Sunrise at the Oakland airport
View of the Golden Gate Bridge as we flyover
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Snow covered mountain range in Alaska close to Anchorage
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The Native Art Show
Kathy looking at otter pelts!!!!
We met DeDe at the ceremonial start....impressive woman!!!
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This is 4th avenue where the race begins the day before. Overnight they bring in tons of snow to cover the streets in 6-8" of snow!
Humpy's Pub....a local favorite!!!
Views from the Anchorage Center where the Musher Ball was held
The Musher Greet and Meet
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View from Michelle's table
Musher Ball
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Michelle pulling her bib #.....#33
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Michelle
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Snow sculpture park
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One of our favorites
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Dog truck at the training runs
Pictures from our dog sled run
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That's Splash
Dragon
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Kale
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Kathy is with Wonder Woman and Taurus
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The dogs absolutely adore Michelle
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John ready to go...he would find out later is camera froze up:(((
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Out on our 6-mile run
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Dogs getting a snack
Dougal and Mustang
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Chia
Indy
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My camera froze on the trail and all I got was this:))))
Michelle's fur lined parka sticking up behind me
Views from the cabin Michelle and Ed stayed at in Eagle River
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Pictures of the ceremonial start in Anchorage
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Scandic
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Mushers going up to the start line
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michelle putting on paw booties
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Kathy with Indy
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Mushers Anna and Kristi Barrington.....very popular amongst the fans
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Ed, Kathy, Michele, John and Doug posing before the start
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Sherry giving some luv!!
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Getting the dogs harnessed
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Madelene and Splash
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Michele and Ed heading for the start line
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That's DeeDee Jonrowe in the pink in the sled ahead of us
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Michelle at the start
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And Michelle is off!!!
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The end of the 11-mile run and picking up the dogs
That's Aliy Zirkle one of the fan favorites
Other mushers coming in before Michelle
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Michelle coming in; Dragon and Splash lead them in!!!
Look at the face!!!
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Dougal cleaning up his snack!
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Running with the Reindeer.....a fan favorite event!!
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Up early driving to Willow in a blizzard
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Views from the dog park at the restart in Willow
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Michelle and Dave who repaired some of the harnesses
John standing around doing nothing:))))
Michelle packing her sled
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Sherry getting some luv from Kale!!
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Gaia ready to go!!!
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Richie Diehl one of the top mushers being interviewed
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Ed putting Splash back in the dog truck to stay warm and relax
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Splash and Kale will lead them out!!
Michelle about ready!!
Ed getting some luv!!
Harnessing the team
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Beautiful Kale
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Yes, it was a blizzard!!!
Working our way to the start line
Michelle at the start line.....970 miles to go!!
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Monday after the restart and we are at the airport looking at a webcam of bright sunshine where we want to go, Rainy Pass Checkpoint
Our plane
Lousy weather in Anchorage....we waited for about 3 hours
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View from the middle seat:)))
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Bright sunshine ahead!!!!
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Gorgeous
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There is a musher down there!!!
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Rainy Pass Checkpoint
Panoramic view
Kathy...does she look cold??...only -10*F wind chill
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Lots of planes at RHP
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7 dog teams were there when we arrived; maybe 20 teams when we left
Lance Mackey's team a bit energetic
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A short 3-4 hour rest for most dogs
Resting on straw
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Cooking the dog dry food
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Thomas Waerner from Norway being interviewed; might finish in top 5 or maybe win it all!!
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Mixing up a meal
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Lance Mackey and his team
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Jessie Royer......might be the winner!!
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Paige Drobny, a top musher
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Michelle coming into Rainy Pass
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Dogs looking great!!
Michelle putting straw down for the dogs
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Dougal getting a snack
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Down for a short rest!
Views from our plane ride back to Anchorage
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