Buddy the Photo Dog Blog

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Checkpoints-Iditarod

From the website:
Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip

Campbell Airstrip to Willow

Willow to Yentna Station

Here are the latest standings top five:
Ray Redington Jr   (Yenta Station)
Jodi Bailey   (Yenta Station)
Tom Thurston   (Yenta Station)
William Pinkham   (Yenta Station)
Cim Smyth (Yenta Station)

Check out the weather at The Weather Channel.

More to come.

Love,
Buddy

Saturday, March 3, 2012

And they're off...Iditarod

From the website:

Top five:

Ray Redington Jr.
Jim Lanier
William Pinkham
Tom Thurston
Jodi Bailey

but that is changing every minute.
If you want to pay for live stream look here.
If you go here, their free subscription service allows you to track your favorite musher.
For a tiny bit of Iditarod "controversy" go here.

More to come.

Love,
Buddy

Leap Day....again and again and again?

Can you believe this?

The ultimate in Leap Day babies (and apparently not the only ones).
Wow, what a trooper! Congratulations.

Love,
Buddy

Friday, March 2, 2012

Iditarod: Calendar

From the website:

Event	Date & Time	Location/Note
2012
General Volunteer Meeting	Tuesday, Jan 10, 7:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
General Volunteer Meeting	Saturday, Jan 14, 2:00 p.m.	ITC HQ, Mile 2.2 Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla
Idita-Rider Auction Closing Begins	Friday, Jan 20, 12 noon
Straw Packaging	Thursday, Feb 9, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Airland Transport, Anchorage
Fairbanks Musher Food Drop	Monday, Feb 13, 10 :00 a.m.	Fairbanks Airland Transport
Musher Food Drop – Anchorage	Wednesday, Feb 15, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.	Airland Transport, Anchorage
Musher Food Drop – Anchorage	Thursday, Feb 16, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Airland Transport, Anchorage
People Food Sorting	Friday, Feb.17, 9:00 a.m.	Airland Transport, Anchorage
Board of Directors Meeting	Friday, Feb 17, 9:00 a.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Jr. Iditarod Race Start	Saturday, Feb 25, 10:00 a.m.	TBD
Jr. Iditarod Finish	Sunday, Feb 26,	Willow Community Center, Willow
Jr. Iditarod Banquet	Sunday, Feb 26, 6:00 p.m.	Willow Community Center, Willow
2012 Iditarod Winter Conference for Educators	Tuesday, Feb 28 – Friday, March 2	Contact djohnson@iditarod.com
Media Conference	Wednesday, Feb 29, 3:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel, Anchorage
Mandatory Musher Meeting	Thursday, Mar 1, 8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Idita-Rider Lunch with Musher	Thursday, Mar 1, 12 noon	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Start/Re-Start Meeting for Out of Town Volunteers	Thursday, Mar 1, 2:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Mushers’ Banquet	Thursday, Mar 1, 5:30 p.m.	Dena’ina Center, Anchorage
Iditarod Speaker Event	Friday, Mar 2, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel Ticket Information
Dog Handler Class	Friday, Mar 2, 10:00 a.m.	Millennium Alaska Hotel
Dog Handler Class	Friday, Mar 2, 12:30 p.m.	Millennium Alaska Hotel
Idita-Rider Registration	Friday, Mar 2, 2:30 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Mandatory Idita-Rider Meeting	Friday, Mar 2, 3:00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Official Start of the 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race	Saturday, Mar 3, 10 a.m.	4th Ave & D Street, Anchorage
2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Re-Start	Sunday, Mar 4, 2:00 p.m.	Willow Lake, Willow
Musher Bib Auction Begins	Monday, Mar 5,
Awards’ Banquet, Nome	Sunday, Mar 18, 3:00 p.m.	Recreation Center, Nome
Volunteer Potluck	Tuesday, Mar 20, 6 :00 p.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Musher Bib Auction Closes	Friday, Mar 30
Board of Directors Planning Meeting	Friday, Apr 20, 9:00 a.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Board of Directors Meeting	Saturday, Apr 21, 9:00 a.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Board of Directors Meeting	Friday, Jun 1, 9:00 a.m.	Millennium Alaskan Hotel
Summer Camp for Teachers	Sunday, June 24 – July 2	Wasilla, Alaska
First Day to Officially Enter the 2013 Iditarod	Saturday, Jun 30, 9:00 a.m.	ITC HQ, Mile 2.2 Knik Goose Bay Rd, Wasilla
Annual Membership Meeting	Saturday, Jun 30, 10:00 a.m.	ITC Headquarters in Wasilla
Volunteer Picnic	Saturday, Jun 30, 12 noon	ITC HQ, Mile 2.2 Knik Goose Bay Rd., Wasilla
Board of Directors Organizational Meeting	Saturday, Jun 30, 12:00 p.m.	ITC Headquarters in Wasilla
Musher Drawing for Two Free Entry Fees	Saturday, Jun 30, 4:00 p.m.	ITC HQ, Wasilla

More to come.
Love,
Buddy

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Iditarod: The Route and Checkpoints

From the website:

The northern route is run in even years, and the southern route is run is odd years. To read more about the Iditarod Trail and checkpoints, go here.

Checkpoint	Terrain between Checkpoint	Distance between Checkpoints	Distance from Anchorage	Distance to Nome
Total Distance			975
Anchorage	Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip	11	11	964
Campbell Airstrip	Campbell Airstrip to Willow	___	___	___
Willow	Willow to Yentna Station	42	53	922
Yentna Station	Yentna Station to Skwentna	30	83	892
Skwentna	Skwentna to Finger Lake	40	123	852
Finger Lake	Finger Lake to Rainy Pass	30	153	822
Rainy Pass	Rainy Pass to Rohn	35	188	787
Rohn	Rohn to Nikolai	75	263	712
Nikolai	Nikolai to McGrath	48	311	664
McGrath	McGrath to Takotna	18	329	646
Takotna	Takotna to Ophir	23	352	623
Ophir	Ophir to Cripple	73	425	550
Cripple	Cripple to Ruby	70	495	480
Ruby	Ruby to Galena	50	545	430
Galena	Galena to Nulato	37	582	393
Nulato	Nulato to Kaltag	47	629	346
Kaltag	Kaltag to Unalakleet	85	714	261
Unalakleet	Unalakleet to Shaktoolik	40	754	221
Shaktoolik	Shaktoolik to Koyuk	50	804	171
Koyuk	Koyuk to Elim	48	852	123
Elim	Elim to Golovin	28	880	95
Golovin	Golovin to White Mountain	18	898	77
White Mountain	White Mountain to Safety	55	953	22
Safety	Safety to Nome	22	975	0
Nome

Note: As of 2012 the Northern Route distance is approximately 975 miles. In prior years the distance was always over 1,000 miles. Three things factor into this adjustment:

The change in the Ceremonial Start (running from downtown Anchorage to Campbell Airstrip instead of Eagle River);
The change of the Restart location from Wasilla to Willow (loss of the Wasilla-Knik-Susitna River and some Yentna River mileage), and;
The actual year to year trail conditions can affect trail routing and the actual mileage will vary somewhat from year to year.
“1,049 miles®” has been a symbolic figure from the inception of the race to signify the 1,000 miles or more of race trail and the number 49 depicts Alaska as the 49th state.

More to come...

Love,
Buddy

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Adding an extra day...

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/19/3435829/for-starters-making-a-healthy.ht

So here it is, Leap Year Day, the day that gets added once every four years and causes all kinds of interesting birthdays for all those people who were lucky enough to be born on this date.

Events that have happened on this day...

Traditions and superstitions...

Fun facts....

A day without pay?

So what are you going to do with your extra 24 hours of 2012?
Spend them wisely and with someone you love.

Love,
Buddy