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Laura
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Bib drawing for the Kobuk440!
#MusherSky #UglyDogs
[📸: kobuk440 on IG, left Anna Hennessy, right Quince Mountain]
A collage of three images. On top is graphic with thirteen white racing bibs numbered one through thirteen on a blue background — 1 Lauro Eklund, 2 Jessie Holmes, 3 Kristy Berington, 4 James Bourquin, 5 Quince Mountain, 6 Jody Potts-Joseph, 7 Sam Paperman, 8 Sadie Lindquist, 9 Kevin Hansen, 10 Hugh Neff, 11 Rohn Buser, 12 Anna Hennessy, and 14 Adam Lindenmuth. Two photographs of the drawing event are positioned below the graphic — on the left is a blonde woman holding a microphone. She is wearing a black shirt with her sleeves pulled up near her elbows. On the right is a man with dark hair and a beard wearing a baseball hat and a hooded sweatshirt. He is also holding a microphone.
April 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A peek at Anna Hennessy’s team in Kotzebue ahead of the Kobuk440
💛🐾
📸: kobuk440 on Instagram
Three screenshots from Instagram showing a woman in black snow gear and a red hat with her team of sled dogs. A black and white dog jumps up towards the camera in one photo and a tan and white dog is cozy in a covered dog house in another photo.
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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But this year it felt like the community that drew me in at the start.

The benevolent chaos, banter, and almost over-eager conversations were back again!

I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was every time I saw this little icon 🥰

#MusherSky #UglyDogs
A grid of nine notification icons — a black and white outline of a bell with a blue bubble on the upper right corner with the label “30+”
March 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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But first — more of this.
A black, brown, and white long-haired cat sleeps curled up on a blue easy chair. A floral pillow and brown fuzzy blanket are behind it on the chair.
March 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Oof. More light means that we can clearly see what I missed in the last photo — Jenny’s team is no longer hooked to her sled. 😔

An official announcement has not come yet, but it looks like Jenny Roddewig has scratched in White Mountain.

#MusherSky
A figure in a head lamp stands next to a dog sled in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail
March 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The sun is starting to come up in White Mountain!
#MusherSky
Dawn arrives in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. A woman in a headlight is beside her sled dog team who are sleeping on beds of straw on the snow.
March 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Still in White Mountain, but a bit more activity!

#MusherSky
Two figures in headlamps work around a sleeping dog team in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. It is quite dark out.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Our Red Lantern, Jenny Roddewig, is up and moving and getting ready to leave White Mountain!
#MusherSky
A dog team is sleeping on beds of straw in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. They are wearing red jackets. A woman in snow gear beds over the dogs at the front of the line and offers them a snack. The headlamp she’s wearing illuminates them like a spotlight on the dark. A dog team is sleeping on beds of straw in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. They are wearing red jackets. A woman in snow gear beds over the dogs at the front of the line and offers them a snack. The headlamp she’s wearing illuminates them like a spotlight on the dark.
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Emily Ford with her partner (also an Iditarod finisher!) Anna Hennessy the Banquet Livestream!
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A Black woman in a baseball cap and a green shirt sits next to her partner, a white woman also in a baseball cap and a white sweatshirt at a table at the Finisher’s Banquet for the Iditarod.
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Connor McMahon has arrived safely in Nome in 20th place!!
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A split screen showing a dog team arriving a team of dogs arriving at the finish line of the Iditarod and the spectators welcoming them. A split screen showing a dog team arriving a team of dogs arriving at the finish line of the Iditarod and the spectators welcoming them.
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Emily Ford and her team at the finish line!
(Peep Keaton on the right in the top left photo!)
#MusherSky
Four images of a dog team in teal, blue, and orange jackets being greeted by their musher (a woman in a red jacket and a bib numbered 34) and other spectators after they crossed the finish line of the Iditarod.
March 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Keaton & Co in NOME!!
#MusherSky
A man in a blue, ruffed parka kneels and greets his team of sled dogs wearing blue and red jackets after they crossed the finish line of the Iditarod.
March 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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The moonset at White Mountain.
#MusherSky
The moon sets on a horizon edged with a mountain and trees in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. The moon sets on a horizon edged with a mountain and trees in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail.
March 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This was Emily Ford’s partner Anna’s update about 2hrs ago.
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[📸: anna_in_alaska on IG]
A screenshot of an Instagram story reading “Emily reports ‘the dogs need a little break and so do I :)’. She brought straw to camp on this last run, not wanting to push the dogs past their limit. 70 miles in one go is a lot after already running 1,000 miles. After this just 23 miles to the finish line in Nome!!”
March 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Ebbe Pedersen and Dane Baker’s teams in White Mountain!
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Two teams of sled dogs sleeping on beds of straw on top of the snow in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail.
March 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Good mornin’, Race Fans!

Welcome to Sunday, March 16th!

We had several finishes and lots of movement on the trail while I was away, so LET’S DIVE IN! 💛🐾
A map showing the GPS trackers of mushers during the Iditarod. Blue flags denote movement, while orange shows lack there of.
March 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Speaking of Koyuk — I loved this moment when Insider Jodi grabbed every volunteer she could to get them on camera and show how excited everyone was for Jenny to arrive.

#MusherSky
Six people in winter gear are standing on a snow covered street. All have their heads covered in either hats or hoods. The gentleman second from the right is giving a thumbs up. A blue sky and big, white clouds are behind them.
March 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Oh, this might get exciting 😆
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A screenshot of two GPS trackers, designated by blue flags labeled with the names “Failor” and “Petit”. A sidebar on the left explains thag Matthew Failor has 15 miles to go til Nome and Nicolas Petit has 17.
March 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Flomp sighting!
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A team of sled dogs in red jackets and black booties arrive in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. One dog is rubbing their face in the snow — colloquially referred to as a “flomp”
March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Jenny Roddewig arriving in Koyuk
#MusherSky
A team of sled dogs wearing red jackets and booties pull a woman wearing snow gear into a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. A team of sled dogs wearing red jackets and booties pull a woman wearing snow gear into a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. Several spectators trail behind her.
March 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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An update from Justin:
#MusherSky
[📸: rerun_kennel on Instagram]
A screenshot of a message from Justin Olnes and Team ReRun on Instagram
March 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Emily’s team!
#MusherSky
A team of dogs wearing jackets and booties arrive in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. A team of dogs wearing jackets and booties arrive in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. A team of dogs wearing jackets and booties arrive in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail.
March 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Emily Ford arriving into White Mountain
#MusherSky
A distant figure holds up their hands in celebration as they stand on the back of a dogsled. They are in the middle of a wide, frozen river with trees in the background. A person in snow gear stands on the back of a dogsled as they approach a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. The team of dogs pulling the sled wear jackets and booties. They are in the middle of a wide, frozen river covered in snow. A team of dogs and their musher arrive in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail Two teams of dogs in a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail. The team on the right is wearing orange jackets and is lying on beds of straw. The team on the left wear blue or orange jackets and are standing up. Their musher, a woman in snow gear, stands on the back of their sled.
March 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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The plane coming to take the dropped dogs to Nome landed behind her on the trail. 😆
A small, white airplane lands on the snow behind a team of sled dogs. A woman stands on the back of the sled as her team pulls it into a checkpoint along the Iditarod trail
March 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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This shelf should NOT have been that hard to assemble. 😵‍💫

I think I need more coffee.
A gray, metal 2x2 cube shelf sitting on brown carpet against a wall.
March 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM