2023 Iron Dog expedition class finisher

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tim

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I got asked to do this. What a ride 1049 miles on my snowmobile, from Big lake to Nome. Everything went well. Now I am waiting out a blizzard in Nome, so I can catch an airplane back to Anchorage. 20230221_160245.jpgimage000000 (3).jpg20230214_144200.jpgimage000000 (9).jpg
I got to ride thru the Alaska range and
on the sea ice of the Bering sea.
Winter is my favorite season, by far.
 
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Basically, I snowmobiled the Iditarod trail.
Day 1: Big lake to Puntilla
Day 2: Puntilla to McGrath
Day 3: McGrath to Galena
Day 4: Galena to Unakleet
Day 5: Unakleet to Nome

One day we rode for 10 1/2 hours
Most days around 8 hours.
The trail is a combo of lots of single-track, some roads and rivers or Norton sound. It was trippy looking at your GPS, when I was crossing the sea ice.
 
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Are you staying in tents that you bring or hotels? I assume you are packing all your food but what about fuel. Sounds like an awesome adventure.
 
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That's a great adventure! Every trip I've made up there has been amazing.
Seems like the perfect expedition for a guy that loves winter and sleds as much as you do :)
 
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There are checkpoints you have to go thru that have fuel. Accommodations range from a bunkhouse to a twin bed in a bakery. We ate moose soup multiple times at checkpoints. Right now been in Nome longer than it took to get here. I hope I fly out today.
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