Musher Details

2011 Iditarod » Mushers » G.B. Jones

G.B. Jones

Bib Number: 40
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

Tom & Pam Barr, TX
Jeanette E Beaton, ME
Charley Bejna, IL
Jon Brautigan
Carole L Caravaggio, MI
Tom & Carolyn Drake, SC
Don & Christa Ellis, CANADA
Lynea Fank
Daniel T Golden
Betty Gorrell, IN
G.G. Goss
Evelyn R. Hollenbeck, MI
Ray Hollenbeck
Larry & Sandy Homer, ME
Jim & Sharon Irby, SD

Alma & LaVon Jones Family, UT
Bob & Kay Keasey, SC
Tony & Yvonne Marion
Kim & Weylin McNutt
Caren Mongeau
Dann Russell
Jaynette Snyder, UT
Karen Tria, NJ
Andrew Webber
Manny Wrase
Caren Mongeau
Highway Service, Inc., IL
Peter Fleck, ENGLAND
Sailor Boy Pilot Bread, VA
Al Kiefer


2011 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/05 11:23:00 12
Willow 3/06 15:16:00 14
Yentna Station 3/06 19:13:00 14 3/06 19:17:00 14 0h 4m 3h 57m 11.39 45
Skwentna 3/06 22:28:00 14 3/07 07:38:00 14 9h 10m 3h 11m 10.68 34
Finger Lake 3/07 12:50:00 14 3/07 12:53:00 14 0h 3m 5h 12m 8.65 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 17:18:00 14 3/08 07:43:00 14 14h 25m 4h 25m 6.79 30
Rohn 3/08 12:11:00 14 3/08 13:43:00 14 1h 32m 4h 28m 10.75 48
Nikolai 3/09 13:13:00 14 3/09 19:43:00 14 6h 30m 23h 30m 3.19 75
McGrath 3/10 01:43:00 14 3/11 03:06:00 13 25h 23m 6h 0m 9.00 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/11 05:12:00 13 3/11 05:22:00 13 0h 10m 2h 6m 8.57 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/11 08:04:00 13 3/11 10:17:00 13 2h 13m 2h 42m 9.26 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/12 06:28:00 13 3/12 17:11:00 13 10h 43m 20h 11m 4.46 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/13 01:24:00 13 3/13 12:59:00 13 10h 35m 8h 13m 7.91 ✔ ✔ 65
Anvik 3/13 16:21:00 13 3/13 18:29:00 13 2h 8m 3h 22m 7.43 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/13 21:13:00 13 3/14 05:45:00 13 8h 32m 2h 44m 6.59 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/14 17:38:00 13 3/15 02:52:00 12 9h 14m 11h 53m 5.05 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/15 13:35:00 12 3/16 03:25:00 12 13h 50m 10h 43m 6.53 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/16 20:00:00 12 3/17 03:35:00 11 7h 35m 16h 35m 5.43 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/17 10:24:00 11 3/17 16:52:00 11 6h 28m 6h 49m 6.16 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/17 23:48:00 11 3/18 04:42:00 11 4h 54m 6h 56m 6.92 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/18 13:34:00 11 3/18 18:31:00 11 4h 57m 8h 52m 5.41 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/19 04:23:00 11 3/19 12:41:00 10 8h 18m 9h 52m 4.66 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/19 21:55:00 10 3/19 22:03:00 10 0h 8m 9h 14m 5.96 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/20 01:59:42 10 3h 56m 5.59 ✔ ✔ 22