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JAG and I went to the restart of the Iditatrod. I hadn't done anything with the Iditarod since I was a child, so it was pretty fun to get back into it and see what it is like now days.
1. The announcer would tell the mushers they had 30 seconds and then count down from 10 for each musher. The mushers would take off amid wild cheering and wishes for good luck.
2. Joyce told me that in previous years there hasn't been nearly that many people there. We had to walk most of the way across the lake to find a spot where we could get up to the fence. And it was a hard walk too. The snow was the kind where you stay on the top layer for a second and then fall through the crust 10 inches or so.
And when we got there, this is what we saw:
The back of peoples heads.
3. So Joyce, her hubbie all the kids and I moved down even further.
What amazed me was how the dogs really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. In this photo you can see the dogs smiling... Yes they are working hard, but they are loving it.
4. These little guys were completely crashed. I asked their mom for permission to take this photo. But I was amazed- they slept for about 2 hours in the snow. Snow gear is getting really nice these days.
5. The mushers would give high fives to folks in the crowd as they passed.
My son was ecstatic because he got 3 mushers clap hands with him.
6. This dog gets the Iditarod award for longest tongue.
7. DeeDee Jonrowe is a local favorite. She used to wear a purple parka, but after she had breast cancer, she started to wear pink. As I write this, she is in 17th place. Which is no small feat. She is going 7.55mph.
8. All around us there were snowmachines... There was even a snowmachine taxi. You could hire them to take you out past the crowds. It was tempting had we had less than a party of 8.
9. Everyone had a camera... and everyone wanted "the photo". It really created a sense of excitement. One guy even brought a 10 foot step ladder. Joyce and I joked about making the kids carry one for us next year.
10. We really had a great time. The kids enjoyed their pbjs and playing in the snow... and JAG and I enjoyed playing with our cameras and talking shop.
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of our little world.
1. The announcer would tell the mushers they had 30 seconds and then count down from 10 for each musher. The mushers would take off amid wild cheering and wishes for good luck.
2. Joyce told me that in previous years there hasn't been nearly that many people there. We had to walk most of the way across the lake to find a spot where we could get up to the fence. And it was a hard walk too. The snow was the kind where you stay on the top layer for a second and then fall through the crust 10 inches or so.
And when we got there, this is what we saw:
The back of peoples heads.
3. So Joyce, her hubbie all the kids and I moved down even further.
What amazed me was how the dogs really seemed to enjoy what they were doing. In this photo you can see the dogs smiling... Yes they are working hard, but they are loving it.
4. These little guys were completely crashed. I asked their mom for permission to take this photo. But I was amazed- they slept for about 2 hours in the snow. Snow gear is getting really nice these days.
5. The mushers would give high fives to folks in the crowd as they passed.
My son was ecstatic because he got 3 mushers clap hands with him.
6. This dog gets the Iditarod award for longest tongue.
7. DeeDee Jonrowe is a local favorite. She used to wear a purple parka, but after she had breast cancer, she started to wear pink. As I write this, she is in 17th place. Which is no small feat. She is going 7.55mph.
8. All around us there were snowmachines... There was even a snowmachine taxi. You could hire them to take you out past the crowds. It was tempting had we had less than a party of 8.
9. Everyone had a camera... and everyone wanted "the photo". It really created a sense of excitement. One guy even brought a 10 foot step ladder. Joyce and I joked about making the kids carry one for us next year.
10. We really had a great time. The kids enjoyed their pbjs and playing in the snow... and JAG and I enjoyed playing with our cameras and talking shop.
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse of our little world.
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Thanks for taking us into the game
Great photos.
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My sister lives in Eagle River, Ak and goes every year. I'd love to do it one of these times.
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Laughed out loud on #3..great shots!
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I like your DOF and selection of focus on these. The WB and exposure looks up to snuff as well.
Good stuff....
I "hickory smoked" a pile of baby back ribs today on the grill.
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Love the shot of DD. She is always having such a great time out there. The longest tongue one was pretty funny too. I learned last year that a step stool is really a good idea. Of course like you I learned it the hard way. It was at least that crowded then too. I was almost to the end of the lake before I found a spot on the fence. Later in the day they stopped monitoring the press box by the starting line very hard and I just walked in like I belonged. That makes for some pretty great shooting. I still snagged a 5 gallon bucket to stand on, someone had left it behind.
Looks like it was a fun day, and your kids will remember it for a long time.
Signed, Jealous guy stuck in his chair.
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Why thanks Jeff... I think.
Well lets just say that is what we look like in the winter! In the summer it is the same... we just show of more of our beyond pale skin. (Except for those fake-n-bakers that go to tanning booths, lol.)
5 & 9 are my faves too.
Enjoy those ribs! Our bbq is covered with about a foot of snow......... so thanks for that little, ahem, comment. :smack
Thanks! I think I'll probably go again next year. It was so fun. The whole party atmosphere was a blast. It had a sort of big tailgater party feel. There were tons of folks with fire pits, camp stoves and grills set up and they had all kinds of crazy amenities out there on that lake. I was impressed. We could have had our OWN hickory smoked ribs.
Well the wedding is a little over a month out. I should be walking by then, but might be sporting a very fashionable "boot".
I find out Monday about surgery. Yikes, cross your fingers. Either way they said 6 weeks in the boot. boo!
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Perhaps that is why one leg looks bigger than the other in your photo on your avi...
Hopefully you hear good news on Monday!
As for breaking though the snow crust - I thought all Alaskans were issued a set of snowshoes at birth?
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Oh the poor mom, giving birth to a baby with snowshoes...
I don't actually know anyone that has any. And come to think of it, I don't own snowpants and JAG didn't either. Crazy how that works out.
Thanks for your comment ScottQ.:D
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You could have made it! The bus we went on didn't leave until 12:30. I forgot to ask JAG if she had to skip out on her pastors final words, but she was planning on it.
Ha! Yup we did. But we let him know ahead of time we were leaving early...so he let everyone know at the beginning saying that "...so if you see them get up and leave its not because of what I say!!"...lol.
Great set Heather and thanks for the plug to my set too. That was really fun and we should make it an annual pilgramige. Maybe even get all these other dgrin AK'ers out there and we have our own tailgate party! We would have to send our hubbies out early that morning with some snow machines and haul out the camp gear and stuff so we can have hot coacoa and smoked raindeer sausage!