April 12th, 2010

And what fun it was to watch.  Congratulations to Johnny Baker and the entire field of Kobuk 440 mushers.

I’m sure Mojofiti was glad to be a part of the 2010 mushing-in-general season.  Perhaps next year they can help even more–in another area where it really counts…

Here’s an informative article from The Alaska Dispatch on SDC that rather sums it all up:

Until next time,

KM

April 2nd, 2010

We are eagerly awaiting parts II and III of 2010 Iditarod musher Sebastian Schnuelle’s trail journal.  All of us are still on the edge of our seats after reading the last entry, which documented his race from Anchorage to Nikolai.
In the meantime, Sab has provided us with a brief race recap that he wrote at . . . Continue reading »

April 1st, 2010

The 2010 Taiga 300 has come to an end, and seemingly without a hitch.  Congratulations to all eighteen mushers who attempted this year’s trail!
The top finishers were:
First – Wade Marrs; 2nd – Karin Hendrickson; 3rd – Ava Lindner; 4th – Jim Lanier; 5th – Zoya DeNure; 6th – Travis Beales.
Nicely done!
KM

March 31st, 2010

Wade Marrs finished the race today at 4:37 p.m. Alaska time.  Congratulations to Wade and his team of ten dogs!  Karin Hendrickson followed just under an hour later, with eleven dogs.
These are the first and only two mushers into Wolverine Lodge at the moment…  Travis Beales, Zoya DeNure and Ava Lindner should be close behind.
KM

March 31st, 2010

The standings remain somewhat the same:  Wade, Travis, Karin H., Zoya…
Jim Lanier is still 7th–although from first place, all are within two hours of one another.
In mushing terms:  ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN!  Seems to be a mad dash to the finish!
Fellow Homer-roid, Jason Cameron, scratched due to his concern over one of his main dogs (Pauly). . . . Continue reading »

March 31st, 2010

As of the moment, Wednesday morning, the Taiga standings have not been updated, although the race should be wrapping up at some point today.  What is known is that the trail is in excellent condition–packed, with little overflow, and the temperatures have ranged from -10 to +20 F.  Very musher-friendly, indeed.
As of last night, Wade . . . Continue reading »