Getting Ready for the Race
Kayla Corcoran, of Rozet, Wyoming, and Allan Berge, of Glenrock, Wyoming, get their sled teams ready for Saturday's race. Kayla wore Grant Beck's "Two Bar Spear" brand and Allan wore the "Bar V R" brand from Robert & Debbie Ray in Daniel.
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Video Cameras
BP set up four video cameras around the race courses, with the images fed live onto a display monitor inside the hospitality tent. Those who didn't want to venture out into the cold could watch the racers leave and cross the finish line from the comfort of the warming tent.
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McKenzie Meningitis Foundation
Money raised during the Rondy Charity Calcutta went to the McKenzie Meningitis Foundation, a local organization dedicated to raising public awareness of this vaccine-preventable disease.
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Janet Smith-12-dog start
Janet Smith, from Fairbanks, Alaska, gets ready for her start at the 12-dog race starting line on Saturday. Janet's team ran wearing the "Circle S" brand of Mary Josie George in Cora.
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Up the 12-dog hill
Steven Duren, of Spirit Lake, Idaho, takes off from the 12-dog race starting line to climb the steep hill into the Moose-Gypsum course. Duren wore the "F Bench" brand of Jay & Sandy McGinnis in Big Piney.
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Dan Carter 12-dog race
Dan Carter, from Jackson, Wyoming, climbs the steep turns along the 28-mile Moose-Gypsum course on Saturday. Dan's team wore the "River D" brand of Dru Roberts in Daniel.
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Sue Morgan
Sue Morgan, from Richmond, Utah, rides through a scenic aspen grove along the 28-mile 12-dog Moose-Gypsum course on Saturday. Sue wore the "Wave Open V" brand of Sharon Harrell of Daniel.
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Steve Riggs
Steve Riggs, from Condon, Montana, raced in the 12-dog class. He wore the "Turtle" brand of Bob & Florence Beard in Daniel.
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Charlie LaBoda
Charlie LaBoda's team, from Grand Marais, Minnesota, climbs the steep hills of the 12-dog team Moose-Gypsum course on Saturday. Charlie wore Doc Johnston's "J T Reverse J" brand.
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Warming Tent
Race sponsor BP America brought in a warming tent for the race. Located near the Start/Finish lines, it was a much-welcome addition for spectators and participants. Temperatures started out at -8 degrees on Saturday morning. BP also generously provided food and drinks. Spectators could view the images from the race video cams on a monitor inside the tent.
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Dual 6-dog start
The 6-dog class had dual starts this year, adding more excitement to the race start. Saturday morning started off very cold negative number temperatures and an icy wind, but later warmed up into the 20s.
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David Benson
David Benson was one of the first two teams out of the starting gate for the 6-dog race. He is from Sandpoint, Idaho, and raced under Irv Lozier's "IRV" brand.
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Frank Caccavo
Frank Caccavo, from Deer Park, Washington, ran in the 6-dog class wearing the "A Cross" brand of the Zembo Brothers in Boulder.
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Curt Roth
Curt Roth, from Post Falls, Idaho, leaves the starting line on the 14-mile course for the 6-dog race. He wore Mike Beard's "Steerhead" brand.
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Clint Hallam
Clint Hallam, from Lyman, Wyoming, has been racing for 10 years. His team ran under the "Lazy H Hangin' X" brand of John Wardell.
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Watching the race cameras
BP set up four live video cameras at strategic locations on the race course. The images were fed into a monitor inside the hospitality tent near the Start/Finish line so spectators could watch from the warmth of the tent. Race organizers hope to be able to have more cameras on the course next year.
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Casey Boulter
Casey Boulter, from Big Piney, competed in the 6-dog race on Saturday. He wore the "Lazy K Slash Lazy B" Richard Brewer brand.
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Jean Wise
Jean Wise, from Rapid City, South Dakota, competed in the 6-dog race under the Norm Pape "Runnin' M E" brand.
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Race Video Cameras
There were four video cameras at strategic locations on the race courses showing sled dog teams and snowmobilers. One camera had technical difficulties, demonstrating the challenges of using technology in remote locations, but the rest worked great!
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Steven Duren
Steven Duren takes his team high above the Green River Valley along the 28-mile Moose-Gypsum course on Saturday.
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Kermit Price
Kermit Price, from Millville, Utah, ran in the 6-dog race on Saturday. He wore the Big Piney Cottonwood Ranch "Double Dishpans" brand.
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Mark Levitski
Mark Levitski, from Bryant, Wisconsin, heads towards the finish line on Saturday. Mark wore Garlie Swain's "V Slash K" brand.
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Kate St Onge
Kate St. Onge, from Millville, Utah, rode under Tharon Greenwood's "Bar Flyin' V" brand. One of Kate's sled dogs is tucked in the sled getting a ride for the last part of the course.
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Katie St Onge
Katie St. Onge rode in with a passenger during Saturday's race.
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Elizabeth Levitski Janet Smith
Elizabeth Levitski, of Bryant, Wisconsin, leads her 6-dog team, with Fairbanks musher Janet Smith right behind her with her 12-dog team on the way to the finish line. Elizabeth wore the "Dot Diamond Dot" brand of Mark Steele.
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Doug Willett
Doug Willett, from Seeley Lake, Montana, raced in the 12-dog class wearing the "Bar Cross" brand of John Blatt of Cora. Kayla Corcoran's team is behind him.
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Kayla Corcoran
14-year old Kayla Corcoran, from Rozet, Wyoming, raced in the 6-dog class. She wore Grant Beck's "Two Bar Spear" brand.
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Barrie Raper
Barrie Raper, from Pinedale, raced under Charlie & Cindy Mitchell's "Rafter C Runnin' M" brand in the 6-dog race.
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Leslie Fields
Leslie Fields, from Loveland, Colorado, raced in the 6-dog class. She wore the "Snowcap" brand of Bill & Phyllis Mayo in Boulder.
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Dave Turner
Dave Turner, from Sandy, Oregon, wore the "R U Lazy 2" brand of Roy & Peg Snow in Big Piney. Dave was the winner of the 6-dog race in last year's Green River Rondy.
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Pat Potts
Pat Potts, from Helena, Montana, had the "red team". Potts wore the "Open A P" brand of the Sommers Ranch in Pinedale.
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Robin Beall
Robin Beall, from Grand Marais, Minnesota, competed in the 12-dog race under Bondurant rancher, Kevin Campbell's "Double Flyin' U" brand.
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Ryan Anderson-Leslie Fields
Ryan Anderson, from Ray, Minnesota, rode in the 12-dog race under the Lary Lozier "Anvil" brand. Leslie Fields, from Loveland, Colorado, competed in the 6-dog race under the "Snowcap" brand of Bill & Phyllis Mayo of Boulder.
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Tabetha Berge
Tabetha Berge, from Glenrock, Wyoming, competed in the 6-dog race under Bob & Carolyn Bing's "Lacy J C" brand.
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Bruce Harper
Bruce Harper, from Rifle, Colorado, raced in the 6-dog class. He wore Mike Ramsey's "Rockin' R Diamond" brand.
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Jerry Bath
Jerry Bath, of Lander, Wyoming, competed in the 6-dog race. He wore Edna Swain's "Grubbin' Hoe" brand.
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Lanette Kimball
Lanette Kimball, of Pegram, Idaho, wasn't wearing her bib for some reason. She was listed as being under Lance & Lana Kopperhafer "Reverse L K Quarter Circle" brand in the 12-dog class.
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Tory Corcoran
17-year old Tory Corcoran, from Rozet, Wyoming, competed in the 6-dog race. He wore Julie Bain Soderberg's "U P Bar" brand. Tory's father, Danny, and 14-year old sister, Kayla, also competed in this year's Green River Rondy.
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Allan Berge
Allan Berge, from Glenrock, Wyoming, competed under Robert & Debbie Ray's "Bar V R" brand in the 12-dog race.
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Mary Jane Davies
Mary Jane Davies, from Post Falls, Idaho, ran in the 6-dog race under the Bondurant Little Jenny Ranch "Quarter Circle G T" brand.
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Terry Adkins
Terry Adkins, from Sand Coulee, Montana, competed in the 12-dog race. He wore the "Rockin' Chair" brand of John Chrisman of Big Piney.
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Kathy MacKay
Kathy MacKay, of Pinedale, seems to be saying, "Look Ma, no hands!" as she comes up over the hill and sees the photographer during the 12-dog race on Saturday. Kathy is one of the organizers for the Green River Rondy sled dog race.
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Snowmobilers
The Green River Rondy sled dog race took place on trails that are also part of the Continental Divide Snowmobile trail system. Snowmobilers sharing the trails during the race were very courteous and most pulled over to the side and stopped when sled dog teams came near.
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Sled Dogs on Trail Sign
A sign warns snowmobilers that they may also encounter sled dog teams on the snowmobile trail. The area is also used by elk, deer and moose for winter range habitat.
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Vicky Massey
Vicky Massey, from Spirit Lake, Idaho, competed in the 6-dog race under Ade & Eric Peterson's "U X" brand.
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Danny Corcoran
Danny Corcoran, from Rozet, Wyoming, raced in the 6-dog class under the "Circle Slash" brand of the Big Piney Circle Cattle Company. His 17-year old son, Tory, and 14-year old daughter, Kayla, also raced in this year's Rondy. J.R. Anderson is behind him in the distance.
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Curt Roth
Curt Roth, from Post Falls, Idaho, on the 6-dog course. He ran under Mike Beard's "Steerhead" brand.
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J R Anderson
J. R. Anderson, from Ray, Minnesota, has been racing sled dogs since he was 7-years old, according to his biography announced at the Calcutta. He competed in this year's 12-dog class, and wore Kip & Bonnie Alexander's "A Reverse N" brand.
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Return View
The view looking south down the Upper Green River Valley on the return leg of the race course. Curt Roth and Tory Corcoran are about a mile from the finish line.
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Martin Koenig
Martin Koenig, from Seeley Lake, Montana, ran in the 12-dog race under Brad Bousman's "K Nine Bar" brand.
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Emily Wade Finish
12-year old LaBarge, Wyoming, musher Emily Wade, crosses the finish line on Saturday. Emily raced under the "Bar 33" brand of Gordon & Joan Mitchell of Big Piney. Steve Riggs, from Condon, Montana, brings in his 12-dog team behind her.
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Emily Wade after the race
Emily Wade is congratulated by family and friends, and gives her dogs a hug, after finishing her first Green River Rondy sled dog race on Saturday.
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Sledding Fun
BP generously donated sleds for the kids to use to play on the nearby hills while waiting for the sled dog teams to come back in. The kids got to keep the sleds.
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Water and Food
Musher Kathy MacKay, of Pinedale, gives her dogs water and food after their race on Saturday. This is the first year Kathy has competed in the 12-dog race class.
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Frozen Green River
This area of the Green River has historical significance. In the late 1860s, this was the site of a bustling tie hack camp. Lumberjack crews spent the winter cutting trees from the nearby sidehills. They then shaped them by hand into uniform ties and slid them down to the Green River, where a boom across the river held them back and kept them from floating down stream. When spring thaw high waters came, the stockpiled ties were released and swept downstream 130 miles to Green River, to be used by the Union Pacific railroad in building lines. The Rondy sled dog teams rode past a historical sign marking the site during their races.
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Tie Hack Sign
Historic Marker Sign on the Green River Lakes road describing the early tie hack history of the Upper Green River area.
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Snow paw print
A sled dog's paw print impression is left in the snow after the Green River Rondy sled dog race on Saturday.
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