Mrs. Wright and I were able to volunteer as dog handers Saturday for the Iditarod ceremonial start here in Anchorage. (which means we helped the mushers get their teams of dogs through the heart of downtown Anchorage. It was really cold this morning, and a bit stressful because the dogs were really hyper since there were so many people. There were 69 different mushers. Each team started with 12 dogs today (and 16 tomorrow.) There were hundreds of volunteers, and thousands of fans and spectators.
More than anything, it was meaningful meeting the mushers and having a tiny fingerprint on a historic event that spans across the biggest state in our country.
Tomorrow we will drive for a few hours to make it to Willow where the 2nd checkpoint is and the race will officially start with the mushers "being on the clock"
WHAT DOES IS MEAN TO BE ON THE CLOCK?
More than anything, it was meaningful meeting the mushers and having a tiny fingerprint on a historic event that spans across the biggest state in our country.
Tomorrow we will drive for a few hours to make it to Willow where the 2nd checkpoint is and the race will officially start with the mushers "being on the clock"
WHAT DOES IS MEAN TO BE ON THE CLOCK?
The most response we have received from Alllll the Alaskans is "how cute" Texas is...
Fun fact: Alaska is actually almost three times the size of Texas. Alaska has a total area of 663,268 square miles, while Texas has a total area of 268,820 square miles.
Fun fact: Alaska is actually almost three times the size of Texas. Alaska has a total area of 663,268 square miles, while Texas has a total area of 268,820 square miles.