2008 Iditarod Musher Profile

John Baker, 45, was born and raised in Kotzebue, Alaska. He ran his first Iditarod in 1996 and has been in every race since. He has 9 top ten Iditarod finishes. Baker is self-employed and enjoys the rural Alaska life with his wife, Iva, son, Alex, 20, a veteran of the Jr. Iditarod, and daughter, Tahayla, 6. A commercial pilot, he says his hobbies are flying and reading.