Gold, old and cold were the keywords Wednesday in the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Gold, because that's what four-time champion Lance Mackey collected when he beat everyone to the race's halfway point. Mackey was awarded $3,000 in gold upon his 8:36 p.m. arrival in Iditarod, the ghost town that marks the halfway point on the southern route of the race.
Full story here.
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A few days ago, a light plane with three Iditarod volunteers crashed, killing all aboard. Now there's another crash to report.
A plane flying in support of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race flipped while taking off from a checkpoint, but the pilot and passenger were able to walk away from the crash, according to Alaska State Troopers.
It's the second Iditarod-related plane crash in two days.
4 comments:
Re: plane crashes - prayers for all concerned.
gfa
Those are always in order, gfa. This has been a tough winter for light aircraft in AK.
Sounds like dog sled is safer.
PH, you're right. But see the story in the most recent post (above) where a rookie fell asleep & off his sled. That's not the first time, either. :^)
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