Here in Unalakleet with the prospect of a musher arriving sometime soon its not so much about who is coming in, but when they are coming in. Everyone from lifetime residents to freelance writers in this small town are speculating about when the first teams might arrive. Each person has a different opinion [...]
I just looked at the most current standings, it seems Jeff King managed to sneak out of Eagle Island a few minutes before Martin Buser, thus putting him in the lead of the race….but he also got an hour and a half less rest than Buser did, so we’ll see if that has any effect.
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The cloud of mystery that is the Iditarod 24 hour layover continues to confuse spectators as they try to interpret the current standings. Lance Mackey was the first musher to reach the checkpoint of Iditarod EARLY Thursday morning, receiving GCI’s Dorthoy Page halfway award. Lance took almost 17 and a half hours to [...]
From KICY - Kim Slade, the Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail calls in another report from Nikolai. Kim talks about Mike Williams and his message to native students in bush Alaska.
From KICY - Kim Slade, the Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail calls in a report Nikolai. Kim talks about the village, and what happens when mushers come in. She also talks about what her presentation to the kids in Nikolai looks like.
Cancer Survivor Lance, leads international race - We’re not talking about Lance Armstrong, this time its musher Lance Mackey who is starting to make headlines around the world.
Lance Mackey has stayed in the front of the pack long enough In this years Iditarod to start making people think he might have what it takes to [...]
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Dangerous Finger Lake to rainy pass:
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DeeDee Jonroe
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8 year old Zachary Anthony
Matt Hammersley - Tanglefoot Sled dog racing team UK -
Could this be the year for a young musher?
As mushers approach and go through rainy pass, the trail will might be a little different than in previous years, but that doesn’t mean the teams are going to slow down much. With little snow coverage outside of rainy pass and extending all the way through Rohn and Nikolai mushers are looking forward to [...]
From KICY - Kim Slade, the Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail calls in a report from the re-start in Willow.
From KICY - Kim Slade, the Wells Fargo Teacher on the Trail calls in a report from the Ceremonial start in Anchorage…..from inside Matt Rossi’s sled!