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, […]
Serum Run 2011: Dropped dogs are still part of the team
As I was driving to pick up one of the dogs that was dropped from the Serum Run expedition by my friend Erin at the Anchorage Airport last night a funny thing occurred to me… Sled dogs don’t know that you are going to a place called Nome. They have no idea how long […]
Iditarod 2011: Who will win?
Iditarod 2011: Who will win As the top mushers get ready to take their mandatory 24 rest who is your favorite to win this year’s Iditarod? This year’s winner will receive $50,400 and a new Dodge truck when their dog team crosses first under the burled arch in Nome. [polldaddy poll=4689149]
Iditarod 2011: Know when to fold ’em
The buzz around Fourth Avenue in Anchorage at the ceremonial start for this year’s Iditarod is that musher number 34 Paul Gebhardt would give Lance Mackey a run for his money. Gebhardt’s dog truck was sitting right next to us at the staging area for the start, one that he shared with Kristy Berington (#7) […]