I love following the Iditarod- a 1,150 doglsed race across Alaska that takes place each year. When I taught school it was my favorite unit to teach. Each student would choose a musher (the human part of the racing team- the one who stands on the back of the sled while the dogs pull), and we would track their progress everyday on a big map that I had made of the race trail. They would write about thier musher every day and read daily news bulletins. We would have a big party at the end and watch "Balto" to celebrate.
I was thrilled to discover neighbors last year who had gone on a dogsledding trip over Christmas. I introduced them to the Iditarod and they were excited about it. This year we all chose mushers to follow and cheer for. I even gave them their very own family trail map to keep track on.
Ginny and Matt chose mushers, too. Really they do it to humor me. In case you were wondering, and want to cheer them on , too, here are our mushers:
Danielle- Paul Gebhardt
Matt- Linwood Fielder
Ginny- Ed Iten
Ginny even made up a song and a dance for Ed Iten on Monday. That's a great honor!
You can click on the iditarod link above to get daily updates. . Right now Paul Gebhardt is in 8th place and just left Takotna, which I think is about halfway. They have been racing since Sunday. The fastest time to finish the race is 8 days. Go Paul Gebhardt!!
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