by Sarah Paulus | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The First Iditarod 1973 The First Iditarod 1973 Rod Perry was one of the original mushers in the very first Iditarod in 1973, and he shares his unforgettable experience of a race that was nothing like today’s competition! 🎧 TUNE IN to hear what the FIRST...
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 | 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...