Tag: mushing

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]

Serum Run: Onward to the coast!

As of the last report the mushers and snowmachiner’s are at Old Woman cabin and will run into Unalakleet today. Unalakleet the biggest town between Anchorage and Nome and is the first checkpoint on the notorious coast. Unalakleet has been made famous recently on the Discovery Channel show, Flying Wild Alaska about the Tweto family […]

Iditarod Gear: To bring or not to bring. That is the question

As the co-editor of Mushing Magazine and the producer of the popular podcast, Mushing, we are asked all of the time what gear do dog mushers bring on the trail. Updated: December 2024 According to the official rules of the Iditarod it says: Rule 16: Mandatory Items: A musher must carry with him/her at all […]

Willow, Alaska: The mushing capital of the world

After yesterday’s ceremonial start in Anchorage for the 39th running of the Iditarod, the real fun begins today in Willow for the official start of the race. Willow, Alaska is a village of about 2500 people and the place I call home. It is about 70 miles north of Anchorage and on the “road system.” […]