**Join our mailing list at the button above to get the latest updates!** A day of wrenching came and passed in Nome as riders turned into mechanics and raced the clock to perform repairs to their sleds. Teams are allowed up to two additional sets of hands for this event and often in this tight-knit […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 4 Coverage
**Want updates as soon as they’re live? Click the ‘Join Our Newsletter’ button above and never be left in the dust!** With racers sitting out what is likely the longest delay of the Iron Dog race since its inception in 1984, the leaderboard appeared top heavy. It didn’t only appear top heavy, it certainly WAS […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 3 Coverage
Undoubtedly, year after year, an Iron Dog participant pits itself against each and every racer, making life difficult for even the most seasoned veterans in the worlds longest race of this type. This participant isn’t riding an Arctic Cat, Skidoo, Polaris…or even a Yamaha, but is Mother Nature herself. Be it forty below zero temps, […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 2 Coverage
Team 10 of Chris Olds and Mike Morgan were first to lead one of the largest, if not a record setting, number of teams to make it to McGrath after the first day of Iron Dog racing. Many prior years of racing saw only half of the pro-class racers make the McGrath checkpoint by the […]
2018 Iron Dog – Day 1 Coverage
Airplanes buzzing overhead, bass lines thumping over a loud speaker, and the familiar ‘raaap’ and scent of two-stroke engines being warmed and readied by racers in the 2018 Iron Dog. Twenty eight Pro-Class teams rounded off the field as they crossed over the starting line in this years race to Fairbanks, via Nome as a […]
The Way It Was – Coming to Alaska in the 1950’s
The following is an excerpt From the book, The Way It Was, By Malachy Donoghue. This excerpt details the way Malachy arrived in Alaska and the whirlwind of life-changing events that happened at the drop of a hat. I wasn’t happy in New York City. The summers were unbearable with the heat and humidity, and, […]
Perfect 10: Team USA roster packed with Alaskans
When U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently announced its 20-person cross-country ski team to represent and race for America in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in South Korea, it also selected a team that would represent and race for Alaska. In one of the most exciting milestones in Alaska Nordic skiing’s already storied history, half […]
Heroes of the Last Frontier – Winners of the LifeMed #AKHero Contest!
Heroes of the Last Frontier! Engineer/Paramedic Matt Deatherage and Volunteer Firefighter/ETT Devren Bennett, winners of LifeMed Alaska’s Heroes of the Last Frontier contest. Matt Deatherage & Devren Bennett – Firefighters, Winners, and Heroes of the Last Frontier “Hello, Mr. Deatherage?” “This is Matt.” “Hi, Matt. We are with the Heroes of the Last Frontier contest. […]
Peter Casey – When an Alaska Flight Paramedic Gets Injured
Peter Casey – When an Alaska Flight Paramedic Gets Injured The story of Peter Casey, an Alaska flight paramedic who was airlifted after he broke his neck snowboarding I just laid there in the snow, board facing down the hill. I was scared. Thoughts started flashing through my head, “Could I be paralyzed? How would […]
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden
Fulfilling a Dream: Wiluk River Dolly Varden The flight out of Kotzebue aboard two small bush planes packed with our self-bailing raft, fishing gear, and provisions seemed surreal. I had dreamed of making a self-guided trip to the Wulik River for more than a decade, sport fishing for large sea-run dolly varden which seasonally migrate […]
Interviewing a LifeMed Alaska Flight Paramedic…Making an #AKHero
The Makings of an #AKHero An Interview with David Svobodny, Flight Paramedic and Base Chief for LifeMed Alaska in Juneau LifeMed Alaska Flight Paramedic and Juneau Base Chief, David Svobodny, speaking at the Juneau hanger opening in June. LifeMed Alaska is generating a lot of buzz around the State with their #AKHero campaign. Alaskans from […]
Surrender Salmon – Sharing Alaska’s Red Gold
Bringing Alaska’s Red Gold to the land of 10,000 Lakes – Surrender Salmon! Growing up in Alaska shaped every facet of who I am today. Those of us who are lucky enough to have been born and raised in the Last Frontier understand and appreciate the many wonders this great state has to offer. Fishing […]
