AOTD for 12/27 - Iditarod 1 - Campbell Airstrip

[188AHC 2,138]

Our journey begins. This is checkpoint one on the trail.

 

Enjoy.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

I missed the first one. Has it become permanent yet?

 

EDIT: Just checked, and it is! Flying to it right now.

[188AHC 2,138]

This one was a piece of cake. Short flight to an airport that was much larger than I expected.

 

Wonder what they will do about next Thursday's aerocache. It should be Willow which is checkpoint #2 on the trail. We've already had an AOTD here on July 21 and it was named "Iditarod Checkpoint #2 - Willow.

 

Could be a re-release of this one. If so, I wonder if it we be available to all so we can collect it again, or not. Guess we shall see.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

According to the Iditarod official website, yes, Willow is the second checkpoint.

[LuisFelizTirado 33]

:lol:

 

 

 

 

 

Best regards.

Luis

[188AHC 2,138]

Show Off :LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO:

[Air1 136]

Luis, let's see you do that with the Carbon Cub :lol:

[AlbacoreTunaMan 16]

Our journey begins. This is checkpoint one on the trail.

 

Enjoy.

To complicate things further...the Iditarod checkpoints have moved around a bit since the race began in 1973. The Start and Restart have been in Anchorage, Campbell, Wasilla, and Willow, as well as others in between. The ceremonial start is still always held in downtown Anchorage, the first weekend in March, with snow supplied by the city. But since 2008, the real Start happens in Willow the following day. If I was numbering them, I would call Willow checkpoint “0”. Add to this…every other year the course changes from the Northern route to the Southern route. Iditarod 2013 will take the Southern route. The best way to refer to the checkpoints is by name. I watch the race every year. It really is the last great race.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

 

The Iditarod Trail checkpoint map, taken directly from the official Iditarod Trail webside. I guess that one would be the most current?

[Heimi 91]

This time it is this one:

http://d3r6t1k4mqz5i.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/route_southern.jpg?cecb8a

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

This time it is this one:

http://d3r6t1k4mqz5i...hern.jpg?cecb8a

 

Ah, so we're going through the Southern route?

[AlbacoreTunaMan 16]

Ah, so we're going through the Southern route?

Odd numbered years use the southern route. The fork is at Ophir, and then the north and south routes reconnect at Kaltag. Your maps (above) are the most recent. The ceremonial start ends at Campbell Airstrip, where the teams are then trucked to Willow for the restart. (see dotted line) The racers times for the 11 miles from Anchorage to Campbell are not included in the racers total times. Glad to see Cambell as a checkpoint, this is going to be a fun series.