Girdwood musher Nicolas Petit on Tuesday led the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race into the tiny, Kuskokwim River community of McGrath more than two hours ahead of the pace set in […]
Man beats dog
Mind power
As is usually the case, the remote Yentna Station Roadhouse just off the Alaska road system was warm and inviting on Sunday night. Out on the frozen river, however, the temperature was dropping past […]
The winner
This is a developing story; check back for more. Blue skies and a warming sun were smiling on Fairbank’s Tyson Flaharty as he rode into the outpost community of McGrath on Tuesday […]
Idit-a-speed
Across the big empty to the north of the Alaska Range, 33-year-old Tyson Flaharty, the apparent heir to a rich legacy of powerhouse Fairbanks cyclists, was burning up the Iditarod Trail […]
Iditacyclist nears victory
Photo: Tim Bernston on his way to ITI victory UPDATE: Tim Bernston arrived in McGrath at 1:45 p.m. on March 1 to win the Invitational. He became only the fourth cyclist to […]
Snow slows Iditarod cyclists
PUNTILLA LAKE — On a spectacular night with the stars shining bright overhead and a waning gibbous moon ducking in and out of a band of clouds along the southern horizon, the […]
