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February 2011

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Sawbill Checkpoint Slideshow

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Images From Finish

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Jamie Nelson Near Finish

Time-lapse of Jamie Nelson and her team near the finish of the 2011 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Ryan Then Nathan At Finish

A Race for the Ages. The close finish to the exciting 28th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Race. Ryan Anderson crossing the finish line only seconds ahead of last year’s winner, Nathan Schroeder.

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

A Photo Finish

After four days and 370+ miles, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has been decided. Ryan Anderson (Bib #17)  is your 2011 Beargrease champion. Victory didn’t come easy.  Nathan Schroeder (Bib #10), last year’s champion, appeared to be in control of the race by mile 270 on the Devil Track to Sawbill leg of the [...]

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Bar-B-Que at Sawbill

Chris Callender sets up his LifeTime grill to prepare food for all at the Sawbill Checkpoint.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Curt Olson Records the Sounds of the Beargrease

Curt Olson has been recording the sounds of the Beargrease for the last five years. Check out some of his other work at Trackseventeen.com.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Handler’s Duties

Once the musher leaves with the team, the handlers need to clean up the rest site and pack up gear to be hauled to the next area.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Chopping Meat For The Dogs

There’s lots of preparation required to prepare the food for the dog teams coming in from hours of running. Each musher has their own recipe concocted with a variety of ingredients.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Hot Water For The Dogs

Betsy Jorgenson shows off her equipment for heating up the all important dog water.