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
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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 2024 Photos
Photo album from this years race Click the thumbnail for the full size image Its been kind of busy since the race but I finally got to sit down and go through them. It’s already spring but we are looking at another snowstorm with high wind coming in tonight. We had a week or more… Continue reading Iditarod 2024 Photos
More Iditarod photos from yesterday
Here are some more photographs taken on March 9. I have more that I haven’t processed yet. Temperature got up to above zero during the afternoon but still pretty windy. I had to bring the camera in after the morning as the cold was affecting pretty much everything electronic. I’ll try and get out today… Continue reading More Iditarod photos from yesterday
Iditarod 2024
The first teams started arriving yesterday evening. One had already arrived by the time I got off work. The picture above is the second one in. I went down to the checkpoint today and got several more photos but I’m waiting a while to take my camera out in the warm house as I spent… Continue reading Iditarod 2024
Galena Sheefish Triathlon
Galena style triathlon The weather cooperated today for the Galena Sheefish triathlon. This triathlon consists of canoeing, biking and running. We had a fair amount of wildfire smoke but at least the mosquitoes weren’t too bad. Hope you enjoy some of the photo’s I took of this event.
2022 Iditarod in Galena
The first mushers have started to arrive in Galena for the 2022 Iditarod. I was able to get out last night as Dallas Seavey was heading in. They only stayed in the checkpoint for a few minutes before heading down the trail. I want to get this post out now and I plan to head… Continue reading 2022 Iditarod in Galena
Back in Galena
Long flight home The weather in Arkansas was warm and sunny when I headed back to Galena. I graduated from crutches to a cane before I headed back so getting around was a little easier. I knew that Fairbanks was going to be a lot colder but I really didn’t want to wear heavy winter… Continue reading Back in Galena
First Barge of 2021
I saw the first barge of the year as I was running home from work and had to stop and take a picture. Yesterday there was a significant amount of driftwood in the river and a fair amount of ice mixed in. The river seemed to be mostly clear of drift today but that normally… Continue reading First Barge of 2021