April 6, 2011
Wow, if this story is true, it sure seems illegal. Bristol Palin is reported to have accepted a $262,500 salary from a "non-profit" organization which gave away only $35,000 to charities. Here's a link to the story.
April 4, 2011
Here's a photo of my favorite van in Talkeetna, Alaska, along with the snow that has accumulated. Taken April 3, 2011.
April 4, 2011
A photo of the river breaking up in Talkeetna, Alaska, April 3, 2011.
April 4, 2011
A photo of a dog on the couch at the Latitude 62 in Talkeetna, Alaska.
March 28, 2011
While March 27th marks the date of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, today, March 28th, is being celebrated as Seward's Day in Alaska, the day the area now known as Alaska was purchased by the United States. (Technically Alaska was purchased by the U.S. on March 30, 1867, from Russia, but I assume it's celebrated on a Monday to make things easier for everyone, not to mention the whole three-day weekend thing.)
March 27, 2011
On this day in history ... 5:36pm, 1964 ... a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska for more than five minutes, followed in the next several days by more than 10,000 aftershocks, with eleven aftershocks in the first day having a magnitude greater than 6.0. I'd write more about it here, but I've covered a lot of it already in my 1964 Alaska earthquake facts article.
March 27, 2011
A photo of sled dog puppies at Vagabond Blues, Palmer, Alaska
March 27, 2011
A photo of a sign in Palmer, Alaska about the "Running with the Bulls".
March 27, 2011
A photo of the Family Christian Center in Palmer, Alaska.
March 27, 2011
A photo of an "Alaska Chicks" sign in Palmer, Alaska.
March 26, 2011
March 26, 2011: Sorry I haven't posted anything here in a while, I've been busy setting up my computer programming business in Alaska. The last 48 hours have been a bit of a problem as well because the company that provides internet access here in Palmer, Alaska has had problems keeping their part of the internet working. Hopefully we're through that now.
March 17, 2011
2011 Iditarod news, March 17, 2011 - I just checked the official 2011 Iditarod standings, and twenty-eight mushers have now finished the race, nineteen mushers are still on the Iditarod Trail, and fifteen mushers are now out of the race (have scratched).
March 16, 2011
2011 Iditarod News, March 16, 2011 - Besides all of the stories related to John Baker winning the 2011 Iditarod, one of the great quotes about how hard it is to win the Iditarod came from second-place finisher Ramey Smyth yesterday, when someone wished him happy birthday, and someone else asked when his birthday was
"Today, I guess."
Followed by the reporter's comment:
"It's hard to think straight when you've slept roughly five hours in six days."
To which Mr. Smyth said:
March 15, 2011
2011 Iditarod news - March 15, 2011 - 9:47am, and John Baker is riding into Nome, Alaska, as the winner of the 2011 Iditarod.
John Baker won the 2011 Iditarod in record time: 8 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes, and 39 seconds, breaking the previous Iditarod record time by about four hours. The previous Iditarod record time was 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 2 seconds, set by Martin Buser in 2002. (See my Iditarod Race Winners page for more information on previous Iditarod race winners and race records.)
March 15, 2011
Iditarod race winners FAQ: Who are the former winners of the Iditarod race, and what are some of the Iditarod race records?
Still fascinated by the 2011 Iditarod Race here in Alaska, I did some more research, and put together this list of all the Iditarod winners since the race started in 1973.
Iditarod race winners
Here's the list of Iditarod race winners, and the year(s) they won the race:
March 15, 2011
Iditarod race winners FAQ: Who are the former winners of the Iditarod race, and what are some of the Iditarod race records?
Still fascinated by the 2011 Iditarod Race here in Alaska, I did some more research, and put together this list of all the Iditarod winners since the race started in 1973.
Iditarod race winners
Here's the list of Iditarod race winners, and the year(s) they won the race:
March 15, 2011
Dana Stabenow is a famous Alaska author, and her latest book, Though Not Dead, is a New York Times best-seller. I just read that you can win a free eBook version of one of her excellent earlier books, Fire and Ice, just by signing up the mailing list for the Official Iditarod.com newsletter.
March 15, 2011
2011 Iditarod race news, March 14, 2011, evening: By this time tomorrow we should have a 2011 Iditarod Race Winner. Current Iditarod race leader John Baker is now in to the White Mountain race checkpoint, where all mushers are required to take an eight hour break (rest) before taking off on the final leg to Nome, Alaska.
March 15, 2011
With the 2011 Iditarod well underway, I thought I'd see what I could learn about Nome, where the Iditarod race ends. Here are the Nome, Alaska facts, information, and history items I've uncovered in my research.
Nome, Alaska location
Nome, Alaska is located on the western tip of Alaska, about half way up the main body of the state of Alaska. Here is a map of Alaska (courtesy of Google Maps) that shows the location of Nome relative to other Alaska cities like Fairbanks and Anchorage:
March 14, 2011
2011 Iditarod standings, March 14 - John Baker continues his lead in the 2011 Iditarod race. As mentioned yesterday, the Iditarod race has currently become a battle of who can sleep less, with mushers resting only two or three hours at a time, and in some cases stopping only a minute or two at race checkpoints.