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Karen's Diary - Iditarod 2005 Edition

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Training Tales & Ongoing Kennel Activities
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June 20 - Greetings from Whitehorse
June 15 - The Passing of a Good Friend
June 12 - Kennel Visitors
April 8 - Who's Your Daddy
April 6 - Bucket Day
April 3 - Five Miles From Home
March 20 - My Race
March 18 - Logistics

Iditarod 2005
News from the Sidelines
These entries were written during the race,
updates were provided by Karen's husband Mark
and others following her progress.

March 17 - The Decision
March 16 - Unalakleet Update
March 16 - Still to Go
March 15 - Draco in Lead
March 14 - Deteriorating Trails
March 12 - The Dark Side
March 11 - Princess
March 10 - Musher Online
March 9 - Sixteen & Hot
March 8 - Alabama Oops
March 7 - Fly-Over View
March 7 - Traditions & Decisions
March 7 - Open House, Restart & Iditarod Images
(smaller versions of above for dial-up users)
March 6 - Cool Huh?!
March 6 - Times Up
March 6 - Thank You
March 6 - Our Iditarod 2005 Dog Team
March 5 - Ceremonial Start

Pre-Race Training Logs

March 2 - Open House Details
February 28 - A Memory Made
February 26 - And Then There Was 19
February 25 - Knik 200 (2005) Results
February 22 - EKG Photos
February 22 - Tough Sled Dogs
February 20 - Time to Panic
February 18 - Catching Up
February 11 - Open House
February 9 - Breaking Trail
February 4 - 2005 Knik 200
January 22 - Knik 200
January 21 - Orion's Harness
January 21 - Mushing Mecca
January 19 - Settling In
January 16 - Copper Basin
January 14 - Hundreds of Miles, Christmas & a Wedding
January 13 - A GREAT Dog
January 12 - Copper Basin 300 Picture
January 11 - Alaskan Travelers & CB300 Update
January 10 - A Dog's Dog
January 9 - Copper Basin 300 Status
January 9 - Alaskan Hosts
January 8 - Copper Basin 300 Begins
January 6 - Alaska Arrival
January 5 - Copper Basin 300
December 17 - Training Run Photos
December 13 - Rites of Passage
December 11 - Too Cold to Run
December 2 - Important Test Done
November 15 - Tribute to an Old Friend
November 13 - Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
November 6 - Togo Reflections
November 5 - Green Leader Sunday
October 15 - October Tradition
October 9 - Minnesota Lineup
September 14 - Mud Play
August 31 - Signs of the Season
August 23 - Attack of the Killer Cow
August 9 - Electric Litter
August 3 - Best Laid Plans
July 19 - Puppy Name Theme
July 15 - 2004 Puppies
July 14 - Sissy's Battle
July 2 - 2004 Season Totals
June 30 - Fall Warm-Up Weekend Invitation
June 28 - 2005 Iditarod Musher Listing

North Wapiti News (Yahoo Group site)

Our Iditarod 2005 Main Page
(Including information on ordering our 2005 Fleece Pullover with the following logo)

For more coverage of our previous Iditarods, please visit:
Our Iditarods

To learn more about the Iditarod, please visit:
About the Iditarod 
(links to external sites with Race Facts, Photos and Race Coverage.)


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