Scary Movie Bracket: Saw vs. King Kong

Here at the Fort we love sports, March Madness and scary movies. Play along with us and find out what is the scariest movie of all time, voted on by you, my rabid readers! See who’s winning and the “official rules” Scary Movie Bracket Round 1: Saw vs. King Kong vs.        Saw […]

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Finger Lake to Puntilla Lake (Rainy Pass Lodge)

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Finger Lake to Puntilla Lake (Rainy Pass Lodge) At Finger Lake the trail drops sharply onto Red Lake leaving the lake at the northwest corner. It climbs steeply leaving the lake at the northwest corner. It climbs steeply up a small creek bed to the benches above Finger Lake. From here […]

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Skwentna to Finger Lake 40 miles

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Skwentna to Finger Lake 40 miles From the Skwentna checkpoint the trail continues up the river for one mile and turns off on the left bank. It continues inland across Eight-Mile Swamp through spruce timber and cottonwoods to the Old Skwentna Roadhouse. The crossing is at a 45-degree angle to the […]

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Yentna Station to Skwentna

Iditarod 40: The Trail.Yentna Station to Skwentna 30 miles The mushers run the Yentna all the way to the confluence with the Skwentna River and the town of Skwentna, three miles from the mouth. These slow moving glacial rivers normally provide very good trails. They are all from one fourth to more than a mile […]

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Willow to Yentna Station

Iditarod 40: The Trail. Willow to Yentna Station       40 miles The trail begins on Willow Lake, travels across frozen lakes and swamps before the trail winds through a birch forest before dropping onto the Big Susitna River via Corral Hill. Most of the trail is flat. Once the teams drop onto the […]