The Iditarod started last Saturday. It starts in Anchorage, and they run to Eagle River, about 15 miles. They then restart the next day in Willow. The reason they do this is that the Knik Arm doesn't freeze all the way across anymore, so they let the mushers bypass that crossing.
A friend of mine has a cabin on Long Lake, a mile or so from where the restart is, and we went out to her cabin last Sunday to watch. The dog teams run right down the lake. We stood outside and watched about half of the teams go by, then went inside by the fire to watch the rest, while my friend's husband took our kids snowmachining. This is Becky with him in the pic. The kids loved the snow machines. I tried it out too, but it felt a little unstable on the back. I think I would have liked it more if I had been the one driving, because I would have felt more in control.
It was really fun; we all had a great time. Thanks for inviting us, Christine!
1 comment:
SHE LIVES!!! :D I am so glad that you posted - it's great to see you doing well, and I LOVE The pictures of the snow dogs and sleds!
I think that you would have had more fun if you were driving as well... :D
LOVE YOU!
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