The SP Kennel Dog Log: The Aliy Cam: Iditarod 2011 Blow Hole of Safety

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

The Aliy Cam: Iditarod 2011 Blow Hole of Safety

Just outside Safety, Aliy and the Red Team ran into a ground blizzard.

13 comments:

Michelle Hogan said...: Wow...Thanks for posting your videos. You need your own reality show!; March 16, 2011 11:52 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow....awesome video! Way to mush Aliy - good dogs!

Sindy; March 16, 2011 11:55 AM
Linda T said...: Holy Cow! I have read about the Blow Hole in the detailed notes of the routes between checkpoints, but that is totally incredible - having to be sure they guide landward so steadily.

Since the most daring thing I ever do is drive a car and fly in airplanes, once again I am in awe of what Aliy, Allen, Bridgett, and Ryne face with grace and daring.; March 16, 2011 12:24 PM
cupcake_ninja said...: That looks treacherous!
Good dogs!; March 16, 2011 12:42 PM
babs said...: Thanks for the great video! Can't wait to show it to my kids at school. We talked about ground blizzards as a hazard on the trail.; March 16, 2011 12:46 PM
About Weston said...: I loved the "tundra" comment. What an unbelievable experience it must be to trek all across Alaska, and then race hard at the finish! Wow!; March 16, 2011 1:38 PM
Anonymous said...: amazing you kept filming. Great job. thanks for sharing.
congratulations for getting to Nome in 11th place. all the best.
Maureen , new fan from Comox,BC; March 16, 2011 1:39 PM
Anne said...: And you thought you had escaped all the bad weather this run!

Yikes, it's like going over moguls at the ski run! And those dogs just soldier on. Well trained.

I didn't know that locusts traveled in herds....
:); March 16, 2011 2:23 PM
Favorite Aunt Patty said...: Nope... not locusts... Brrr. Good Dogs..; March 16, 2011 2:56 PM
Anonymous said...: I am a new dog sled racing fan and this is my first time following the Iditarod. I have really enjoyed your blog and absolutely LOVE the Aliy Cam.; March 16, 2011 5:36 PM
Hoss said...: Did Aliy say "herd of locusts?" This will be remembered like the Pillsbury Dough Boy!; March 16, 2011 6:13 PM
Teanna said...: OK, that is just awesome. Only Aliycam would give us footage of the Happy River Steps and the Blowhole of Doom! I kept reading about this (Iditarod site's descriptions of parts of the trail) and trying to imagine it. Thanks for showing us forsthand!; March 16, 2011 7:20 PM
AussieAlaskan said...: Thanks, Aliy - you are bringing so much more to people who can't be there - love to see the communication between you and your dogs.; March 17, 2011 3:20 AM