For the last week or so, the EE Musher team has been sweating out a decision that the Trail Committee was going to make early this week. It seems that there has been a lack of snow in Alaska recently and that fact has impacted the upcoming race on so many levels. One is that the mushers were having trouble finding places to prepare for the race and the other is that there suddenly loomed the possibility that due to a lack of snow, the Texas mushers were going to miss the official start in Willow completely. Not only was the Trail Committe considering moving the location from Willow, but they were thinking of delaying the start as well. The EE team is flying out on Monday, March 3, based on what we thought would be the date of the start in Willow - Sunday, March 2. We have been on pins and needles waiting for the decision to be made.
Because most of us follow Jen Reiter, this year's Iditarod teacher on the trail, we received word late last night via her blog Iditarod Teacher on the Trail that the decision was made and we were a go for driving to Willow on Sunday and getting to see the race start on Monday! That had implications for us because we were so excited about being a part of this special event, but it also meant that classroom teachers didn't need to redo the wonderful course maps that they have made with care and hung in their classrooms.
So, it seems that we are, indeed, heading North to Alaska. The moment that we have all worked so hard to prepare for is almost here and I couldn't be more excited!
Because most of us follow Jen Reiter, this year's Iditarod teacher on the trail, we received word late last night via her blog Iditarod Teacher on the Trail that the decision was made and we were a go for driving to Willow on Sunday and getting to see the race start on Monday! That had implications for us because we were so excited about being a part of this special event, but it also meant that classroom teachers didn't need to redo the wonderful course maps that they have made with care and hung in their classrooms.
So, it seems that we are, indeed, heading North to Alaska. The moment that we have all worked so hard to prepare for is almost here and I couldn't be more excited!