Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Iditarod Wrapup; Volcano delays flights out of Nome

While volcanic ash from Mt. Redoubt, AK, falls on Skwentna, all mushers are finishing the race ahead of that. But, flights are grounded out of Nome for now, so dogs and mushers get to spend a few more days there. Norma from Skwenta reports that it looks like a moon crater out there and she tastes ash even inside. That's something we don't have to worry about in Wisconsin!

Aliy Zirkle finished in 17th, Allen Moore in 33rd, Trent Herbst in 48th with the Most Inspirational Musher Award. Karin Hendrickson was the third rookie in and had a good race, too. Congratulations to all mushers and their great dogs.

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