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The inaugural race saw a fierce blizzard with dangerously low windchills for the first half of the race, followed by a freak thaw and rain for the latter half. Three separate K-300s (1991, 1999, 2008) earned the nickname "Kusko-Swim", due to strong winds, rain, and deep overflow on top of the river ice.
Knik 200 Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Sled Dog Race — Annual 200-mile race starting in Knik, Alaska; Kuskokwim 300 — Annual 300-mile race on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska. Nome-Council 200 — Annual 200-mile race from Nome to Council and back in Alaska. This race takes place in March and is an Iditarod Qualifier. [32] [33] [34]
Alaskan halibut often weigh over 100 pounds (45 kg). Specimens under 20 pounds (9.1 kg) are often thrown back when caught. With a land area of 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km 2), not counting the Aleutian islands, Alaska is one-fifth the size of lower 48 states, and as Ken Schultz [4] notes in his chapter on Alaska [5] "Alaska is a bounty of more than 3,000 rivers, more than 3 million lakes ...
Apr. 16—AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission have approved hunting regulations for the 2024-25 season with the following modifications and clarifications to 2024-25 Statewide ...
Key dates for 2024-25 Alabama hunting seasons Fishing The licenses for the 2023-24 season expired on August 31 and 2024-25 fishing licenses went on sale Sept. 1.
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is an annual 750-mile adventure race from Port Townsend, Washington up the Inside Passage to Ketchikan, Alaska. Any form of boat is allowed, so long as it has no motors. Support crews are not allowed. [1] [2] Nearly half the teams do not make it to Alaska. [3] The record time is 4 days, set in 2016. [4]
The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic (sometimes called the Alaska Wilderness Classic) is an adventure challenge that espouses purity of style and zero impact. Started in 1982 as a 150-mile (240 km) wilderness traverse, the Classic has crossed various mountain ranges throughout Alaska with some routes covering nearly 250 miles (400 km).
The Iditarod Trail Invitational [6] human powered race for bikers, runners and skiers also follows the Iditarod Trail from Knik to McGrath with a 350-mile race and to Nome in a 1000-mile race. In 2024, Sunny Stroeer of Utah became the first woman to ski the 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational.