Following the Yukon from Shageluk to Kaltag March 9, 2013
After helping to load 10 dropped dogs into a pickup truck and then load the same 10 dropped dogs into the back of pilot Jerry Wortley’s plane, we waited a…
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Finger Lakes Checkpoint, March 4, 2013
Wade Marrs of Wasilla brings his dog Pumpkin into the Finger Lake checkpoint in the sled March 4, 2013. Mitch Seavy’s team near Finger Lake checkpoint March 4, 2013. Dogs…
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February 7, 2013 Straw Drop
Today was the beginning of the herculean effort done by thousands of volunteers each year prior to the dogs hitting the trail on Saturday March 2nd. 33 volunteers, some of…
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February 4th, 2013 Iditarod is coming
The Iditarod sled dog race is coming up soon. Just 24 days to the Anchorage ceremonial start and then it’s onto the trail for my 10-day trip to Nome. WooHoo!…
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February 27, 2014
It’s crunch time. Yesterday began with a 6:30am departure from the office to set up for the Musher’s Meeting at the Millenium Hotel. Finding mushers and getting them to sit…
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February 13, 2013 Food Drop
Today was the first of two days of intense work by a small army of volunteers in what is called the “Food Drop”. A week or more earlier, musher’s put…
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We are in Takotna for the night. Jeff just came back from an aerial shoot with Iditarod Air Force Pilot, Jerry Wortley. The hospitality in Takotna is great.…
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Ceremonial Start of the Race March 2, 2013
Was quite an Iditarod start today — It began extra early for me as I left the house at 6:30 this morning to help coordinate a group of ExxonMobil poster…
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Beauty of Elim, March 12, 2013
Paul Gebhart on the Bering Sea at sunrise after leaving the Elim checkpoint on Tuesday March 12, 2013.Iditarod Sled Dog Race 2013Photo by Jeff Schultz copyright 2013 DO NOT REPRODUCE…
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Arriving in Elim Monday, March 11, 2013
Jeff and I were headed into the village of Elim, having just got off a plane and jumped on a four-wheeler, when we noticed a huge cloud of billowing smoke…
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And they're off!
Today was the Ceremonial Start of the 2015 Iditarod. Mushers new and old gathered downtown on 4th Avenue to start The Last Great Race in front of thousands of elated…
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Today was the Ceremonial Start of the 2016 Iditarod Trail Race. All the mushers and their dogs started in downtown Anchorage this morning to make their annual trek through…
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An Evening in Kaltag March 9, 2013
Saturday March 9, 2013 evening in Kaltag— I spent just a few hours in Shageluk shooting before moving on to Kaltag. Wonderful people there as always. It was a…
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Adios Unalakleet
We left Unalakleet this morning and are making our way towards the Burled Arch. This morning was a beautiful morning with the Northern Lights putting on a purple show around…
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2016 Pre-Race Vet Check
This morning was the pre-race veterinarian check of the dogs. The check was held at the Iditarod Headquarters in Wasilla. The veterinarians check over the dogs to make sure that…
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