2007
After seeing the official start of the 2007 Iditarod in Anchorage, we left the next day to head up the highway to Willow where the true start was. Only a 30 minute drive north from our house, we skiied in while Stephen towed a sled with tailgating supplies and sometimes Hanna. The race started on Willow lake - frozen as you can see above. Many onlookers were excited to see us build a fire and Stephen's use of the flint his Mom gave him drew a crowd and the local paper photographer. We watched as over half the mushers and dogs took off down the trail and stayed on for over 2 hours in the sun. It was an olympic experience with so much excitement. We will continue to follow the race to Nome which should last over 9 days. Since Iditarod started on Stephen's birthday he was rewarded with a kindly neighbor offering the use of his snow machine. All were excited to get a ride and now Stephen wants a snow machine more than ever!
After seeing the official start of the 2007 Iditarod in Anchorage, we left the next day to head up the highway to Willow where the true start was. Only a 30 minute drive north from our house, we skiied in while Stephen towed a sled with tailgating supplies and sometimes Hanna. The race started on Willow lake - frozen as you can see above. Many onlookers were excited to see us build a fire and Stephen's use of the flint his Mom gave him drew a crowd and the local paper photographer. We watched as over half the mushers and dogs took off down the trail and stayed on for over 2 hours in the sun. It was an olympic experience with so much excitement. We will continue to follow the race to Nome which should last over 9 days. Since Iditarod started on Stephen's birthday he was rewarded with a kindly neighbor offering the use of his snow machine. All were excited to get a ride and now Stephen wants a snow machine more than ever!
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