Chief Iditarod veterinarian Stuart Nelson describes the dogs’ incredible performance in human terms in this audio slideshow I produced for Alaska Dispatch after returning from the 2010 race.
Photo by Stephen Nowers/AlaskaDispatch.com
A polar bear walks on the sea ice near the Island of Little Diomede.
In March I spent 10 days following the 2010 Iditarod as a photographer for Alaska Dispatch. Incredible weather — if a little cold — and a 4th championship for Lance Mackey.
The day after Mackey crossed the finish line we hopped in our Cessna 206 for a day trip to King Island and Little Diomede. We saw this guy wandering across the ice when we were on final approach to the ice strip in front of Little Diomede. Couldn’t ask for any more.
Photo by Stephen Nowers/AlaskaDispatch.com
The partially eclipsed blue moon sets behind the Talkeetna Mountains on New Year’s Eve, 2009.
According to Dr. Tony Phillips on the Science@NASA website “[t]he modern astronomical Blue Moon occurs in some month every 2.5 years, on average. A Blue Moon falling precisely on Dec. 31st, however, is much more unusual. The last time it happened was in 1990, and the next time won’t be until 2028.”
