The first teams started arriving on Thursday and by Saturday afternoon the last teams were moving out. I didn’t have as much time as I would have liked to get out and see the teams. It was much warmer this year than last but we had blowing snow to start with and by the time… Continue reading Iditarod 2025: Galena checkpoint Photographs
Month: March 2025
Galena Checkpoint Update: Iditarod Teams Depart on March 8, 2025
March 8, 2025 This may be the shortest time I’ve seen the Galena checkpoint open for Iditarod. Teams started arriving on Thursday and by Saturday afternoon the last few teams were heading out. It was in the teens today with a bit of wind but nice and sunny. I was lucky enough to be at… Continue reading Galena Checkpoint Update: Iditarod Teams Depart on March 8, 2025
Iditarod 2025
Dog team running past the Galena Airport Here is a short clip of a dog team on the trail in Galena that runs alongside the runway. It looks cold and miserable but it is actually warm for this time of the year. Windy and snowing to be sure but not the -20F that we sometimes… Continue reading Iditarod 2025
Iditarod 2025: Updates from Galena
The Iditarod Returns to Galena Normally the Iditarod runs through Galena on even numbered years. This year the snow conditions further south made it impossible to safely run dog teams over some long stretches of the trail so they shifted the start to Fairbanks. The route this year runs on rivers for a substantial portion… Continue reading Iditarod 2025: Updates from Galena