Congratulations Snowhook
Our team in the Iditarod reached Nome yesterday, passing under the famed burled arch. Congratulations to AJ (musher), Rebecca (CEO) and all those brave members of the nation within. Rebecca has taken the time to write nightly updates, for which we’re very grateful. Here’s her last, sent without much of an internet connection:
After eleven days on the trail of encountering -60 temperatures, high winds and fierce storms, Team Snowhook crossed under the burled arch in Nome. Following our reunion under the arch we spent a long time tending to the dogs: feeding, straw for bedding, getting the thumbs up from the vets, and feeding again, walking the dogs, massaging and feeding once more. And, then we slept.
AJ filled me in on stories and some details of the trail over pizza (thanks Sharon and Digger). He is very proud of the dogs. I am very proud of both AJ and the team, very proud.
The dogs will return home today and we will follow on Monday.
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We sincerely appreciate the Plunderers’ support and friendship. We are honored to be called ‘your team.’ Thank you.
(Photo credit HOH)
Tags: AJ, burled arch, Iditarod, Nome, plunderers, Rebecca, Snowhook
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9:22 am on March 21st, 2015
Good morning! Thanks for the update, Spence and Rebecca.
All of the dogs will be happy when they are home, sweet home. When is the Mushers Banquet? Sunday?
It is Spring!!! Pop is plowing the snow. sigh
Earlier, Mom and Pop were debating the wisdom of Lance Mackey’s continuing on, rather than stopping and getting dogs shipped and tested.
9:29 am on March 21st, 2015
By the way, we had pizza too!!! Did it come from Sharon and Digger’s? Nope! It was from Bella Italia’s.
9:33 am on March 21st, 2015
Good morning, O’H and everyone! Looks like some sleeping in on Saturday. We watched Mike Santos and Rohn Buser finish.
Okay, all you Ididadicts, have a celebrated Saturday!
9:36 am on March 21st, 2015
We are looking forward to the tails of the trails.
Of course, for now, we hope for lots of rest for AJ and Rebecca. The stories can wait…..a little while anyway.
9:38 am on March 21st, 2015
Congratulation Snowhook! There will be many stories to tell and we want to hear them all. The silence from the trail is hard to endure. I don’t know how Rebecca does it (cheesecake).
Our local musher, Rick Casillo, is just heading into Nome today. He was in 44th position and fell to 60th. He also was almost 33 hours in a checkpoint. We hope to hear what happened.
9:46 am on March 21st, 2015
MP&LL’s Mom, Rick Casillo is at mile 907 in White Mountain with Lance and Jason Mackey just ahead of him in the stats. They are resting. Rick is in 45th position now. 🙂
9:58 am on March 21st, 2015
Thanks HOH. Do you know what happened for him to stay in a checkpoint for almost 33 hours?
10:09 am on March 21st, 2015
MP&LL’s Mom. No clue. The “Insider” gives lots of stats but Is short in the “details and human interest” things. If I find anything, will let you know. Could have been one of the blowing nasty times.
10:20 am on March 21st, 2015
Awww Louisa Mae!
10:24 am on March 21st, 2015
We here hounds just know that AJ has a special place in his heart for Louisa Mae. This is her second touch of the burled arch!
10:26 am on March 21st, 2015
We think AJ has a special place in his heart for this girl,too.
10:27 am on March 21st, 2015
Good morning all. That was upsetting to hear about Lance’s 2nd dog. Wonder what is going on? A virus running thru his team maybe?
Glad Snowhoook is in and safely resting. I am thinking the banquet must be Sunday. Hope Rebecca and AJ can relax and enjoy some quiet time today.
Last night must have been a big pizza night. We had it too – sausage, mushroom, green pepper and onion. Yum!
Howlers, do you follow APAHA? One of Barb’s former insurance clients made the local paper. Lisa White and her son Zach of Woodstock were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Zach won the Jr. Eng. class and is the youngest inductee into the hall of fame at 14. Zach was a baby when Barb insured his folks and their stable.
10:29 am on March 21st, 2015
I’d like to have a description of the “blow hole” AJ mentioned in the interview yesterday. Well done Snowhook!
Good morning all.
11:07 am on March 21st, 2015
Disturbing News to see/hear upon awakening.
On the other paw…Great Screen Shots from the Hound’s Mom…Especially of the Talented Louisa Mae under the Burled Arch.
Our Advice to the Giant, his Pixie, and the Team members:
Eat, Rest, Repeat. Eat, Rest, Repeat.
11:15 am on March 21st, 2015
I’m supposing this interview is only available to insiders?
Good morning, and congrats to SNowhook!
11:38 am on March 21st, 2015
I am proud of those Snowhook dogs, but do I understand correctly? They love to run in the snow? i have spent what seems like years trotting outside into the snow and then standing there in agony, picking up one paw and then another, waiting for my mom to pick me up. I want the green stuff back!
11:48 am on March 21st, 2015
Buddy: Here’s the link that Staff posted yesterday:
AJ’s video link
http://iditarod.com/race/?vid=115189
11:49 am on March 21st, 2015
Mp’s and Ll’s Mom: On the Battle Dawgs facebook page it says Rick was in Shatoolik for 32 hours with pneumonia!
11:53 am on March 21st, 2015
B,M&L what is APAHA? PAHA is our state’s Arabian horse association.
12:24 pm on March 21st, 2015
B: If Buddy is insider-less he may not be able to view the video.
12:30 pm on March 21st, 2015
Cheering for the last musher Cindy Abbott, the Red Lantern, as she courageously treks on to Elim, the next checkpoint, and ultimately Nome.
12:49 pm on March 21st, 2015
We are watching 3 Siberian teams who are on their way from White Mountainto Safety, and the last Siberian team, Isabelle Travadon’s, who are still in White Mountain. Go Sibes!
1:12 pm on March 21st, 2015
Go Sibes!!!
1:13 pm on March 21st, 2015
Dawson, thanks for the info. These mushers are all made of really tough stuff. I would probably stop if I had a hangnail.
1:19 pm on March 21st, 2015
Timothy Hunt, Jason and Lance Mackey will be the next ones into Nome.
1:19 pm on March 21st, 2015
MPM: Lol.
1:31 pm on March 21st, 2015
Congrats to AJ and to Snowhook on another Iditarod finished with dogs and musher healthy and satisfied. We are so proud of Snowhook’s ethics and care of the dogs. That is what makes us fans.
Mom is very upset that work didn’t allow her enough time to enjoy alot of the happenings, videos and stories that went on. In a couple of years, she is going to NOT be working and she will head north to Alaska to view this fabulous race in person! Thank you to the plunderers for keeping us updated through this blog.
Rest now, AJ, Rebecca and all doggies!
1:44 pm on March 21st, 2015
GO SIBERS!!!
2:08 pm on March 21st, 2015
Both Mackeys, R Cassillo, and Hunt are 3 and 4 miles out. Stats anyone can get. think non-insiders can get only 1 video of Ididiot insiders choosing.
2:14 pm on March 21st, 2015
BooBear: I’ll reserve a bed at the Hobbitt Hotel for 2017! Whoo Hooo
2:14 pm on March 21st, 2015
Siber’s Mom: All four Siber teams still in the race. Go Sibers!
Lance Mackey tried to cut his brother loose to run his race but his brother wouldn’t leave Lance behind.
2:22 pm on March 21st, 2015
Check finishing line. Siern just announced. Could be Mackeys or T Hunt
2:27 pm on March 21st, 2015
http://iditarod.com/eye-on-the-trail-savidis-bejna-barnes/
I’m off to visit some housebound folks today. I hope to be back to see some of the Sibers finish.
WosenGrizz on my mind. Haven’t heard from our Wose for awhile and I hope she is fine and knows that the WosenGrizz sled made the Snowhook teams job easier. So great not to have to worry about a broken down sled.
Or a broken down dog truck.
2:34 pm on March 21st, 2015
72 followed by 30? Mackeys w/im 45 secs
2:35 pm on March 21st, 2015
Wow dog mushing and chocolate truffles does life get any better?
2:39 pm on March 21st, 2015
YES and a 3rd team. 32 is in. Bring on the white chocolate truffles, woo hoo!
2:40 pm on March 21st, 2015
And a fourth musher is coming in all top of each other.
2:40 pm on March 21st, 2015
The Mackey Brothers…in tandem…Into Nome…Now Rick Castillo.
Poor Lady Announcer is having Trouble with the Mic and Sometimes Stumbling over her words…but We Like Her…She Has Heart.
2:41 pm on March 21st, 2015
Not 32, 52.And the fourth of this group is heading in.
2:44 pm on March 21st, 2015
MPs Rick is cheing in
2:46 pm on March 21st, 2015
12 d for Rick
2:47 pm on March 21st, 2015
T. Hunt just in. Talk on background about sick dogs and having to bottle feed. Comind fron a Mackey.
2:50 pm on March 21st, 2015
12d 45 m for Hunt
2:51 pm on March 21st, 2015
We are cheching out for a bit
2:58 pm on March 21st, 2015
Four women are coming next. They are from 18 to 25 miles out. Three of them have already passed safety.
2:58 pm on March 21st, 2015
Now we will nap.
3:02 pm on March 21st, 2015
Before our nap, we found one of mom’s fotos for Rio!
3:25 pm on March 21st, 2015
HOH: heh. Remember we were all talking of putting together a collection of out takes for Rio’s friend? That is why she needs to come up one year for both the start and finish of the Iditarod. Then we’d get some great photos
3:29 pm on March 21st, 2015
Sounds like we could all get into lots of…fun! No telling who would think of what!
3:55 pm on March 21st, 2015
Did anyone hear anthing more about Lance’s dogs? Do they have any idea why two of them died suddenly?
We just found this out in siberspace, about Lance rescuing Scott Jansen’s dog team!!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/112762807@N03/16878789935/
4:02 pm on March 21st, 2015
And check out this nice article, with pictures, about our team!
4:02 pm on March 21st, 2015
http://iditarod.com/eye-on-the-trail-savidis-bejna-barnes/
4:06 pm on March 21st, 2015
Thanks for the Links!
The Siren just Sounded and No One is Around!
Dog Where is Everybody?? This is Unacceptable!!
4:09 pm on March 21st, 2015
I Hear Voices Now, but Still No One in the Chute.
4:31 pm on March 21st, 2015
Howlers, Thanks for the link. That is a good article about Justin and the dogs. I know fans reading it on the Iditarod’s website love to see the paw touch the burled arch…sniff
4:40 pm on March 21st, 2015
Nice Write-Up from the Teacher On the Trail too.
Did I tell youse Nana Met Her Family in the Airport on their way to Nome?
4:54 pm on March 21st, 2015
Bear, we did not know that. Very cool.
5:13 pm on March 21st, 2015
Just got back after spending the entire day at the VETS with Sammy. 7 hour round trip, $250. and nothing conclusive yet. If he still hasn’t passed all the bones by Monday am have to take him back for more x-rays. He has been throwing up and hasn’t eaten since last night.
Howlers – I think it is Arabian Professional and Amateur Horsemen Association.
5:16 pm on March 21st, 2015
Monica Zappa number 53 is in the shoot now and checking in.
5:20 pm on March 21st, 2015
Lisa Norbert number 41 and Heidi Sutter number 76 are with in a mile or so of the shoot busy busy busy.
5:20 pm on March 21st, 2015
OMD! Barb, did they try theeanut butter and….what else was it that was recommended?
5:21 pm on March 21st, 2015
OMD. Monica Almost Couldn’t Find Her Mail!
Our Hearts are Always in our Throats at the Sled Check.
Siber-H’s Mom: We Have Asked Siber-H every year and now ask once again…To your knowledge, has any musher ever failed the check?
5:21 pm on March 21st, 2015
Lisbet Norris is only 2 miles from the finish. Come on Sibes!
5:24 pm on March 21st, 2015
Current Standings page has been updated immediatly today. For example, Monica already is listed as Finished.
5:25 pm on March 21st, 2015
Howlers, It was pumpkin along with the peanut butter. Maybe it wasn’t given to Sammy soon enough, but, on the other paw, I have never experienced a dog eating chicken bones before so perhaps the peanut butter and pumpkin won’t work on chicken bones.
Barb, I am sorry Sammy is having problems. Keep us posted, please.
5:26 pm on March 21st, 2015
Gasp. Barb, What a Day You Have Had! We Know Chicken Bones are the worst! Paws Crossed and Saying Prayers for Sammy.
5:28 pm on March 21st, 2015
Bear, I can’t remember a musher failing a sled check in the Iditarod but chances are it has happened. There are so many mushers. I do remember it happening in the Yukon Quest.
5:31 pm on March 21st, 2015
Mac ‘n Cheese is in the Oven for a Very Early din-din…think East Coast Time.
Waiting for the Sibe Teams is Making Me Hungry!
5:34 pm on March 21st, 2015
Siber-H’s Mom: I can think of few things more Heart Breaking for a Musher…after all those Many Miles of travel on the Trail.
5:42 pm on March 21st, 2015
Whoooooooo Sibes!!!
5:56 pm on March 21st, 2015
Chuck Schaeffer and Rob Cook are about 2 miles out and would coming in anytime now.
5:58 pm on March 21st, 2015
Our hearts are in our throats every time they do the sled check. Lisbet had to take everything out of hers to find the snowshoes.
Rob Cooke should be the second one in from now. He has about 3 miles it looks like.
Siber Mom, thanks for filling in the blank. Our mom is writing those down now, just in case. With a boy like Zeus, one can never be too safe.
Barb, please keep up posted. This is very worrisome.
5:59 pm on March 21st, 2015
Bear, I don’t know what the penalty is in the Iditarod for failing the sled check. In the Yukon Quest, they made the musher
stay longer at the checkpoint so he lost some race time.
5:59 pm on March 21st, 2015
Oops…have to modify this one for the moderator.
Our hearts are in our throats every time they do the sled check. Lisbet had to take everything out of hers to find the snow ***footwear****.
Rob Cooke should be the second one in from now. He has about 3 miles it looks like.
Siber Mom, thanks for filling in the blank. Our mom is writing those down now, just in case. With a boy like Zeus, one can never be too safe.
Barb, please keep up posted. This is very worrisome.
5:59 pm on March 21st, 2015
Brian will Hearst Yvonda back and Lev Shvarts are 10 13 and 15 miles out.
6:00 pm on March 21st, 2015
Things are really jumping in Nome tonight.
6:06 pm on March 21st, 2015
Burp!….Today I bark-ed an bark-ed an bark-ed my dang fool head offs…eh-heh!heh!… Because I am all alone protecting dis house and every things in dis house I feel very over-protectedly right now….guffle!BARK!…All day today I bark-ed at every little thing and even da hairs on my back stood up or so dey tell me…sneeze!…My friend said she had it up to heres wiff me and went down dos stairs and she shut da door so I could not follow her….BARK!BARK!GRRRUUFFFLE!….sneeeze!
6:11 pm on March 21st, 2015
Isabel Travadon is resting at White Mountain. Marcel Fresdineau is also there.
6:15 pm on March 21st, 2015
We are very concerned about the chicken bome incident. Raw bones pass quite well, but cooked? Hope the Pumpkin works, or the PB on wheat bread.
6:17 pm on March 21st, 2015
Schaeffer and cook should be coming in now. I
6:18 pm on March 21st, 2015
Are using the siren again to announce mushers coming in just about definitely one this morning.
6:26 pm on March 21st, 2015
Kelly did all that plus cooked rice. Luckily she found him before he ate the long leg and thigh bones. The big sh*t learned how to open the cabinet and slide the garbage can out! My concern is surgery. He pooped a tiny bit and it had blood in it, but the Vet still thinks we should give it another day.
Thanks for all the prayers, friends.
6:27 pm on March 21st, 2015
Rob and Chuck were greeted by local traditional dancers and that’s with on the edge of the chute in the video.
6:30 pm on March 21st, 2015
Bones!…sneeze!…Did someone eat some stolen bones?….gaggle!…I would not knows what a bone tastes like…sniffel!…No bones for us guyz, dats what I always hear…gruffle!sneeze!
6:30 pm on March 21st, 2015
Rats, the one minute video is too long to send.
6:36 pm on March 21st, 2015
Sibe teams back to back #49 and 50. Woo Hooo! Now Pop is making us turn it off so Mom will get her shower. They are leaving shortly for a St. Paddy’s Day party.
6:42 pm on March 21st, 2015
Heh, heh. You Howlers really know how to celebrate the wearing of the green.
6:55 pm on March 21st, 2015
Barb – we will have Sammy the Sh*t in our prayers. We are sure the vet knows what he is talking about . Keeping paws crossed until the news of tomorrow.
Mama could get a job as the siren in Nome. She is at the stage of her cold where her nose is blowing like the fog horn on the Queen Mary. She says she feels fine, but oh, the noise!
Do you all think that the last musher will be in Nome by tomorrow night for the banquet?
6:58 pm on March 21st, 2015
We think it’s doubtful that Cindy will make the banquet. She is In Elim and resting now. She is still 120 miles out.
7:06 pm on March 21st, 2015
I left the laptop on all night and was awakened every time a team came in. Will not be doing that tonight!
Is there any word on Scott Jansens condition. I have not been keeping up very well this year.
7:20 pm on March 21st, 2015
Number 50 Brian is coming into the shoot now. He grabbed snacks of sirloin steaks for the dogs and his wife came racing out I just grabbed and hugged him.
7:25 pm on March 21st, 2015
Number 33 from Norway is about 4 miles out in right behind her number 40 is about a mile behind her. That means there will only be 12 more mushers and teams out on the trail.
7:29 pm on March 21st, 2015
We sure wish and evil pug were available to do the color announcing for the Iditarod. We never knew it was such hard work. No wonder he jumps into bowls of beer it’s thirsty work too. While we hounds continue working on the Iditarod mom will have a strengthening cocktail.
7:40 pm on March 21st, 2015
ML, don’t lose sleep waiting for the Iditarod information. Just check this your blog in the morning we will try to keep things updated and until our eyeballs slam shut.
7:51 pm on March 21st, 2015
yvonne, from Norway is coming into the finish line now. All of her dogs are Norwegian registered Siberian Husky’s pay attention to this one howlers.
7:59 pm on March 21st, 2015
Howlers, these next two pictures are for you.
8:01 pm on March 21st, 2015
Norwegian flag above, huskies coming into the shoot in the second picture.
8:08 pm on March 21st, 2015
Lev Shvarts is coming on to Front St. now. He is number 40. He was born in the Ukraine. He’s been in the US since 1989.
8:18 pm on March 21st, 2015
Yuka Honda, Japanese, and Alan Stevens are about 18 miles out then there is a large gap before the next mushers.
8:33 pm on March 21st, 2015
WE are so glad our team is in and safe and hope the remaining teams arrive safely too.
9:08 pm on March 21st, 2015
HOH, great reporting!
9:11 pm on March 21st, 2015
TY, MP&LL’s Mom. WE are just glad that most of the mushers, especially ours, are safe. Rick Casillo did himself proud, too.
9:33 pm on March 21st, 2015
Barb, Maggie and Lucy: Hoping all the chicken bones work their way out of Sammie without damage.
Scott Johannsen talks about Lance Mackey:
http://www.ktva.com/iditarod-2015-musher-scott-janssen-says-lance-mackey-rescued-his-sled-dog-team-outside-of-koyuk-653/
Great reporting by HOH.
9:36 pm on March 21st, 2015
It is sad to see the chute with the ad banners all down. It looks nekkid for the remaining teams.
10:08 pm on March 21st, 2015
ML, how is work going?
10:58 pm on March 21st, 2015
Barb, just think of your largest basket of groceries, and repeat for eight hours. It is ok for what it is..Thanks for asking.
10:59 pm on March 21st, 2015
Dawson! What a Great Story of Lance Rescuing Scott’s Team!!
Dog. The Incredible Tails that are coming out of this Race and many yet to be told.
11:02 pm on March 21st, 2015
We knew SAR responded to Scott’s 2nd call for help, but didn’t realize the dogs were left behind.
He has had some bad luck…both this year and last.
11:07 pm on March 21st, 2015
ML: Sorry your time at the busy place is not more rewarding. We admire you for getting up every day and making the effort. I know it’s not easy.
12:48 am on March 22nd, 2015
Philip posted his report about scratching on his website. It is an incredible story. He took fine care of the dogs and thought of them first and foremost. It was heartbreaking for him and his supporters. It was a tough year of training at a great personal cost to his family. I am proud of him.
5:01 am on March 22nd, 2015
Lisbet Norris’ Sibes running across the finish line:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153148292468529&set=a.369244843528.190415.565143528&type=1&theater
5:39 am on March 22nd, 2015
Wow! There was a 5th Sibe team in the race: Lev Shvarts. We didn’t realize he was running Sibes.
7:46 am on March 22nd, 2015
Fascinating! Next year I am going to watch this race. I can see why Melanie got so excited about it. Zoe
8:01 am on June 10th, 2015
I always spent my half an hour to read this weblog’s posts everyday
along with a mug of coffee.