Hi from Skwentna!
Greetings from Skwentna! We traveled along the Yentna River the entire thirty-five miles. We start on the north side of the river and then cross over to the south side. It's smooth, frozen ice - perfect for sledding! There are lots of woodlands along the way, and we encounter many animals native to Alaska along the way. Want to learn more about the animals of the region? Go to http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php and read all about the small game and fur bearers that we see. Maybe your class would like to complete animal reports about them? My favorite? Why the moose, of course!
One of the most popular ways of getting around up here is on snowmobile. No, it’s not as great as a dogsled, but it will take you where you want to go! Would you like to try driving your own snowmobile? Have I got a site for you! Go to http://postopia.com/games/gamepage.aspx?sitegameId=37 and try your skill!
Me and my team are going to keep moving here. Here's what I want you and your classmates to do: Make a BIG banner for me and my dogs and have your teacher take a picture of all of you holding it and cheering. Then send the picture to my friend Mr. McKenzie so everyone can see your Iditarod spirit on the eIditarod project web site! Talk to you soon!
posted by Walter at 3:37 PM
125 Comments:
Go Warren and Tom! We are rooting you on from New Jersey! Keep up the hard work.
Mrs. Bierly's 3rd grade class
Keep on mushing, Dean! Loud shouts from England! Go, Dean, Go!!!
Ms. Murphy's class in England.
Go Jim Warren! Keep up the good work! We're keeping up with the race from Illinois.
Ms. Kainrath's class
You came in second Ramy!! Go, go!!
Kim's homeschooling class in IL
Go Mitch! Good luck. We're cheering you on!
Mrs. Matthys class from Virginia
Go Ramey Smyth, Cindy Gallea and Sonny Lindner --your fans from Virginia are rooting for you! Dress warm tonight --it's going to be cold with some snow showers, too!
Mrs. Balmanno's class - VA
Go Randy Cummins! We're cheering you on!
Ms. Holt's class in Florida
Deedee, I think your moving fast along the trail. My favorite artic animal is the artic fox. He lives in the treeless coastal areas of Alaska. His fur is all white. It would be cool if you saw one.
Ms. Park's Class, NC
Go Canada Go! we think you can do great even though it's your first time in the race. We're cheering you on.
The Madge's in Alberta
Hi Jessie (Royer), Looks like you started out great. Did you take a rest between Yentna and Skwentna? You'll need lots of energy to go through the mountains. I'm rooting for you! Ms. Pederson's class.
Go Rachael go! You're doing awesome! Keep up the good work!
Ms. Pless' homeschool kids in GA
Hang in there Fabrizio! We are cheering you on. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Mrs. Meadows' class from Florida
Go Bill Pinkham--we are rooting for you! Way to Go :)
Ms. Harwood's class in Colorado
Go Chad!
Dows in NH
Go DeeDee Go!
Ms. Hingst's students in OH
GO MIKE GO!!!
GO JIM!!
WAY TO GO RACHAEL!
JESSICA, JESSICA, JESSICA!!
We read about the wolverine and Santa's reindeer. We also tried out the race games and did a lot of crashing! Hope you are better drivers than us!
Pare family - Kentucky
Melanie-
Have you seen any coyotes on your trip? Have you seen any polar bear? What do your dogs do when they see other animals?
We went dogsledding this weekend...what's your lead dog's name?
Mrs. Floerke's Class, MN
Dee Dee, we are cheering for you and we hope you get to Finger Lake soon.
Campbell homeschool in VA
Unbelieveable, Dean! You've moved up so many spots. Keep up the good work and make it to Finger Lake safely!
Mrs. Bush's homeschool, Ohio
Unbelieveable, Dean! You've moved up so many spots. Keep up the good work and make it to Finger Lake safely!
Mrs. Bush's homeschool, Ohio
Go Aaron Go!! Glad to see you in 9th place. We are praying for a safe trip to Finger Lake. See you there!
Mrs. Henson's homeschool class
Ohio
Way to go Mrs. Nelson! We are excited to see someone from Minnesota racing. There may be some light snow and some wind, so to it should be easy going. We are praying for your safety and success.
Mrs. Merwin's class in Minnesota
Go Mr. Palfrey! Thanks for the great assignment, we're working on it today! Have fun.
The Cheering Steward family in Minnesota
Go Gary Go...Go Rachael Go.
We are praying for your safety and your dogs. wishing you well
Mrs Mcdonald's class from Ga
Go Dee Dee!
We are cheering you on from Indiana!
Go Mr. Iten! I am cheering for you all the way to the end. Go puppies...Go!
Mrs. Quist's homeschool student, IA
Ms. Royer...Way to go! Keep on mushing! Go, puppies...go!
Mrs. Quist's homeschool student, IA
Go Rachael Go! A skyscraper would have to be 2,032 stories high to fit Mt. Mckinley. The weather up ahead should be around 25 degrees with Light Snow and fog/mist. Again, great job Rachael! We are praying for you!
Krieg Kritters, MI
Rachael, Dee Dee, Christoph, Sandy and Rick S. keep going! You all are doing great! We can't wait to see you move up!
The Krieg Kritter homeschool, MI
Dear Deedee,
Keep mushing! We're excited to follow you and your dogs!
Ms. Smith's Kindergarten class
Ed Stielstra, Super Yooper Musher! We are cheering for you in the UP.
Mrs. Davis's 3rd grade class
Go Matt! You could win. Take care of your dogs!
Ms. Smith's first grade class
GO CHRISTOPH GO!!!!!!!!! The weather is saying you guys should get light snow and a high of about 20 degrees fahrenheit (-12 degrees celsius) and a low of about 10 to 0 degrees fahrenheit (-22 to -33 degrees celsius) in Finger Lake. Keep up the great work! Mush!
Krieg Kritter Homeschool, MI
Come on Rick! Keep up the good work! You're the best! Go, doggies, go!
Mrs. Fuerst's homeschoolers in Nebraska
Let's go John and Jason Barron!!! We're cheering for you guys from Connecticut.
Mrs. Karvelis's
Homeschool class
Let's go Rachael Scdoris!!! We're rooting for you from Connecticut.
Mrs. Karvelis's
Homeschool class
GO, RACHEL!!
Mrs. Wood's students, WA
Great job, Jessie!
Mrs. Wood's class, WA
GO.....'MEISTER!
My nickname is Meister and I am rooting for Aaron Burmeister.
Mrs. Ott's first grade student
Go Ed!!!! Keep on mushing. We are cheering you all the way from Missouri. Hope you can hear us. Be safe.
Mrs. Louden's elementary student
Go, Mr. Sousa!
You're doing great!
Koch Family, IN
Go, Bearss, Go!! Keep up the good work. We are so exicted to follow you in the race.
Ms. Harrington's Class
Melanie Gould:
We are cheering you on from Arizona!! Go, Melanie, Go.
Ms Norden's class
Go Ramey Smyth we are cheering you on. Keep up all of the great work. Keep on mushing Lynda Plettner, we are cheering for your next arrival. Keep up the great spirits. Go Puppies Go! We are cheering for you to.
Ms. Mercado's Class in Florida
Go Bearss, From Ohio
Go Hans Gatt, Go!!
Hope you and your dogs are doing okay.
Tommy in Florida
Go Katrina! You can do it!
Ms. McReynolds' class -LA
Keep on Mushing,Lance.:)
The Strickler family homeschool
Go Steer!
The Skiles
Go Rick and Kevin (M)! We're so excited. We're wondering what happened to Rick's 16th dog
-The Schwartz/Moltz family.
Dear DeeDee & Mitch,
Excellent job! Already out of Skwentna! Keep up the good work! We're cheering for you!
Hingst Homeschool, OH
That was a fun game you linked to. We really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work, Paul, and we look forward to cheering for you at the Finger Lake checkpoint.
The Donikowski Family
Spring Hill, FL
Hi have a good race Kevin.We live in MI.Go Kevin Go. Keep up the good work Kevin!!!! We are homeschooled!!
Deb'e Homeschooling class in MI
GO BUTCH!
It looks like you're having a great race so far!
We're headed to Grand Junction, and will honk as we pass through Fruita!
The Higgins Family in Utah
hi jessie - hope you are ok. We are praying for a safe and wonderful trip for you! Go Jessie!!!
The Caputo family homeschool
Michigan
We are a small Sped classroom and we're rooting for DeeDee, Jeff King, Martin Buser, Jason Barron, Paul Gebhardt, Ben Stamm, Doug Swingly, Aily Sirkle, Melanie Gould! You guys ROCK!!! Have fun and be safe on the trail!! We'll be watching adn cheering you on!
Mrs. Kopp and Mrs. Candrl's class
Missouri
Hi Jessie!!!
We hope your sled and dogs are okay. Hopefully you will get out of Skwetna and back on the trail soon!!!
Good luck!!!!
Annie from Horsham Pennsylvania
Hi, Jeff King and fellow team member, Jeff Wells from Minnesota. Our class in Michigan has a connection with Jeff Wells through his kindergarten teacher, who asked us to root for both "Jeffs". We hope you are having fun and will go on to win!
Mrs. Davis's 3rd grade in Upper Michigan
Dan Huttunen, glad to see you in to Skwentna. I hope you and the dogs are doing great. Keep on mushing and do a great job. Mercado Homeschool is cheering you on.
keep going jessie! your doing great! did you have a good rest? hope you and your dogs are rested and ready to get back on the trail. good luck!
Go Dallas!!!!!!!! Very loud shouts, cheers, wahoos and etc. from Michigan!!!!! Keep up the hard work!!!!!!!
-Emily from Krieg family-
We enjoyed the website on arctic animals. We learned that the moose is the largest member of the deer family. It can way up to 1,600 lbs! A moose is even taller than I am. We have a lot of deer in Missouri, but I have never seen a moose!
Go Jeff Wells and Rick Swensen!!!!
Our class is still cheering for all of you. Keep going!
Jeff Wells,
We are so excited about the puppy team. We like that you read Gary Paulsen books. We do, too.
Mrs. Davis's 3rd grade in Michigan's UP
GO Mitch! We are so proud of you. Stay safe in the windy weather.
The Wulfs in Washington
Good Luck Times 100. Thank you for the pictures it is beautiful there. I hope you do fine on the trail and I hope you dogs are okay and have a safe trip to nome.
Hello we are proud that tou have 16 heathy dogs and rest.We are also proud that you only have 982 miles left.We think you are the best musher ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs.Starke class MO
Hello we are proud that tou have 16 heathy dogs and rest.We are also proud that you only have 982 miles left.We think you are the best musher ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs.Starke class MO
Hi,Martin I see you have gone really far.
Mrs.Starkie's class
Hi Zack your doin' great keep the good work,we hope you win.
Hi Zack your doin' great keep the good work,we hope you win.
Jeff,
we are really big fans and we were pulling for you to win.
-mrs.starkies class
Go Rohn! We are cheering you on!
Green's Homeschool in VA
Keep up the good work, Sebastian! You are doing great!
Thorn Homschool OH
Go Dee Dee!!!!
Keep mushing. Go Griffin!!! You guys are doing great. Praying for your safety in Sardinia, Ohio.
Clint,
Go, Clint!
-EKB
Jeff King,
I drove in the snowmobile and more things. When I went into the tire, I went zoom, zoom, ZOOM! When I went onto a ramp, I flew! Good luck in the race,
Bye,
Sam in Maryland
Martin Buser,
I love you! I had fun flying on tires! You are going fast!
James in Maryland
Ray Redington Jr.,
Great job!
-Quentin in Maryland
Bruce Linton,
Way to go! I figured out that it would take 2, 032 buildings to be as high as that mountain! I looked up ahead for you and there are a few clouds in Nikolai and it is -9 degrees F! Wow, that is cold! The visability is good, though. You can see 10 miles.
-Alex in Maryland
Hi Paul. Keep up the good work. It was amazing that you got from #69 to #16. Way to go!
Cunningham homeschool
Go Jeff! The KING of the trail!!! We are cheering for you from Manassas, VA. We checked the weather and it appears to be 28 degrees. Is that too cold for a California Dude? We think you will need a sweatshirt and coat. Keep up the good work...you're in 3rd place.
Lone Star Christian Academy
Go, Gebhardt! We're rooting for you!
The Hylands in Virginia
We're cheering for you, Rod! It's really good that you made it to Skwentna. Have a good rest and keep on going!
Joe for the Hylands in Virginia
Keep going Lance !
Rabey Homeschool - MI
Go Paul Gebhardt! I am rooting for you. Hope you have a great and safe race.
Turner Homeschool, KY
Go William Hanes. I'm tracking the race in your home state, Kentucky.
Turner Homeschool :)
Go Dee Dee, Karen, and Anne!
Campbell's Buckeye Academy students - Ohio
Go Laura Daugereau! Your fellow Washingtonians are cheering for you!!
Go, Rachael, go. We admire your determination.
Lea Family Homeschool, Oregon
Go Dee Dee, Rohn, Rodney, and Bruce - our mushers! Rodney, we're sorry you had to drop a dog at Skwentna. We are praying for your dropped dog, and for all our other mushers/dogs too.
We really liked the Arctic animals page - our favorite animal is the sea otter. We got a kick out of the Santa's reindeer page!
The polar racing games were fun! Thanks!
Meanders' End Homeschool
We just finished learning all about the Arctic!! Some of our favorite arctic animals are: caribou, Siberian huskies, seals,polar bears, and killer whales!!
Your favorite supporters in NY...Miss Caifa's Class
Dear Zack Steer,
In our class we are doing an assignment on the race and we think that you are doing a great job keep it up
ttyl (talk to you later)
from your NF friends,
Teddy,Breann,Dani
Dear Jeff King,
We are your biggest fans! We are rooting for you always. We really hope you win the race! You are a very good musher. We were excited to see that you were in 3rd place yesterday, and hope you get your lead back.
NF MS
Your BIggest Fans,
Shiloh, Chickie, and James
Dear, Jeff King
congrats on making it past yentna
Your best fans ever, Austin,Mathew, and Abagail
Go Hugh Neff! We're pulling for you in Ohio!
Jessie,
Keep up the good work!!
New Mexico homeschooler,
JCR
To Kirk Barnum -- still catching up with you, but good work so far! Keep it up!:)
Evan, Homeschooler, VA
Keep it up Jake B. and Jessica H.
Dear Richard Savoyski,
Keep on going! From you're fans.
NF MS
Katie, Trevor, Ryley
Hope you got charged up Mr. Cotter to go the next 45.
Good Luck Melissa!
Go Jeff King and Lance Mackey!
Curious Kids Homeschool
Jessie and Rick, we hope you are safe. We are always praying for you. Good luck!
Puppies, keep on running and keep up your good energy.
Butler Elementary Homeschool, OH
Dear, Mr. Larson my favorite Alaskan animal is the Caribou. I would like very much to ride a snowmobile or as you say a snowmachine.I think it's really cool that you found a website where you can ride a virtual snowmachine. The weather hasn't changed a bit. I hope the dogs on your team are doing well. J.T Academy Togo team.
Dear Mr. Loveman,
We are glad you made it to Skwentna. We hope you are having a nice nap. The weather looks good today. Have a good time out on the trail with your dogs. That seems much more fun than a snowmachine! Much quieter too. We are praying for your safety and perserverance. Keep going! We are so excited for you.
JT Academy - Balto Team
Go Martin!! We are cheering for you and praying for the safety of you and your dogs! Stay sharp!
-the Fichtner Family
Are you ever worried about your dogs getting injured or hurt by other wildlife? DeeDee, your dogs are so cute! Keep up the good work!
Mrs. Singleton's 6th Grade Class
Madera,CA
Keep up the good work, Jen & Martin! Gramann Family Homeschool
Way to go mushers. now onto Finger Lake. Go DeeDee, Go Ken, Go Ray Jr.
Snowmobiling is fun though I have only gone once when I was little with my uncle...my mom thinks it is great fun too!!!
Give it you best and don't give up Chad Linden!!!
The Gick Home school
Wade Marrs -- Hang in there! You’re doing great! You and your team are working very hard – you can do it! Good job on your first day of racing! Stay focused – hope you’re staying warm. Keep trying your best! We know your survival skills will help you and your dogs succeed.
Mrs. Cook's 2nd grade class - southern California
For Skwentna, Finger Lake,Rainy Pass and Rohn they will have light snow.The temp is 25 F (-4 C). Wind speed is 3 mph while visablity is 5 miles.Pack plenty of parkas- it's cold!Keep going!
-The Holyoak Family,homeschool
GO JESSIE!!!!!Keep mushing!!
Go, go ,go!Mush On Jess!!!
-The Holyoak Family,homeschool
I'm from Knightdale North Carolina. and i liked the wolverine.
Keep on mushing Jeff we are cheering for you!
Mrs. Hartsough's homeschool class
You're off to a great start TOM THURSTON! You and your team keep up the good work!
Mr. Snyder's Class in Dalmatia.
We hope you win Lance.
We hope that your dogs will have enough energy and they don't fall through the ice. Go Lance! Be Safe!
Go Quinn!! We are praying for you.
Enjoy the moment!
Blue Ray Academy
we are rooting for #11 Blake Freking, #69 John Stewart, #23 Karen Hendrickson, and #15 Jeff King
Way to go and keep up the good work
The homeschool students of the FRESH START ACADEMY in MI
Go Newton and Hank. The Dreamteam is cheering for you from Canada!
Weather is clear! But it sure looks cold out there!Great job Sebastian, Aliy, and Karin! Keep on moving!
Adventure Academy
Good Luck, Ken! Please make sure your dogs have enough food. You're awesome!
Mrs. K's class.
Hello Aily! From Southern, CA. We tried to post our banner but it did not work. GO TEAM!!!
Dallas:
Here is the weather report you asked for:
Feels Like: 28°F
Wind: VAR 6 mph
Visibility: 10.0 miles
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