More details coming...stay tuned! :)
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I'm sure these will be way out of order, but in the interest of getting them posted as quickly as possible...
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Thursday, 29 March 2001
Wednesday, 28 March 2001
March 28, 2001
More to come soon! :)
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Go here and click on the images to view much larger versions. I have purposely left the originals very large, generally 1024x768 so that details will be more easily visible.
Enjoy!
Monday, 19 March 2001
March 19, 2001 - The Finish
She did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Karen arrived in Nome with 15 beautiful Siberian Huskies, riding her sled in style (not running, but riding).
We have no close up pictures of her arrival yet, but I'm sure she was smiling from ear to ear (as the siberians might have been too to see Mark waiting for them).
Hundreds of people spent most of the afternoon checking for her arrival on the Live Nome Webcam. With the way the camera was cycling, all that people got to see was the two lead dogs and then Karen's back.
Stay tuned for stories from the trail...
"Iditarod: Red Lantern
As Karen Ramstead brings in the last team on the trail, she will receive the Red Lantern Award and bring closure to another fine Iditarod race. Stay tuned - We're here till the last musher crosses the burled arches in Nome."
I hope they're ready for the hits on their server...
"In the early pioneering years of Alaska, dog teams were used to carry freight and mail between the Anchorage, Seward and the interior. Along the way, roadhouses were set up as rest stops and shelter. The mushers made their way across the Alaska wilderness in all types of weather. To help them, a kerosene lamp was hung outside each roadhouse as a beacon. These lamps helped the mushers find the roadhouses, and served as a notice that a musher was out somewhere on the trail. The lamp was left to burn until the musher was safely at his intended destination.
In 1986, to address and continue the tradition, Chevron USA hung a Red Lantern on the burl arch in Nome. The lantern is lit at the beginning of the race every year, and it burns brightly until the last musher crosses the finish line. The last musher across the finish line puts out the lamp, officially signifying that the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has come to a close. This practice has identified the last musher in the race as the Red Lantern musher.
Karen arrived in Nome with 15 beautiful Siberian Huskies, riding her sled in style (not running, but riding).
Her time: 14 Days 23 Hrs 53 Min 16 Sec.As the final musher to successfully complete the 1000+ mile course to Nome in this year's race, Karen will receive the Red Lantern trophy.
We have no close up pictures of her arrival yet, but I'm sure she was smiling from ear to ear (as the siberians might have been too to see Mark waiting for them).
Hundreds of people spent most of the afternoon checking for her arrival on the Live Nome Webcam. With the way the camera was cycling, all that people got to see was the two lead dogs and then Karen's back.
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From Dogsled.com:"Iditarod: Red Lantern
As Karen Ramstead brings in the last team on the trail, she will receive the Red Lantern Award and bring closure to another fine Iditarod race. Stay tuned - We're here till the last musher crosses the burled arches in Nome."
I hope they're ready for the hits on their server...
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From NorthernTerritories.com:"In the early pioneering years of Alaska, dog teams were used to carry freight and mail between the Anchorage, Seward and the interior. Along the way, roadhouses were set up as rest stops and shelter. The mushers made their way across the Alaska wilderness in all types of weather. To help them, a kerosene lamp was hung outside each roadhouse as a beacon. These lamps helped the mushers find the roadhouses, and served as a notice that a musher was out somewhere on the trail. The lamp was left to burn until the musher was safely at his intended destination.
In 1986, to address and continue the tradition, Chevron USA hung a Red Lantern on the burl arch in Nome. The lantern is lit at the beginning of the race every year, and it burns brightly until the last musher crosses the finish line. The last musher across the finish line puts out the lamp, officially signifying that the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has come to a close. This practice has identified the last musher in the race as the Red Lantern musher.
March 19, 2001
Karen has left Safety, the final checkpoint before Nome at 5:57AM AST (9:57 EST).
It is 22 miles from Safety to Nome. Karen has been traveling at about 4-5mph...
If you are lucky, you may be able to catch her arrival on the Live Nome Webcam. If anyone happens to be lucky & techie enough to catch her arrival, please take several screen captures and send them on to me!!
For those having trouble with the auto refresh thing, you could just point to the image file http://www.iditarod.com/nomecam.jpg. Hit refresh (F5 for Internet Explorer Users) or reload (Netscape) when it is convenient or as needed. (I hope we don't crash the server!!!)
Today the Last Great Team carrying the bright red lantern in the Last Great Race is being driven by Karen Ramstead and her 15 Siberian huskies. There are thousands of her friends, fans, and fellows on the Sibernet chat lines right now, flipping back and forth watching the Nomecam. If there are hit counts on that cam, I am sure it will verify my statement. They are from Canada, US, Australia, South Africa, UK, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Isreal, India, China and too many more to list.
We do hope the media will give Karen and her team of Siberian husky show dogs the attention and adulation they deserve. She has left Safety. That's 15 beautiful registered dogs in that team. Remember, as in Leonard Seppala's team...
It is 22 miles from Safety to Nome. Karen has been traveling at about 4-5mph...
If you are lucky, you may be able to catch her arrival on the Live Nome Webcam. If anyone happens to be lucky & techie enough to catch her arrival, please take several screen captures and send them on to me!!
For those having trouble with the auto refresh thing, you could just point to the image file http://www.iditarod.com/nomecam.jpg. Hit refresh (F5 for Internet Explorer Users) or reload (Netscape) when it is convenient or as needed. (I hope we don't crash the server!!!)
Today the Last Great Team carrying the bright red lantern in the Last Great Race is being driven by Karen Ramstead and her 15 Siberian huskies. There are thousands of her friends, fans, and fellows on the Sibernet chat lines right now, flipping back and forth watching the Nomecam. If there are hit counts on that cam, I am sure it will verify my statement. They are from Canada, US, Australia, South Africa, UK, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Isreal, India, China and too many more to list.
We do hope the media will give Karen and her team of Siberian husky show dogs the attention and adulation they deserve. She has left Safety. That's 15 beautiful registered dogs in that team. Remember, as in Leonard Seppala's team...
Sunday, 18 March 2001
March 18, 2001 (part 2)
Well, Karen left White Mountain at 12:40 pm (4:40 pm EST), and is traveling to her last checkpoint (Safety) before the final leg to Nome.
"Mushers follow the shore of Norton Sound to Safety, where the checkpoint building provides the only light for miles. ' To me, it just looks like an old shack, but in winter, it's like a lighthouse,' remembers DeeDee Jonrowe. ' It always looks like a lantern in the distance. You can probably see it four or five miles away.' " A trail 1,100 miles long from Anchorage to Nome, and Karen has only 77 miles remaining.
GO Karen GO!!! : ^)
Those so inclined, please keep her in your prayers. She is now traveling along the Bering Sea. There is only one other musher left, and he is a checkpoint ahead of her. This is a very difficult part of her journey, and she is probably extremely tired. The landscape is barren with no trees in sight, and the area is plagued with high winds and ground blizzards, creating total white-out conditions. If she somehow becomes disoriented, she could wander out onto the Bering Sea and lose her way.
This is where one discovers the true value of our beloved Siberians. Karen will probably give her leaders their heads, and allow them to lead the way. They can find the trail much better than she, and as we all know, Siberians come into this world naturally independent and with high intelligence, for this very purpose.
She needs to fully trust in her "best friends" (as she affectionately calls them).
Godspeed Karen... : )
(Update provided by another fellow Sibernet member).
Ann
"Mushers follow the shore of Norton Sound to Safety, where the checkpoint building provides the only light for miles. ' To me, it just looks like an old shack, but in winter, it's like a lighthouse,' remembers DeeDee Jonrowe. ' It always looks like a lantern in the distance. You can probably see it four or five miles away.' " A trail 1,100 miles long from Anchorage to Nome, and Karen has only 77 miles remaining.
GO Karen GO!!! : ^)
Those so inclined, please keep her in your prayers. She is now traveling along the Bering Sea. There is only one other musher left, and he is a checkpoint ahead of her. This is a very difficult part of her journey, and she is probably extremely tired. The landscape is barren with no trees in sight, and the area is plagued with high winds and ground blizzards, creating total white-out conditions. If she somehow becomes disoriented, she could wander out onto the Bering Sea and lose her way.
This is where one discovers the true value of our beloved Siberians. Karen will probably give her leaders their heads, and allow them to lead the way. They can find the trail much better than she, and as we all know, Siberians come into this world naturally independent and with high intelligence, for this very purpose.
She needs to fully trust in her "best friends" (as she affectionately calls them).
Godspeed Karen... : )
(Update provided by another fellow Sibernet member).
Ann
March 18, 2001
Hi
Karen should be leaving White Mountain momentarily after her mandatory 8 hour rest stop. Weather at the moment is -7 F and forecast is for pretty decent weather. Wind is NW at 9 mph, skies are fair humidity 65% and visibility unlimited.
If Karen continues her practice she won't be pushing the dogs very hard even with such a short distance to go. It's hard to estimate her time into Nome but there is a live camera at the finish line.
http://www.iditarod.com/nomecam.html
(Update provided by a fellow Sibernet member).
Ann
Saturday, 17 March 2001
March 17, 2001
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
At last check, Karen & crew are still going :)
No more word from Karen or Mark, however, a fellow Sibernet member had sent the following images.
Click on the images to view much larger versions. I have purposely left the originals very large, generally 1024x768 so that details will be more easily visible.
I would suggest right clicking on each image, select "Open in New Window" (Internet Explorer users...) for each of the larger images you care to view, then give the images a few minutes to load. You can then switch between windows quickly to see the pre-loaded images.
I'm sure Karen will provide us with more details to what the images actually are in good time :)
Enjoy!
Ann
At last check, Karen & crew are still going :)
No more word from Karen or Mark, however, a fellow Sibernet member had sent the following images.
Click on the images to view much larger versions. I have purposely left the originals very large, generally 1024x768 so that details will be more easily visible.
I would suggest right clicking on each image, select "Open in New Window" (Internet Explorer users...) for each of the larger images you care to view, then give the images a few minutes to load. You can then switch between windows quickly to see the pre-loaded images.
I'm sure Karen will provide us with more details to what the images actually are in good time :)
Enjoy!
Ann
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