And The Winners Are…Taveau, Dagenais, Partow and Jurek Claim Limited Crowns
Christian Taveau came away with the victory in the hotly contested eight-dog class of the Limited North American Championship sled dog race.Taveau didn’t have the fastest time of the day, but he still managed to come away with the win after second-day leader Jennifer Probert fell off the pace and…
Day 8: With Seavey Revving Up, the End-Game Begins
The battle for White Mountain has begun. The GPS tracker shows Dallas Seavey stealing the race lead from Aaron Burmeister, who was first to launch for the coast. Longtime leader Aliy Zirkle is now chasing in third place.Although Zirkle rested longer in Unalakleet than Seavey on Sunday, she knew the…
Trail Takes Toll: King, Berkowitz, Cadzow All Gone From Race
Four-time champion Jeff King, a veteran of 21 previous Iditarods, and rookie Josh Cadzow of Fort Yukon joined the list of mushers who are out of the race, scratching Sunday afternoon in Unalakleet.King, 55, had 13 dogs in his team and was in 12th place when he decided to call…
Berkowitz Out of Race with Injured Hand
The Iditarod just released this news:Iditarod Veteran Jake Berkowitz (Bib #29) has been withdrawn from the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race by Race Marshal Mark Nordman. Berkowitz severely injured his hand while using a knife between Kaltag and Unalakleet. Nordman determined that the injury was severe enough to warrant…
The Race on the Coast is On
Running the Yukon River from Nulato to Kaltag was a blast. Flat as a pancake, we could really make time. I now know that my machine tops out at 70 mph, Gerd’s does 85 mph. I want that one.In Kaltag we caught up with the front runners, and just as…
Despite Zirkle’s Lead, Dallas Seavey Controls Iditarod Race
On paper, Aliy Zirkle is leading the Iditarod, arriving first in Unalakleet at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. In reality, it is Dallas Seavey, arriving just 51 minutes later, who is firmly in control and in the best position to win as the race winds down to its final 200 miles.Dallas was…
What’s a ‘Tough Trail’ for Iditarod Leaders?
On a clear day in good weather with the winter trail firm, the Kaltag Portage heading west overland from where the Yukon River makes its big bend south in the Alaska Interior crosses some of the prettiest country in Alaska, climbing first through thick spruce forest before emerging into great,…
New Iditarod Leader as Weary Mushers Flow Out of Unalakleet
Her face weather worn, her body clearly fatigued, Aily Zirkle from Two Rivers reached the Bering Sea coast at the lead of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, but there were good reasons to wonder how much longer she could hang on at the front.Days at the front…
Day 8: Burmeister First out of Unalakleet, followed by Dallas, Zirkle
Aaron Burmeister was the first musher out of Unalakleet today, leaving for the coast at 12:35 p.m.Dallas Seavey followed just six minutes later. Seavey is planning on making long runs up the Norton Sound, taking advantage of speed reserves he’s built over the past two days. Burmeister, meanwhile, hopes his…
Niche magazines: Periodically weird
Print’s not dead yet. Magazines with ultra-specific target audiences show signs of good health that mainstream outlets would kill for — lots of ads, glossy paper, high reader engagement. We dug through “Writer’s Market 2011,” a dictionary-thick listing of publications seeking freelancers, and selected 50 or so that accept “general…