Rookie musher, Nancy Yoshida (3) finally made it into Rainy Pass and scratched.
It was the logical thing to do after losing both runners on her first sled, one runner on the second, and having a dog run off.
In the search for the dog, a volunteer had a snowmobile crash and the machine had to be cut apart to get the driver free.
Maybe next year.
Update: On a happier note, Aaron Burmeister (56) was the first team into McGrath and won the Spirit of Alaska award.
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Wow! You know, until I’d come to your blog Bryan, I knew nothing about Iditarod, and had little interest (though I’d heard about it of course). Now I find it fascinating and keep checking here for updates! Even though I’ve visited Alaska (on what the locals would probably call a good week weather wise, though I called it something else at the time), I don’t think I can truly understand how tough the race would be for these people. They are either all insane or brave as hell. I’d like to believe they are just brave, though possible a tad insane. The two often go together it seems. 😉 🙂
Sad that Nancy had to scratch, I can understand how disappointed she would be, though I suspect she’s more worried about her missing dog. I hope the dog turns up safely.
Thanks again. 🙂
The dog is much better prepared to survive than people, but it will probaby go back to the trail and end up at a check point looking for a meal. It has probably had all it wants with people at the moment, having been confined next to the trail while other dogs went by. The dogs are athletes and don’t like getting passed.
The Iditarod is like any other marathon, and you need the mind for it, as well as the ability to bond with your dogs. The best mushers are those that can keep their dogs moving, but not going flat out. They have to be kept on pace for the entire race.
SOrry, this is totally OT but I had to post it! LOL
If you ever wondered how bad the US Gov is at IT, you need only check out this FCC Computer Security Notice from Nov. 2002. The whole thing is a laugh to anyone in IT, but the BEST part is the ‘Computer Security Tip of the Month’ box in the bottom right corner! Good lord… common sense alone should have prevented that *advice* from ever seeing the light of day! Talk about ignorance is bliss… I want whatever they are drinking at the FCC! LOL
It’s a single page PDF. I’m amazed it’s still available for download honestly! I bet nobody there even has a clue how wrong it is. LOL
FCC Computer Security Notice – SYSTEM & DATA BACKUPS
Even the first paragraph is a worry:
As far as I can tell, it’s a serious notice. I found it in the ‘Contingency Planning’ section of their online library.
Made my day! 😀 😀
I think their tip should include something about battling kitchen fires. That is one of the stupidest things I have ever read. It has to be a joke… no, they are that stupid.
I thought for sure the government had heard of this device called a “shredder” that could, you know, destroy a disk. Sheesh.
That security memo is disturbing for so many reasons… even considering it was written way back in the ancient days of 2002 before network backups were invented and users backed up their own data. Ok, end sarcasm. Who ever heard of a worker backing up their own data? lol Hello, help desk? I deleted an email last year, can you get that back for me.
LadyMin´s last blog post..H+ Magazine
Thanks to the wonders of “privatization” there are no uniform policies in place for government systems.
When I was a sys admin I assumed that people would never back-up so I did it for them automatically, and we had off-site archival storage. Some of the “big iron” procedures from my main frame days make a lot of sense.
A small ball peen hammer is quite effective at rendering a CD unreadable, if you don’t had a pair of tin snips.
ROFL. That “security” advice is just… ROFL!
– Badtux the “Fire! Fire!” Penguin
Badtux´s last blog post..He’s staring at me, mommy!
Oh yeah!! I’m still *shakin head* and laughing! LOL
It’s just so incongruous that an agency such as the FCC doesn’t do a site or network backup!! And that CD destruction tip is just (as Badtux said) ROFL!
So… I wonder how many US Gov departments under the Bushmoron ran out and bought Microwave oven’s after reading that notice? LOL
I wish I wasn’t do busy now… I really have the urge to trawl through their library looking for other such bit’s of IT wisdom! LOL
Still made my day! 😀
BTW Bryan, (as you have probably guessed) the beta site trial is delayed. We have decided that we need to move to a new Hosting provider first for several reasons. The plan is to decided this weekend and move ASAP. Once that’s done, and I’ve uploaded the test sites and data etc, I should be back on track.
I witnessed the introduction of a very nice teacup with a real gold ring around the lip into a microwave. It was pretty exciting. The reset switch was finally pressed with a wooden spoon.
No sweat on the site, Kryten. Everyone in the business knows that schedules are really more based on hope than reality.