Libby here!

I know some of you are following the race using the map on the front page of the site, the GPS Tracker map.  If you haven’t seen it, go to www.iditarod.com and click on the box that invites you to view the Free Preview for 6 Mushers!  It is really neat to see the mushers moving along the trail.  When you click at a checkpoint, you can also read all about the checkpoint.  It is so much fun!

On the Restart day, this trailer was pulled around from dog team to dog team before the teams went to the starting line.  Every musher got a tracker this year. The GPS Tracking devices were put on each sled.  Some mushers had the device put on the front of the sled and others had the device stored inside their sled bag.   It was a big job to put these trackers on every sled.

These trackers make following the race a lot of fun!

Classrooms and schools wanting to follow all of the mushers using GPS can subscribe to the GPS Tracker.  Learn more by clicking here!

Just Spinning D’ tails,

Libby