Posted on 02/22/2015 11:59:14 PM PST by Qiviut
The Iron Dog Snow Mobile race started yesterday from Big Lake at 10:00 AK time.
This year's race is being called the water & dirt race because snow is lacking on some major portions of trail and the race route had to be changed to avoid open water on the Yukon.
Through slush and muck, soggy Iron Dog snowmachine racers head north
Todd Palin and partner Tyler Huntington (Team 11) are in this year's race and have made it to the McGrath Airport checkpoint as of Sunday night (Feb. 23) last year, they were early out of the race due to a mechanical problem that they couldn't get fixed on the trail. For info on the 2014 race, see:
[2014] Palin-Huntington hit early Iron Dog trouble, drop out of race
Here is the Iron Dog schedule and some links that will be helpful if you want to follow the Iron Dog:
February 20, 2015 Start of the Trail Class (Big Lake)
February 21, 2015 Start of the Pro Class (Anchorage)*
February 22, 2015 Pro Class Restart (Big Lake)*
February 25, 2015 Halfway Banquet in Nome
February 28, 2015 Finish of the Pro Class in Fairbanks
To follow the race via GPS, use the link on the pull down menu under Race Tracking on the red navigation bar found on the Iron Dog website direct link:
For Pro Class teams & info, this can also be found using the drop down menu under Race Tracking.
TV/News Coverage (KTUU) video, links to tracking, updates, photo gallery, & check out their 4-part series Iron Dog 2015 Along For The Ride:
Facebook - lots of pictures, video, etc & links to KTUU stories
Good video of conditions (lots of dirt!):
Good luck to all the Iron Dog participants
.. safe travels in some rough conditions!
Iron Dog thread - if you have a *ping* list, please ping away!
Oops - Sunday night would be Feb. 22 ...... McGrath
Go Mr. Palin go! Onward to victory! And may your beautiful wife, Mrs. Sarah Heath Palin, lead America to a triumph of Biblical-based Conservatism in 2016!
Ping to the TODD PALIN IS A HUNK! list. Be still my heart! TUDD!
I surely want him as our First Gentleman.
Thank you for the thread, dear Onyx. I am just not up to it. We have an unbelievably slow internet, my laptop just died and I have had one of the worst migraines in years, going on four complete days now. The timing could not be worse. Well, yes, it could, but it isn’t really convenient now, either.
Yike! My thanks should be addressed to you. My apologies. Blame it on the migraine. Not thinking clearly. Yeah, that’s it. Please forgive me.
....”I have had one of the worst migraines in years, going on four complete days now”...
Stop eating anything sweet...and drink lots of strong coffee...that’s the only thing that brought me out of a 3-day event. Couldn’t believe it worked...and I’ve done this ever since whenever one comes on....I’m over it before the day ends.
Go get it Todd!
Don’t eat sweets anyway. I hate coffee, but I’ve been drinking more diet coke for the caffeine. It’s not working. I’ve taken valium with methampyrone, hasn’t worked. Now treating with methampyrone and B1 and some other migraine specialty drug. Ruled out diseases like malaria and dengue.
I think it’s tapering off. Not ready to handle machinery, i.e. Cars, yet.
Thanks for advice. Truly.
I respect Todd Palin damn near as much as I do Sarah. he is the only spouse of a politician that I know of that has a real life. A real life, I admire.
My question is;
Would he leave Alaska for 4 or 8 years in Washington, should Sarah becomes President?
As somebody who has suffered from Migraines for many years, I have found only one home remedy that seems to work.
Strong Black Coffee, and heat packs.
The drug known as Sumatripton Succonate is very effective, but has been considered “dangerous” by some doctors.
And Prayer. Lots of prayer.
I just said one for you!
(((HUGS)))
Thank You So Much for Posting!
Go Team 11!
[Ive been drinking more diet coke for the caffeine.]
http://www.today.com/health/diet-soda-doing-these-7-awful-things-your-body-1C6558748
My question is;
Would he leave Alaska for 4 or 8 years in Washington, should Sarah becomes President?
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Frankly, I don’t see either one of them living in the DC cesspool.
Thanks!
Thanks!
DAY 1 of the Iron Dog ... “Water & Dirt Dogs”
http://www.irondog.org/day-1-of-the-iron-dog/
pictures & video at the link
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