INTO NOME IN 50th PLACE!
15 Days 4 Hours 18 Minutes & 35 Seconds
Congratulations Eric...well done!

Names to Nome Program
How does it work? I will print the names of all my sponsors and carry those names with me to Nome. No donation is too small. If you want to be part of the Last Great Race on Earth here is your chance. Just click on the Paypal link at the top of the sponsor page (or in the right sidebar on the home page) and donate any amount. Be sure to give me your name, or the name of your group or organization, as you would like me to carry it. You can also send me a check, my mailing address is "R Northbound Dogs, 13914 Savage Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577".

If you cannot afford to donate, but still want to be part of the program send me an email with the title Names to Nome with the name you want me to carry exactly as you want it listed in the body. Say a prayer for us and we will call it even. click here

Halleluiah! R Northbound Dogs are going to Nome!
Literally at the last minute our new sponsor, Curves of Eagle River, came forward and that convinced me to take a leap of faith and enter the 2009 Iditarod. Thank heaven for plastic money. You can read the entire story on the December 1st post on my blog.

Now I need to raise the money to repay the plastic that is financing the race. No donation is too small. For $30 I will enroll you in Rogers Rangers, the official support group for R Northbound Dogs. You will get a signed certificate whose background is a photo of the team you are supporting, a musher card, my undying gratitude, and the thanks of the dogs you are helping to feed.

New this year, I will print the names of all my sponsors, large and small, and carry those names with me to Nome. If you want to be part of the Last Great Race on Earth here is your chance. Just click on the Paypal link at the top of the sponsor page (or in the right sidebar on the home page) and donate any amount. Be sure to give me your name, or the name of your group or organization, as you would like me to carry it. You can also send me a check, my mailing address is R Northbound Dogs, 13914 Savage Dr, Eagle River, AK 99577. If you cannot afford to donate, but still want to be part of the program send me an email with the title Names to Nome with the name you want me to carry exactly as you want it listed in the body. Say a prayer for us and we will call it even.

I am also available to talk to schools and groups in the Anchorage area and can travel if you cover expenses (depending on training / racing schedules). I am looking for a corporate sponsor to pick up the costs for this service. Please contact me if your company is interested.

"One of the nice things about being on a learning curve is that every year I learn a little more and get a little better. Every year I can honestly say “This is the best team I’ve ever driven”. Even though we finished Iditarod in 68th, just like 2006, we shaved two days off our finish time. Every year as the season winds down I look at this marvelous dog team, trained and ready with nowhere to go. A spring race, like the Taiga 300, is a gift giving us one more chance to go play before we shut down for the summer.
The race started at noon Tuesday (to avoid weekend traffic on the trails) at Wolverine lodge on Lake Louise with a 65 mile loop coming back to the Lodge. It was designed to be run without a handler and since my faithful crew all had day jobs I was here alone. It was a funny feeling as I harnessed and bootied my team not to have Lexi, Leslie, and Bonnie nearby". Read more.... (PDF)



INTO NOME!!!!!
Arriving March 16th 2008
with a time of 13 days 11 Hours 57 Minutes 12 Seconds
Congratulations



Eric has hit the trail to Nome..
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Eric's 2008 Iditarod team line-up:
Platinum, Frodo, Basil, Dukat, Sisco, Lycos, Mocha, Blaze, Dash, Picard
Rosemary, Throttle, Jewels, Thyme & Ginger


ERIC TAKES 4th IN YUKON QUEST 300
All five remaining 2008 Yukon Quest 300 mushers have crossed the Finish Line in Central, AK, and Josh Cadzow is our Champion! The 20-year-old from Fort Yukon, AK, arrived at the Central Finish Line Tuesday at 2:13 p.m. with 10 dogs. The second place musher, 51-year-old Rudi Niggemeir of Salzkotten, Germany, arrived at 7:57 p.m. Tuesday, with 12 dogs.The final three teams, driven by Dale Curry (3rd) , Eric Rogers (4th) and Alyssa Quaile (5th), arrived in Central between 6:00 and 7:30 am Wednesday.Alyssa Quaile receives the Red Lantern.The five Yukon Quest 300 finishers will enjoy a well-deserved Finish Banquet in Central to celebrate their race. Click here (PDF) to read part one of Eric's journey

The following four mushers scratched during the 2008 Yukon Quest 300;

• Fabrizio Lovati at Chena Hot Springs
• Jocelyne LeBlanc at North Pole
• Aliy Zirkle at North Pole
• Allan Moore at North Pole

Meet Iditarod Finisher Eric Rogers
the musher who broke his leg, frostbit his toe, injured his shoulder,
demolished his sled and STILL wants to go to Nome !!! Meet some of the 4- footed team members too! Help them all get to Nome in
Iditarod 2008!

• All you can eat Barbecue Fund-Raiser Hosted by Trish & Dale Keefe
• 0nly $10/person
• When: Saturday, August 4 / 2 - 5 p.m.
• Where: 25860 Bendilent Circle Eagle River, AK
  

MEET ERIC ROGERS

2nd Annual Fundraiser a success
We had our 2nd annual fund raiser at Trish and Dale Keefe’s home Saturday the 4th. It rained all day, but Trish and Dale have a large garage they emptied. Between that and the covered back porch there was plenty of room out of the rain. I had planned to take Bass, Lycos, Throttle, and Basil (Trish’s dog) to see how Bass, Lycos, and Throttle reacted to the crowd. Rosemary begged to come along and I have a soft spot for her (alright I have a soft spot for all of them ? ). I let her loose to run to the truck and the little minx ran off down the street. I’d let Lycos loose also and he thought Rosemary had such a good idea he ran across the street to the neighbor who doesn’t like loose dogs in his yard. I chased Lycos and caught him before anyone objected, fired up the truck and chased after Rosemary. I guess she saw me and chased after the truck because I went to turn around to check another street and there she was running my way. It took a little convincing, but she came back and all was well that ended well. Read more...

Annual FUNDRAISER PLANNED
Dale and Trish Keefe are holding a fund raiser for Eric Rogers on Saturday August 4 th from noon to 5 PM. An all you can eat BBQ for $10 donation. Eric will be there with some of his trusty Iditarod sled dogs.

Meet the guy who broke his leg, frostbite his toe, and signed up to do it all over again. Help send Eric to Nome.

DIRECTIONS:
Located in Eagle River, go up Eagle River road 5.2 miles past WalMart, turn right onto Denaina Dr at the end of the road (T intersection) turn right onto Bendilent Cir. They are at the end of the road at 25680 Bendilent Cir.

2008 Iditarod Sign-up

Eric says "A broken a leg, frostbitten toe, jammed shoulder, and broken sled were not enough to keep me from signing up one more time. Thanks much to Trish and Dale Keefe who helped significantly with the entry fee or my signup would have been much later. For an Iditarod musher, going to the picnic and not signing up is like an alcoholic going to a bar with his friends and not having a drink".



See you there...