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03/12/2010
Picture of the Day
03/12/2010
This is a GPS Tracker

Enjoy the images of GPS Trackers on sleds.  Click the picture to view a larger image.

03/12/2010
GPS Trackers Help Race Fans Follow the Mushers

On the Sunday of Start Day, March 7, 2010, at Willow, GPS Trackers were placed on each musher’s sled.
GPS Trackers make it possible for race fans to follow the mushers more closely by viewing their journey along the Iditarod…

03/12/2010
What Do GPS Trackers Do When Not on a Sled?

These GPS Trackers are sitting outside the Millennium Hotel (Race Headquarters) while the Ion Earth team tests them so that they can be sent back out on the trail to replace a tracker that is not working.
Each musher’s sled…

03/11/2010
Follow Herb Brambley, Target® 2010 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™

Don’t miss a minute of the 2010 Iditarod!  Follow Herb Brambley, Target® 2010 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail™ as he travels from checkpoint to checkpoint along the Iditarod Trail.
Herb is traveling by plane with the Iditarod Air Force.  He…

03/11/2010
Rookie Musher Update: Pat Moon

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Back from the Iditarod Trail, out of the hospital after his crash and scratch from the 2010 Iditarod, Pat Moon and one of his lead dogs wandered around the hotel visiting with…

03/11/2010
A Picture Tells A Story: Looking into the Future

By Martha Dobson, Finalist for Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail,™ North Carolina
Standing on the runners of his future with his history and culture for a foundation, this young boy embodies Native Alaskan lifestyle. His story is where…

03/11/2010
A Picture Tells A Story: One Picture

By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® 2011 Iditarod Teacher on the Trail, California
Choosing just one picture to represent the Iditarod and all that the experience means is next to impossible.  There are so many faces intent on the experience,…

03/11/2010
A Picture Tells A Story: Portrait of Mentor and Student

by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail ™, New York
I used to think the Iditarod was all about dogs.  Dogs and the relationship between dog and human.  Man against nature.  Overcoming obstacles.
The Iditarod…

03/11/2010
Poetry from Students in New York

I am a student teacher in a fourth grade class in Geneva, NY.  For one of my units, I am having my class follow the Iditarod, one musher in particular, and we are doing a variety of activities and assignments. …

03/11/2010
Meet the Volunteers! Grandpa Phil

By the Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™ Finalists:  Martha Dobson (NC), Blynne Froke (CA), and Sally Simon (NY)
Grandpa Phil holds a special place in the hearts of the family of Iditarod volunteers.  His volunteer job is to…

03/10/2010
How Far is it From Checkpoint to Checkpoint?

Remember, the total miles along — the miles from checkpoint to checkpoint, are estimated miles.
The Last Great Race® —  1049
1000 is something GREAT!
Alaska is the 49th State!
Here is a chart showing estimated miles from checkpoint to…

03/10/2010
A Picture from Restart Day! Booties on the Feet!

Location:  Willow, Alaska
March 7, 2010
Getting booties on paws can be so relaxing!
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03/10/2010
Picture of the Day

Celeste Davis
Restart Day
Booties on the doggies feet!!
Warm hat on the musher!
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03/10/2010
Behind the Scenes: Meet the Volunteers

Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina

Dogs and mushers run the Iditarod Trail, but it’s the one thousand and more volunteers who run the race to make it happen for them. There are the…

03/10/2010
Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Volunteers

The Life Blood of the Iditarod – Volunteers
By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail, California

The spirit of the Iditarod is the spirit of volunteerism, one of the most basic American qualities and one…

03/10/2010
Behind the Scenes: Meet Our Volunteers

There are No Small Volunteers
By Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
Everyone loves a souvenir.  Race fans visiting the Iditarod are no exception.  For those who stay at the Millennium Hotel in…

03/09/2010
More Than I Bargained For: Start Day

By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail, California

Sometimes life just shines on you and you get more than you bargained for and that is just what happened to me today.  What an amazing day! …

03/09/2010
Re Start Day

By Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
This is IT! Today counts, it’s the one, the clock starts, it’s time to go to Nome!
And to pull IT off for the teams, a lot…

03/09/2010
From Tradition to Tradition: Musher Banquet

Do you wonder about the Musher Banquet that is held before the start of the race?
by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™
The Thursday night before the Iditarod is full of traditions.  The dictionary…

03/08/2010
Picture of the Day: Start Day!
03/08/2010
Bernard Harris: Dreams Do Come True

by Sally Simon, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, New York
Bernard Harris was a boy with a dream of becoming an astronaut.  Now he’s a man of accomplishment giving back to others so that their dreams…

03/08/2010
The Dog Doctor, Stuart Nelson, Jr., DVM

By Martha Dobson, Finalist, Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail™, North Carolina
Twenty-four years of Iditarod dog experience. That’s what Dr. Nelson, the chief vet for the Iditarod has under his belt. Starting as a trail vet in 1986…

03/08/2010
A Fork in the Trail

By Blynne Froke, Finalist for Target® Iditarod 2011 Teacher on the Trail*, California
On Friday, March 5, 2010 four time Iditarod Champion Jeff King shared with an attentive crowd at the Millennium Hotel stories of thirty years of dog mushing.…

03/05/2010
Get Ready! Track the Mushers! Record Race Data!

The race is about to begin!
All of the musher’s data (time in and out of checkpoints, etc.) will be easy to find on the front page of the website when the race begins.  This is FREE.  You can also…

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