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Iron Dog 2011 is Over
So the Iron Dog is over for 2011, but the staff and board are already discussing and starting to gear up for the 2012 race. There’s a lot to do in the next twelve month, but I know their all up to it. For my share, I plan to revisit the route I used for more »
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Short ride, about 45 miles but an excellent ride. Had its pitfalls, lots of wind and some white out conditions on the mountain near the top of Murphy Dome, but down along the mountain side and the Chatainka River the riding was excellent. Lots of powder and fun. Best part, I thought was I found more »
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Here are some GPS track files for the new re-route for the 2011 Iron Dog. Sal-Boniface-Tanana sal-bon-tan-flood-chena Iron_Dog_New_Route Yeah I know, the route is round about, but its the best way to get to downtown Fairbanks. And yes there are options other than what I’ve tracked and logged, but this route will work this year more »
Share on FacebookThe Saga Continues
Got Ur Done.. Finally, after days of exploring and lots of hours of riding we got the new track set to get the finish into downtown Fairbanks. It’s going to be a great finish this year coming across the Tanana Flats, then the Floodway, down the Chena River and hot a racers finish into downtown. more »
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So the weather decided not to cooperate and dropped to 40 below last week, man it was cold. I had planned to go out last Friday, but at -35 below decided to wait another day. Alan and I went out on Saturday and the temps weren’t to bad, maybe -15 below when started out, but more »
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I’ve been trying for the past 3 years to get the Iron Dog finish in downtown Fairbanks and not just a ceremonial finish, but a hot “race to the end” finish. Now that I’ve gotten the OK from the Iron Dog folks to do it I have to get the trail set to make it more »
Share on FacebookChulitna Cabin Site in Dec
So I figured it was time to take a trip south and see how the snow was and what kind of shape the cabin platform near Chulitna was in. I had planned to start work on a couple trail options into the site so we could get ready to haul building materials in March. The more »
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Share on FacebookFirst Ride for 2010/2011 season
Drove up to 42 Mile Steese for our first ride of the season. The club had a ride planned from the Elliott (Haul Road) side of the White Mtns. But I was planning to try out the new sled and see how she handled and figured I’d be better to do so without a large more »
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Images for the 2011 Iron Dog route through the Tanana Flats, Chena Flood Project and the Chena River to downtown Fairbanks. This is going to add 66 miles to the race and make for a better finish. Share on Facebook
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