Sunday, January 29, 2012

Kuskokwim 300 - OR - There Was a Musher Had a Dog and BINGO Was His Name-O

My husband loved this sled dog.

Loading the dogs...

to take to the site.

Someone holds the lead dog while the rest of the dogs are linked up.  The lead dog is a facinating creature as he remains so calm while the others bark and jump about.  I was told that the lead dog is experienced, older and more mature than the rest of the team.

This race is being held on a frozen river or ice road.  Temperature was about -30 degrees with windchill.  Taking pictures was a chore for the camera and point and shoot cameras cease to function in this weather.  My hands nearly ceased to function in this weather.



This musher participated in the Bogus run which is half of the distance.




A real musher.


I love these hot pink booties.  I don't love the devil eyes from the flash.

This song was sung at a school program the morning of the race.

This is what the end of the race looks like.

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