Serum Run 2011: Sled dogs arrive home
As the mushers and snow machiner’s crossed into Nome, some three weeks after the beginning of an epic journey that started in Alaska on a cold, wind-swept afternoon in Nenana, the home base support staff of this expedition sprang into action. At about 6:30 PM my friend Paul–who flew to Nome to see his wife […]
Iditarod 2011: John Baker wins the 2011 Iditarod
Well it’s official: John Baker of Kotzebue, Alaska is the winner of the 2011 Iditarod Sled Dog Race and it could not have happened to a better guy. Baker is now in select company with a group of individuals that make this sport what it is today. From the likes of Lance Mackey, Susan Butcher, […]
Iditarod 2011: Day 10 Coverage on Mush! You Huskies
On the latest edition of Mush! You Huskies, we are continuing our coverage of the 2011 Iditarod. Jason Barron is our guest and an Iditarod expert. Barron has finished the Iditarod seven times and has won several mid-distance races in the Lower 48 including the John Beargrease Marathon and the Race to the Sky. Barron is the author […]
Iditarod 2011: This is not just a boys club–Jonrowe and others are a force on the trail
Every one has a favorite Iditarod musher. Some love the colorful–like the kilt wearing, bag pipe playing Wattie McDonald. Some root for the 4-time reigning champion and his comeback story, Lance Mackey. Others root for the guy that loves talking to kids and sports a Cat in the Hat hat on the trail in Hugh […]
Iditarod 2011: Day 9 coverage on Mush! You Huskies
On the latest edition of Mush! You Huskies, we are continuing our coverage of the 2011 Iditarod. Jason Barron is our guest and an Iditarod expert. Barron has finished the Iditarod seven times and has won several mid-distance races in the Lower 48 including the John Beargrease Marathon and the Race to the Sky. Barron is the author […]