By Jim Keller on
Friday, April 27, 2007
We are very active, considering six weeks have passed since the 2007 Iditarod.
Spring is here in Wisconsin, and the walleye tournaments that I fish with my son, Brian, are starting. But, the Alaskan adventure is still with me. The Hobo Jim Alaskan mu ...
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By Jim Keller on
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
What an exciting journey it has been for the company and my family to be a part of the 2007 Iditarod® Race … the Last Great Race on Earth™. By all accounts, this Extreme journey was a success … thanks in no small part to your support!
During this 2007 race, we ...
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By Jim Keller on
Monday, March 19, 2007
I am writing this at the Millennium Alaskan Hotel in Anchorage and will leave at 9:30 pm tonight, sleep on the plane, and return to the office tomorrow morning.
The Musher's banquet was held Sunday night in Nome with 80 ...
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By Jim Keller on
Saturday, March 17, 2007
There was a knock on the door and Dick Mackey, Lance's Dad, enterered our B&B at Leo Rasmussens looking for his hat that was left from a party last night.
While Dick was here he was kind enough to sign his book for Rosanne. I showed him our website and the photos we had from his son's ch ...
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By Jim Keller on
Friday, March 16, 2007
We had a very interesting day on Friday that started off with the Executive Director from the Chamber of Commerce in Wasilla, the Iditarod headquarters, stopping at our lunch table and thanking us for all we have done for the Iditarod and for supporting Dallas ...
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By Jim Keller on
Thursday, March 15, 2007
We had a very exciting day in the Alaska Mountain Range on the Seward Penninsula trying to find a herd of Musk Ox or Caribou.
Dan Seavey, Dallas' older brother guided Brian and I on snowmachines north of Nome in search of wild animals. We each had our own machine. I was in the rear and at times ...
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By Jim Keller on
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Nome is currently a dry ice minus 10 which is COLD!
29 mushers are in with 31 still on the trail. 22 have scratched for a number of reasons. There will be a lot of trail tales wit ...
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By Jim Keller on
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Hello again from balmy Nome, AK with dry ice temperatures all below zero.
Mitch Seavey just arrived in 9th place and was greeted by his family, our team and the media. Videos and photos will be sent la ...
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By Jim Keller on
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
The talk in Nome is all about Lance Mackey, the Alaskan Musher, who has won 3 consecutive Yukon Quest 1,000 mile sled dog races but not the Iditarod. The Yukon Quest is the #2 long distance race compared to the Iditarod but does not get the international exposure the Idi ...
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By Jim Keller on
Monday, March 12, 2007
Myself, Rosanne and Brian arrived in Nome, AK today. It was cold and sunny with light winds. Nome is not accessible by road and our cell phones do not work.
We saw Mount McKinley, the highest point in North America, from the plane and it was ...
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