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Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:30 pm
by adella
No Siberians this year. Don't know if anyone follows Karen Ramstead but her lead dog Crunchie just passed away. He led her to Nome several times. Classy lady.

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:09 pm
by mira
:(

I miss the siberians.

Anyhow.. looks like ToT is on the way to Elim or White Mountain (I watched it):

tot_on_flight.png

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:25 pm
by tanglefoot
Jessie royer is resting with wade, she's finishing strong!

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:41 pm
by libby the lab
Nira I took a screen shot of that too. Reminds me of Martins tracker on a plane years ago LOL

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 3:07 am
by fladogfan
libby the lab wrote:Nira I took a screen shot of that too. Reminds me of Martins tracker on a plane years ago LOL


that was first year the trackers were tried. Only a few sleds had them. didn't Martin get a something,(talking to, slap on hand,) for doing that? We thought itn was funny. Martin was running around in his Hawaiian shirt.

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:25 am
by txbennett
:lol: :lol: :lol:
You're right fdf. The first time to try out trackers on a few sleds. Martin was taking his 24 hour break in Cripple at 40 below temp and running around in his Hawaiian shirt while he sent his tracker on an airplane ride back to Takotna. Martin loves practical joking.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:27 am
by fladogfan
txbennett wrote::lol: :lol: :lol:
You're right fdf. The first time to try out trackers on a few sleds. Martin was taking his 24 hour break in Cripple at 40 below temp and running around in his Hawaiian shirt while he sent his tracker on an airplane ride back to Takotna. Martin loves practical joking.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

And we love Martin :lol: :lol: :lol: 8-)

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:22 pm
by adella
I am sure this information is somewhere,but I can't find it. What is the amount of money the mushers win?

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:55 pm
by fladogfan
Hi Adella, found this from 2014, don't know how close it is for this year.
http://d3r6t1k4mqz5i.cloudfront.net/wp- ... pdf?x86326

Re: Trail Snippets

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:18 pm
by flowerpower
Found this nugget on FB:
‎Vicky Carson Delgado‎ :Just a bit of interesting history. Rookie Joe Carson #12, is carrying the ashes of his grandpa, Carl Fritzler, who was one of the first trail breakers for the first Iditarod. This has spurred Joe on to get to Nome. Joe's uncle, Mark Fritzler, would have flown to Nome with the ashes, but has MS and is at his home in Wasilla. Carl came to Alaska in 1932 and was married to Wasilla pioneer Vicky Edlund Fritzler. (Lots of news articles on them in archives.)