Mastodawn

The last musher will finish the Iditarod tonight and receive the Red Lantern award, so we’ll turn off the Christmas lights and keep our tradition alive. #Alaska #Iditarod

CarveHerName 4d ago

#OnThisDay, 20 Mar 1985, Libby Riddles is the first woman to win the 1,100-mile trans-Alaska #Iditarod dog sled race.

Watch a contemporary news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P9_48VLB0I

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Rick Thoman 5d ago

For the ten teams still on the Iditarod trail, brutal conditions Thursday across the Tokpok Hills between the White Mountain and Safety checkpoints. The NRCS Johnson Camp SNOTel reporting winds 25 to 45 mph and temperatures colder than -20F. No doubt with ground blizzard conditions. #akwx #Iditarod

Rick Thoman 5d ago

For the ten teams still on the Iditarod trail, brutal conditions Thursday across the Tokpok Hills between the White Mountain and Safety checkpoints. The NRCS Johnson Camp SNOTel showing winds 25 to 45 mph and temperatures colder than -20F. No doubt with ground blizzard conditions. #akwx #Iditarod @Jdnome @Climatologist49

News Beep 6d ago

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins Iditarod sled dog race again, rewards canine team with large steaks

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #Alaska #Headlines #Iditarod #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/440763/

CBC North 6d ago

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of Iditarod sled dog race
Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the old Gold Rush town of Nome, a Bering Sea coastal community, after travelling for more than nine days. He pumped both fists in the air as the crowd cheered for him and his team of 12 dogs, who devoured some meat after finishing.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/jessie-holmes-wins-iditarod-9.7133275?cmp=rss

Rick Thoman 6d ago

Here's a look Nome weather when the Iditarod winner crossed the finish line. Coldest finish: -19F in 1977 (Rick Swenson) and 1995 (Doug Swingley). Mildest finish: 32F in 1974 (Carl Huntington). Stormiest: Snowing and blowing (but 30F) in 1998. (Jeff King). #akwx #Iditarod @[email protected]

Rick Thoman 6d ago

Here's a look at the weather in Nome over the past 54 years when the Iditarod winner crossed the finish line. Coldest finish -19F in 1977 (Rick Swenson) and 1995 (Doug Swingley). Mildest finish: 32F in 1974 (Carl Huntington). Stormiest: Snowing and blowing (but 30F) in 1998. (Jeff King). @Jdnome

#akwx #Iditarod