On this episode, we hear from Iditarod mushers within the midst of their required 24-hour layovers and from our present Purple Lantern musher. We even have a chat with a former high 10 musher who’s returning to the race and operating a workforce of largely rookie canine, plus a have a look at the Iditarod’s new pilot program for monitoring dropped canine. And as at all times we’ve our Canine of the Day — not a brand new canine however a canine who acquired a brand new title — and a listener query with solutions from a number of mushers this time. (Trace: This one may make you hungry).
It’s eat, relaxation and repeat as Iditarod groups take their 24-hour stops
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Casey Grove is the host of Alaska Information Nightly and a common task reporter at Alaska Public Media with an emphasis on crime and courts. Attain him at cgrove@alaskapublic.org.