil & Jlona Richey
Tony & Sandy Quandt
Phil Ray
Pat Ford
Bob Ford
Brenda Sperry

Klondike Wilderness Outfitters
Lydia Rommen
John & Shannon Smith
Barbara & Jerry Lake
June Shelley
Forest & Catherine Brooks
Linda Birchall
Donna Quante
Diane Richards
Michael Buys
Linda Sutton
Shawn & Jen Brown
Arctic Kennel Support Group
Manny Wrase
Matthew Coughtry
Rae & Mark Lembersky
Mark Neely
Ray Hollenbeck


2004 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/06 11:58:00 12
BLM 3/15 11:23:00 14 3/15 16:40:00 14 5h 17m 215h 25m ✔
Willow 3/16 00:52:00 14 3/16 10:30:00 14 9h 38m 8h 12m 3.78 ✔ ✔ 31
Yentna 3/16 19:03:00 14 3/17 05:28:00 12 10h 25m 8h 33m 1.99 ✔ ✔ 17
Skwentna 3/17 11:14:00 12 3/17 13:56:00 12 2h 42m 5h 46m 5.90 ✔ ✔ 34
Finger Lake 3/18 16:11:00 12 3/18 23:15:00 12 7h 4m 26h 15m 1.71 ✔ ✔ 45
Rainy Pass 3/19 06:50:00 12 3/19 11:45:00 11 4h 55m 7h 35m 3.96 ✔ ✔ 30
Rohn 3/19 20:24:00 11 3/20 07:30:00 11 11h 6m 8h 39m 5.55 ✔ ✔ 48
Nikolai 3/20 16:19:00 11 3/20 22:58:00 11 6h 39m 8h 49m 10.55 ✔ ✔ 93
McGrath 3/21 08:48:00 11 3/21 16:54:00 11 8h 6m 9h 50m 4.88 ✔ ✔ 48
Takotna 3/22 02:33:00 11 3/22 07:46:00 11 5h 13m 9h 39m 2.38 ✔ ✔ 23
Ophir 3/14 10:56:00 3/14 18:31:00 14 7h 35m -189h -50m -0.20 ✔ 38
Cripple 3/13 04:05:00 3/13 09:17:00 15 5h 12m -39h -26m -1.52 ✔ 60
Ruby 3/06 13:21:00 -164h -56m -0.68 112
Galena 3/07 11:46:00 16 52
Nulato 3/07 16:08:00 16 3/07 16:15:00 16 0h 7m 4h 22m 11.91 52
Kaltag 3/07 21:12:00 16 16 4h 57m 8.48 42
Unalakleet 3/08 14:20:00 16 3/08 18:45:00 16 4h 25m 90
Shaktoolik 3/09 00:38:00 16 3/09 11:55:00 16 11h 17m 5h 53m 6.80 40
Koyuk 3/09 20:36:00 16 3/10 10:17:00 16 13h 41m 8h 41m 6.68 58
Elim 3/11 01:01:00 16 3/11 11:35:00 16 10h 34m 14h 44m 3.26 48
White Mountain 3/11 19:40:00 16 3/12 20:46:00 15 25h 6m 8h 5m 5.69 ✔ 46
Safety 3/12 23:21:00 15 3/13 00:34:00 15 1h 13m 2h 35m 21.29 ✔ 55
Nome 3/22 12:38:08 228h 4m 0.10 ✔ ✔ 22