The long, cold ride ends at last Two days after the self-proclaimed “Last Great Race” came to an end in Nome, a Brazilian cyclist now living in Boulder, Colo., led the […]
Last leader
One last Iditarace Alaska’s Iditaseason is winding to close with moose-war musher Jesse Holmes claiming a second, consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory in Nome; a lot of talk swirling around […]
Yukon convergence
Iditarod races hit Ruby The winter, crossroad community of Ruby, Alaska – where the Iditarod Trail meets the frozen Yukon River was a busy place today with Norway’s dynamic, dog-driving […]
The Stubborn Six
The Iditamob of more than 100 who left Knik on Feb. 22 is now down to a diehard half-dozen/Spencer Martin, Facebook Iditarod Invitational resumes at last Almost everything in and about America’s […]
Last survivors
Human-powered Iditarod stalls And then there were but seven left as the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000 from Knik to Nome stalled out Thursday on the edge of the vast and unpeopled nothingness […]
The vast alone
Mother Nature pummels Iditarod Invitational With an Irish hiker noted for his physical toughness and psychological fortitude in retreat after challenging what might be the toughest trail left in North America and […]
A missing trail
Iditarod Trail Invitational sputtering and stalling As darkness settled over the vast, desolate, bitterly cold and once-again wild heart of Alaska known to the territory as the “Inland Empire,” a lone Irishman […]
Tough folks
The dogless Iditarod marches north America might today be facing a serious fitness crisis, but if you have any concerns about the total demise of tough people in these unUnited States, turn […]
Iditarod spirit
What exactly is the “spirit of the Iditarod” in these times? This is a question that has been begging to be asked since the Iditarod Trail Committee earlier this week […]
Alaska B4UDie
Land of otherworldly adventures KNIK GLACIER – Standing at the face of a 125-square-mile river of ice on Saturday, talking to public-minded businessman Mark Johnson (yes, it is possible to be […]
