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• Mar 14, 2017

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I know a few people around here follow the dogs! This year was a good one, Mitch Seavey beat his son 4 time champ Dallas in record time! I enjoy the traditional rout, but the Fairbanks start is fun because I have been in most of those villages for hunting or fishing and always recognize a few sights in the pictures.

 

• Mar 14, 2017

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Yeah, the old man must have been tired of Dallas beating him! We've met quite a few of the mushers and visited Jeff King's place a few years ago. In 2014 we went up and saw the start in Anchorage as well as the restart in Willow. Quite the spectacle.

 

• Mar 14, 2017

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All the mushers I have met are awesome and very friendly. I have been to the start as well!

 

• Mar 14, 2017

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Just picked my wife up at the airport this evening. She was working the Nenana and Galena check points during the race. -52 in Nenana her first night.

 

• Mar 14, 2017

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My mom and dad wee in ANC for the ceremony start, than fairbanks and Nenana and said it was very cold. They saw some great northern lights though!

 

• Mar 15, 2017

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Such a cool event. I'd like to see it in person sometime. Doubt my wife would join me in that level of cold...

 

• Mar 15, 2017

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• Mar 15, 2017

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Yea, this is a great event. I read an article numerous years ago about Lance Mackey (think it was S.I. or ESPN). This guy is one tough son a of a gun. I see he pulled out this year due to health reasons. Hopefully he can come back in 2017.

Have to say, the Seavy kid always seemed extremely arrogant to me, hell of a musher though

 

• Mar 15, 2017

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One year I saw it as a series on the Discovery channel or something. Enjoyed watching it, but haven't seen it again. Or else, I'm busy on another channel!