You can’t begin to do what Tim Hewitt just did in walking 1,000 miles across the godforsaken, frozen wilderness of Alaska in less than 20 days to set a record in the […]
Iditarod record earned
Iditarod unbelievable
At the end of the Iditarod Trail in Nome late Friday night, there was no money, no fame, no real glory for 61-year-old Tim Hewitt, only the personal satisfaction in doing […]
Fishy decisions
New Alaska halibut fishing regulations are out, and more than a few anglers in the state’s most populous reason are sure to be considering whether they should buy a boat or get […]
Iditarod’s village problems
Part II of a two-part series: Part I examined the circumstances behind collisions involving dog-loving Nulato snowmachiner rider Arnold Demoski and two Iditarod dog teams — incidents that left two mushers shaken, […]
A difficult trail shared by all
Part 1 of a 2 part series When snowmachine driver Arnold Demoski says the collision that killed one dog and seriously injured others in the team of Iditarod musher Jeff King in […]
Todd Palin’s broken bones
After decades spent racing snowmachines with a variety of injuries but none serious, former Iron Dog champion Todd Palin today finds himself in an Alaska hospital the victim of a body-smashing crash […]
PETA’s baaaaaaack
In case you missed it, People for the Ethical Treatment of animals jumped on the tragedy suffered by four-time Iditarod champ Jeff King on Saturday to note his dead dog and proclaim […]
Iditarod catastrophe
One dog is dead and others are injured as the result of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s worst nightmare come true.
Near record Iditarod
Strange how it is that paradigm shifts redefine the possible. Up until a couple years ago, it was thought that if someone covered the 1,000 miles from Knik to Nome along the […]
AK New-media’s new beat
The title card from the TV show Peyton Place While most Alaskans have had their attention focused on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the state’s Superbowl, the new-media of state […]
