So what about this All Alaska Sweepstakes route, designed by creators of
the Nome Kennel Club to make for such a tough race?
Most of us probably will never get all the way up that direction, so
let’s hear a description from “The Cruelest Miles” (pp 22-23):
“For the first fifty miles, the trail ran east along the blustery [...]
More about the All Alaska Sweepstakes, the 100th running of which starts
at 10 a.m. THIS WEDNESDAY, March 26 …
- In the race’s early years (1908-1917), it was dominated by Scotty
Allan and Leonhard Seppala. Each of them won the race 3 times (Allan in
1909, 1911, 1912; Seppala in 1915, 1916, 1917), and both men were
amazing dog [...]
- The All Alaska Sweepstakes this year will probably be tougher than it
was in the old days (1908-1917). Back then, the Nome-Candle trail was
used regularly; it linked a series of roadhouses & mining camps. Today
most of the trail is seldom used.
- Volunteers from Nome, Deering, Buckland & Kotzebue will venture out to
the 14 historic race [...]
First off, I have to apoligize for the lack of my “end game” in regards to finishing up Iditarod Coverage. I’d like to work on a big post here in the next day or so that will recap the final finishes into Nome. Our family has been moving into a new home for [...]