Thursday, February 28, 2008

Reporting From The Trail


CVIB is gearing up for on-the-scene Iditarod coverage from the McGrath checkpoint this year. Making the 350 mile one-way trip along the Kuskokwim river from Crow Village to McGrath will be 4 adults, 3 children, 4 snowmachines and 3 sleds for the gear. The tentative plan calls for a Sunday morning departure with an overnight and refuel stop in Sleetmute. Part of the gear includes a new 10x12 wall tent and stove. The children are hoping the logistics coordinator takes the lead from Paul Gebhardt and will also pack cheeseburgers and twinkies!

Last winter Tom Feyereisen and David Phillips made the 150 mile snowmachine ride to Sleetmute to pick up a birch basket sled from Roy Carlson so they know what to expect for the first half of the journey. With any luck, they will have nice trails to follow for the second part and the snow is will not be too deep. Hopefully we will be able to share plenty of pictures, video and audio from McGrath checkpoint for the blog.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

sounds bumpy and cold-good luck
Auntie Angie