Date archives: February 28, 2013

Seeing a dog outlined in bright pinks and purples on a TV screen at the home of veteran dog driver DeeDee Jonrowe might not surprise anyone familiar with the racer.But Jonrowe, famous for her love of all things pink, was engrossed in the image — an infrared scan of one…

University of Colorado-Boulder alumna Karin Hendrickson never planned on running sled dogs in Alaska.She graduated in 1991 with a degree in environmental conservation and a teaching certificate. After volunteering for her first Iditarod in 2002 to spend time with her mom, who is also a volunteer, Hendrickson said she couldn’t…

This month, more than 50 teams are set to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a 1,000-mile trek across Alaska. To gain entry, mushers must participate in three shorter qualifying races, including the Kuskokwim-300, a 300-mile competition that kicked off in southwest Alaska on January 18. Here are…

It’s been 40 years since the Iditarod dog sled race started, and it’s often been sprinkled with Minnesota mushers.Last year, Minnesota was well-represented by six mushers with roots in Minnesota, including 25-year-old winner, Dallas Seavey. Seavey’s father finished in fifth place and his grandfather, who raced in the first Iditarod,…

A weekend snow storm that dropped about eight inches of snow in the area with more snow expected for Wednesday night has put the 84th World Championship Sled Dog Derby back on track.”We’re good to go. The weekend snow definitely helped,” said Lakes Region Sled Dog Club President Jim Lyman.He…

Musher Jennifer Freking of Finland won Sunday’s 10-dog, 60-mile WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race from Ely to Cook, crossing the finish line seven minutes ahead of runner-up Bill Wehseler of Tofte.Exact trail times were not available Sunday night. Mushers left Ely in a staggered start beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday,…

It would be difficult to find a more equal opportunity sport than mushing.Just look at the gender and age ranges in the upcoming Can Am Crown Sled Dog Races this coming weekend where mushers from 14- to 71-year-old go head to head with their teams of dogs in a trio…

It took a dozen tries, but Salcha veterinarian Arleigh Reynolds finally got what he’s been looking for on Sunday afternoon.The long-time Salcha musher hit the jackpot when he won the three-day Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship Sled Race.In his 12th Rondy, Reynolds earned his first top finish, after several top-five…

A New York teenager won Alaska’s Junior Iditarod on Sunday.Sixteen-year-old Noah Pereira of Clarkson, N.Y., won the 150-mile sled dog race in his first attempt to become the first out-of-state musher and sixth rookie to win the championships for mushers ages 14-17.Read more here: http://www.adn.com/2013/02/24/2800915/new-yorker-takes-jr-iditarod-crown.html

Arleigh Reynolds of Salcha, Alaska is the winner of the 2013 Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Open World Champion Sled Dog Race.It was Reynold’s 12th Rondy race and his first top finish. He held off a strong last day challenge by five time champion Egil Ellis of Willow, who turned in the…