Knik News

Chugiak's Rod Perry wrote the book on the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race.

A solar-powered cabin five miles off the electrical grid in Chickaloon is the home of Bill and Kathi Merchant.

Sixty-six mushers and nearly 1,000 dogs set out from snowy, blue-skied Willow Sunday afternoon, marking the official start of the 2012 Iditarod.

If you want evidence of just how tough the going is in this year's Iditarod Trail Invitational, consider that Fairbanks cyclist Jeff Oatley bailed out of the race on Wednesday.

Racers in a human-powered race along the Iditarod Trail are plowing through more than a foot of freshly fallen snow, which has already proved to be too much for some racers.