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2002
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Photos on this page where taken by Martha Ethridge during the 2002 Run
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My
2002 musher, David Talbert, and his team, and I had a wonderful trip,
and are now safely at home! Both of us plan to do
the run
again!
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Dave
& Kent on the way to Nome |
2002
Col.
Vaughan was unable to travel the trial this year, however he was in Nenana
to start us off and met us outside of Nome for the trip into Nome.
It is an Honor
to simply be a part of his Expedition.
Many thanks to
the people and villages along the trail! Without them the
expedition would not have been possible! Special thanks to Paul Johnson
and Bobby Napayonak in Unalakleet for fixing my machine!!
Many
great friendships where formed, and I'm looking forward to future
adventures with my Serum Run friends.
Thank you Col. Vaughan for allowing me to be a part of the
Serum Run Team. I
hope we made you proud! I'm Looking forward to being apart of
future Serum Runs!
Kent
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journey as a a snowmobiler in support of a dog team. David Talbert
was my assigned musher.
Each musher will carry a days supply of food and equipment, while the
snowmobiler will carry an additional 3 days supply, extra gear, and
provide trail support. The snowmobiles break and mark the trail
ahead of the mushers, and sweep the trail clearing up any markers, gear,
or people that may remain. For the most part we will be staying at
the villages along the trail, however there are a few nights of
wilderness camping along the way.
My primary mission will be to support the mushers,
dog teams and the expedition, however I hope to find plenty of opportunity
for taking photos. I hope to capture images of dog sledding, the
mushers, Col. Vaughan, the Serum Run, snowmobiling, winter camping and
travel, and the Iditarod since we share part of the trail with the
Iditarod mushers going into Nome.
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2002 Trip Notes: |
| The 2002
Serum Run was a trip of a lifetime! While the weather and
trail conditions made the trip very pleasant, the group dynamics would
have made the trip enjoyable under any conditions! (Makes
me wonder if I should ever do the Serum Run again. I'm afraid it
would be hard to match or exceed the experience we had on the trail.)
The weather was fairly mild and mostly
sunny. We experienced maybe -25F a few nights, and a couple of
morning starts at that temperature or slightly warmer. But no -30F
or -40F day time temperatures. It was breezy along the coast, but
none of the major wind storms, ground blizzards, or white outs, that the
coast is famous for.
Us machiners had plenty of laughs along the trail
when sleds would tip over, and would require several of us to
upright again. (Which happened more than once to several of
us!) Somehow we managed to laugh at just about every obstacle we
encountered along the way. We had a few mechanic problems, but fortunately
nothing we couldn't fix along the way.
The Dog Mushers had their difficulties too.
A few dogs had to be sent back home due to various reasons, but no major
or serious injuries or medical problems. And there was a
problem now and then when a sled would break, but thanks to the efforts
and talents of some of or mushers, and some local craftsmen along the
way, all survived.
More to come!
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