Tag Archives: Aliy Zirkle

Dog Gone Addiction

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Helen Hegener

The international award-winning film by Becky Bristow, Dog Gone Addiction, follows three women as they test their personal limits, driving their dog teams through record cold temperatures and over icy mountain passes in the 2007 Yukon Quest, a 1,000-mile sled dog race from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Fairbanks, Alaska. The film focuses on a young Canadian mother, Michelle Phillips; Agata Franczak, a 48-year-old Polish adventurer; and Kelley Griffin, a veteran Alaskan musher. Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, News & Information, Sled Dog Races, Videos | Tagged Agata Franczak, Aliy Zirkle, Becky Bristow, Dog Gone Addiction, Hans Gatt, Kelley Griffin, Michelle Phillips, mushing video, sled dog video, Yukon Quest | Leave a comment

BLM Idita-Tweet Chat

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Helen Hegener

The BLM Alaska will be hosting a “Women of the Iditarod” Tweet Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. (AKST; 1 to 3 p.m. EST), focusing on women mushers, the history of women mushers, the Iditarod National … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Information | Tagged Aliy Zirkle, BLM Alaska, Heidi Sutter, Helen Hegener, Iditachat, Iditarod mushers, Iditarod National Historic Trail, Iditarod Sled Dog Race, Jodi Bailey, Karin Hendrickson, Kevin Keeler, Lisbet Skogan Norris, Liz Parrish, Northern Light Media, Tweet Chat, Women of the Iditarod | Leave a comment

2014 Copper Basin 300, Part Two

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Helen Hegener

There are over 100 photos here, and they’re good resolution, so please give them a couple of minutes to fully load. You can hover over any photo for a caption, or click on any photo to see it larger and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sled Dog Races | Tagged Aliy Zirkle, Allen Moore, CB300, Copper Basin 300, Glennallen, Helen Hegener, mushing, Northern Light Media, sled dog race, sled dog racing, sled dogs | Leave a comment

2014 Copper Basin 300, Part One

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Helen Hegener

There are a couple hundred photos here, and they’re good resolution, so please give them a couple of minutes to fully load. You can hover over any photo for a caption, or click on any photo to see it larger … Continue reading →

Following the 2013 Yukon Quest

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen Hegener

The 2013 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is history, and mushing fans have already turned their attention to the Big One, the Iditarod, set to begin in Anchorage on March 2nd, with a Re-Start on Willow Lake the next … Continue reading →