Trail Notes: Anvik – Friday, March 11
Photos and Story by Tim Bodony, APRN - Anvik
Watching the GPS tracker last night, it became clear that the race was entering a new...
Frontrunners Hit Yukon; Mushers Divided on GPS Issue
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage, Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik & Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
The five leading teams are arriving at the...
Race Leaders on the Yukon
Tim Bodony, APRN – Anvik
The leaders of the 2011 Iditarod are on the Yukon.
Sebastian Schnuelle is currently leading mushers in the Iditarod, ...
Trail Notes: Saturday March 12, 2011
Photos and Story by Tim Bodony, APRN - Kaltag
The race continues to roll along at a record pace. John Baker was the first to...
Baker Leads Heading into Final Stretch
Diana Haecker, APRN - Nome & Tim Bodony, APRN - Anvik
It is John Baker, with a solid lead as teams head for Elim, White...
Preparing Iron Springs Cafe's Famous Gumbo
Photo and Video by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
In McGrath, amid the outdoor preparations, Chef Todd Bulock was hard at work cooking food for...
Ketchikan Musher Enjoying Hometown Support
Jerzy Shedlock, APRN - Anchorage
Ketchikan has a hometown favorite in the last great race thanks to Angie Taggart. Wearing bib number 19 Taggart has...
Iditarod Leaders Resting at White Mountain
Diana Haecker, APRN – White Mountain
The Iditarod leaders are resting in White Mountain this evening. John Baker arrived at the checkpoint at around...
John Baker Wins Iditarod in Record Time
Photo by Josh Edge, APRN - Anchorage
John Baker and his team have made the Iditarod run in record time.
Baker is the first musher from...
John Baker Claims 2011 Iditarod Title
Diana Haecker, APRN – Nome
Hundreds of people lined Nome’s Front Street to watch as Kotzebue musher John Baker won this year’s Iditarod Trail...
Mackey; Zirkle; Williams, Jr. Reach Nome
Photos by Dianna Haecker, APRN - Nome
Iditarod Champion John Baker of Kotzebue celebrates his victory with daugther Tahayla in Nome.
Mushers continued to arrive in...
Mackey Finishes Iditarod in 16th Place
Photos and Story by Diana Haecker, APRN – Nome
Four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey arrived in Nome this morning at 8:55 with seven...
More Mushers Reach Nome
More mushers, including rookie Nicolas Petit, have reached Nome in the 2011 Iditarod. He finished in 28th place, arriving in Nome early Thursday morning...
Co-Op Dog Teams Gain Popularity
Tim Bodony, KIYU – Galena
Several of the competitive dog teams in this year’s Iditarod were the result of cooperative agreements between mushers....
Iditarod Rookies Reaching Nome
More rookies in the 2011 Iditarod have reached Nome including:
* Kelly Maixner with 11 dogs.
* Jodie Bailey with 13 dogs.
* Magnus Kaltenborn with 9...
Halverson Wins Iditarod Red Lantern
Photo and Story by Diana Haecker, APRN - Nome
The red lantern has arrived in Nome. Race official Leo Rasmussen made the announcement yesterday morning...
Halverson Wins Red Lantern
Photo and Story by Diana Haecker, APRN – Nome
With the arrival of Ellen Halverson in Nome, the 2011 Iditarod trail sled dog...
Alaska attempting to acquire Iditarod Trail easements
The state is trying to protect the Iditarod Trail. Cliff Larsen with the Department of Natural resources says the agency is working to secure...
Yukon Quest Mushers Drop Off Food For The Trail
The start of the Yukon Quest is less than two weeks out, and a key pre race milestone, the food drop was held Saturday. Mushers dropped off bags of food and supplies to be delivered to checkpoints along the thousand mile race trail.
Rohn Buser Wins Kuskokwim 300
Rohn Buser of Big Lake won the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog race Sunday in Bethel. The 22-year-old beat out a field of veterans including reigning Iditarod champion John Baker of Kotzebue, who finished a half hour later in second place.