by Rod Perry | Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Rod Perry and leader Fat Albert, 1973 Adventure has been a way of life for Rod Perry of Chugiak, Alaska. Now seventy-four, an age when most are slowing way down if not sitting still, Rod has caught another gear and is speeding up. Perry grew up in Oceanside, Oregon....
by Rod Perry | Feb 20, 2023 | Blog
In 1914 Anchorage was born. For projects contributing to our city’s yearlong centennial celebration, $500,000 in grant money is available We are applying for a grant to replicate two historic dog sleds used a century ago to carry mail, passengers, and freight in and...
by Rod Perry | Feb 16, 2023 | Blog
At my book sales stand I was honored today with a long visit from an old buddy, superb Athabascan dog man, the Yukon Fox, Emmitt Peters. Emmitt is among the very exclusive few in the Iditarod Hall of Fame. The Hall includes only the greatest of the great...
by Rod Perry | Jan 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Bob Griffis of Nome, rides a Ouija board (short toboggan hitched to the towline) steering his tandem-hitched, double-ended sleds with a gee pole, a long lever attached to the gee side (right hand) front of the sled. Over the Iditarod Trail, Griffis is mushing millions...
