Matray was born and raised in Illinois, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and is presently a pilot with the National Guard. He started mushing dogs in North Dakota in 1995. This year he dopped out of the race in Iditarod, after coming to the aid of fellow traveler Kim Darst. Their harrowing ordeal is recounted here http://www.adn.com/front/story/740116.html

Matray was born and raised in Illinois, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and is presently a pilot with the National Guard. He started mushing dogs in North Dakota in 1995. This year he dopped out of the race in Iditarod, after coming to the aid of fellow traveler Kim Darst. Their harrowing ordeal is recounted here http://www.adn.com/front/story/740116.html