In a commentary piece for the Anchorage Daily News titled Rookie will have veteran approach to Iditarod, veteran musher John Schandelmeier takes a look at Dan Kaduce and Jodi Bailey’s Dew Claw Kennel, north of Fairbanks;
“Dan Kaduce has finished the Yukon Quest a couple of times — and also scratched. His eighth-place finish in last [...]
The SP Kennel Dog Log: SP Kennel Wins CB300 Humanitarian Award.
“Because dog care is so important in the sled dog community, Humanitarian Awards are presented by race veterinarians to the musher whom they believe took the best overall care of his or her dogs during the race. Humanitarian Awards are highly coveted, and many mushers [...]
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With only two minutes between Jeff King and Allen Moore as they came through the Glennallen checkpoint at The Hub of Alaska, the two mushers were within sight of each other along the Glenn Highway west of town. Under sunny skies and minus 33 degree temperatures the teams ran steadly beside the road as fans, [...]
Jeff King and Allen Moore left the Chistochina checkpoint at 3:11 and 3:35 am respectively, with all their required layover time completed; Sven Haltmann was right on their heels, out of Chistochina at 4:54 am. Now it’s a race to the finish line at Tolsona Lake Resort!
The frontrunner is expected to reach the Glennallen [...]
For more Northern Light Media photos from today’s start see Alaska Dispatch’s Team & Trail blog, and for complete race updates visit the Copper Basin 300 web site.