[caption id="attachment_8950" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Off we go! Iditarod 2015 Ceremonial start. Photo Matthew Smith, KNOM[/caption] It was a warm, rainy morning on 4th avenue on Saturday, March 7th as we were preparing for the ceremonial start of the Iditarod. There was no snow in town but...
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Just one and a half week after we returned from Nome after running our first Iditarod, we were already on our way back, although this time to go even further east. A team of nine Iditarod dogs joined us to Chukotka in Siberia, Russia to...
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In the early morning hours when it was still dark I left Unanakleet for Shaktoolik. The trail took us through the Blueberry hills, and I have to admit I hadn't quite expected to run through mountains like these at the coast. The trail was once...
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After our rest in Ruby we dropped onto the mighty Yukon river just after sunrise on our way towards Galena. It felt like a milestone reaching the Yukon! The weather was yet again beautiful with blue skies and the sun shining. What a scenery to...
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When we left Nikolai towards McGrath in the afternoon the sun was shining and it was quite warm. Fortunately, it wasn't too long until sunset and better temperatures for running dogs. The run from Nikolai to McGrath was easy and just about what we needed....
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We started the drive from Fairbanks to the Iditarod start in Anchorage on Wednesday, feb 26th with 18 dogs, two dogsleds and a huge pile of equipment filling our car. In Anchorage we were fortunate to have a great place to stay at the Lake...
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