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The Road Goes on Forever

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Jodi

and the Highway Never Ends. OK technically the Highway ends in Cantwell on one end and Paxson on the other. But while you are put there on the Denali Highway it feels like a glorious great expanse. And as we rolled … Continue reading →

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Answering the Most Asked –

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jodi

A post mostly by Dan …with additions by Jodi Like, for instance the Intro by Jodi- Each year Iditarod mushers get piles of mail (and today email) from students. They come from all over, schools where teachers are using the … Continue reading →

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Post Iditarod decompression….

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Jodi

“The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate.”    John Keats Much like the artist the Iditarod musher must live with a level of intensity that allows one to believe they can with great conviction … Continue reading →

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TRDMA Solstice 100 – sometimes a race isn’t about that race

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Jodi

“Sometimes a race isn’t about that race” was one of the major thoughts going through my head as I got ready for the Two Rivers Dog Mushers (TRDMA) Solstice 100 sled dog race this weekend. That was the case for … Continue reading →

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This year’s letter to students~

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jodi

At Dew Claw we love that so many teachers are using Mushing, Alaska, and the Iditarod to inspire and engage students in the classroom. One of the more popular projects is to write letters to mushers, and every year we … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Dawson~

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jodi

Dan arrived in Dawson with 12 happy dogs at 2:12 on the 6th. Once the mushers get to Dawson the handlers fun really begins.  Here we can actually get involved and help care for the dogs… and the musher.  The … Continue reading →

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