500 Miles on the Iditarod Trail
The day before the race, I knew I was coming down with something. Wednesday had been vet checks and perhaps there was a bug flying...
Erin Altemus
Dog Blog: I’m Feeling Lucky
I left off my Dog Blog a month ago at a particularly unlucky time. Matt and Josh were on their way north mid-January with 20...
Packing Drop Bags for the Iditarod
One of the more complex pieces to plan for the Iditarod is what are called “drop bags,” which are re-supply bags sent ahead to each...
The Rookie Gets Ready
In early December, I made a 24-hour trip to Anchorage for the Iditarod rookie meeting. I and 16 other aspiring Iditarod mushers attended a one-day...
Feet, Meat and Beats
I know it’s cliché to say, but there is so much going through my head right now, I feel it is going to explode. Sometimes,...
Sign-up, Plan, Train, Train, Train
Over the past 12 or so years that we have raced sled dogs, I’ve been asked many times if we have thought about running “that...
Women Win
Post Beargrease, we prepared for the UP200, which I planned to run. The weather turned warmer and warmer, melting snow off the trails all around...
A Handler’s Tale
As the forecast firmed up to be solidly cold and blustery, I felt no lesser for being chief handler of Matt’s Beargrease marathon team. Matt...
