by Husky Homestead | Mar 14, 2020 | Blog
Sean has made it to the Yukon River! The team of 13 pulled into Ruby, the first checkpoint along the mighty Yukon, at 7:15 am this morning. Race rules state that mushers must take one eight hour stop within a checkpoint along the Yukon River. Those checkpoints are... by Husky Homestead | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog
After leaving Nikolai early Wednesday morning, Sean ran for about 8.5 hours through the McGrath checkpoint, and on to Takotna. There, he camped out for 24h 27m, fulfilling the mandatory 24-hour checkpoint layover requirement. After a very restful day and a half, the... by Husky Homestead | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
Yesterday Sean made the 75 mile trip from Rohn to Nikolai, completing the final stretch of trail that’s considered the most difficult to steer through. After an 8 hour rest in Nikolai, the team departed this morning at 7:30 am and are enroute to McGrath. ... by Husky Homestead | Mar 10, 2020 | Blog
Last night was a big night! The team ran through two sections that are known for being some of the most technical along the trail, the Happy River Steps and the Dalzell Gorge, and are now resting in the Rohn checkpoint. The Happy River Steps take mushers down to the... by Husky Homestead | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog
Jeff and his team of 13 dogs arrived under the Burled Arch early this morning at 4:07!! His total race time is 10 days, 13 hours, 7 minutes, 20 seconds! The team looked great upon arrival! With tails wagging, they began getting excited to move along not long after... by Husky Homestead | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog
Hello Race Fans! We have a winner in this years Iditarod! Pete Kaiser of Bethel arrived under the Burled Arch in Nome at 03:39 this morning. 🙂 Were you awake to see the finish? A few of us set an alarm and watched it live on the Insider, and Maren went down to...