He made it to Alaska in 2004, running dogs on a remote ... From Fairbanks, mushers and dogs traveled 456 miles along the Yukon River to Kaltag, then turned south on a 329-mile loop to Shageluk ...

From the second stop in Kaltag onward the tempo and strategy for ... Prior to joining the ADN, he worked in Alaska’s public radio network, and got his start in journalism at KNOM in Nome.

Holmes told Iditarod Insider during an interview in Kaltag he’d weighed that play ... Prior to joining the ADN, he worked in Alaska’s public radio network, and got his start in journalism ...

EAGLE ISLAND, Alaska — Duluth resident Emily Ford was ... a mandatory 24-hour rest at the previous stop in the tiny town of Kaltag. She was still competing with 13 dogs, down three from the ...

The 53rd Iditarod began March 3 in Fairbanks, Alaska, after part of the traditional ... Holmes crossed the Kaltag 2 checkpoint with 13 dogs and the Unalakleet checkpoint with 11 dogs.

He was born in Alabama, moved to Alaska a couple decades ago and starred ... the back is finishing the loop that dropped south from Kaltag. Mushers are required to take an eight-hour break in ...

But this year’s trail is about 130 miles longer than normal and includes a loop from Kaltag, south to Eagle Island, Grayling, Anvik and Shageluk before heading back. Mushers said trail ...

Waerner, now 52, is still mushing. Looking back on his triumph in Alaska, he mostly remembers “the power and the spirit in that team.” “From Kaltag to Unalakleet, they were just crazy,” he ...

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