Check out www.iditarod.com ....newspeople never really cover it very much, except the end, or a video synopsis of the race including the ending. When I was there, basically everyone who was at the 'historical' start in anchorage were either media or tourists, with the media outnumbering the tourists about 5 to 1. Bizarre. And yet there was nothing published about it down here, not even CNN or ESPN, until the end.
I got my photo on the cover of the anchorage newspaper though! I HAPPENED to be at a campfire where a bunch of us were waiting for riders to come by as they went up a frozen river, about 3 days into the race. They dribbled in from 8pm to after midnight, it was very cold but wonderful to sit there with hot drinks, and watch them go by. Then we went back to a fishing lodge we had cabins at. We flew out to three different stops which was a BLAST, since you saw them running these backcountry trails from plane too, and NO tourists were around, just some media and the support teams.
It was a very unusual trip, we followed them for about four days, I collected dropped doggie booties, i'm such a geek! Put on by a wonderful company/family called 'Adventure Alaska'. We then went on to be 'trained' (ha, but I did learn a bit!) by sledders and we took our 'own' teams (once the owners felt confident, they'd insist we do all the work. I was allowed to feed and groom and harness dogs as well, which was really a priveledge, imo,) out to a frozen lake with a small cabin rental. The scenery was INSANELY GORGOUS. Oh. My. God. It was an absolute dream. And I got along fantastic with my team's owner, I did everything including running the team up hills. I had such a blast, I don't know why, but i was thrilled and had a frickin BLAST.
Salmon. Mm. Just camping and walking down to the edge of the bay, casting your line in and walking home with dinner, cutting through clearings filled with tall pink fireweed, have a crisp beer as you cook your meal over an open fire, maybe add some veggies to roast in foil, watch the stars come out... mmmmmmmm.... Oh yah.
I don't like salmon sushi. Its never very well done. I'd prefer that expensive tuna which is the sweetest cut from the belly. THAT is amazing. I do love sourdough. Its my favorite by far of breads. You should get some from Boudin next time you're in Cali... OH! Hey, look for it at the local mall when you're in LA! Its absolutely the best sourdough anywhere imo. You'll want to take a bunch home to freeze.
Ah....NOW I see your big retirement plan! Very clever. Very clever. Well done.
As for the bash, doesn't their website have that thing about eating food off of naked body parts or somethinG? Sounds.... amusing. I suppose. :)
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I got my photo on the cover of the anchorage newspaper though! I HAPPENED to be at a campfire where a bunch of us were waiting for riders to come by as they went up a frozen river, about 3 days into the race. They dribbled in from 8pm to after midnight, it was very cold but wonderful to sit there with hot drinks, and watch them go by. Then we went back to a fishing lodge we had cabins at. We flew out to three different stops which was a BLAST, since you saw them running these backcountry trails from plane too, and NO tourists were around, just some media and the support teams.
It was a very unusual trip, we followed them for about four days, I collected dropped doggie booties, i'm such a geek! Put on by a wonderful company/family called 'Adventure Alaska'. We then went on to be 'trained' (ha, but I did learn a bit!) by sledders and we took our 'own' teams (once the owners felt confident, they'd insist we do all the work. I was allowed to feed and groom and harness dogs as well, which was really a priveledge, imo,) out to a frozen lake with a small cabin rental. The scenery was INSANELY GORGOUS. Oh. My. God. It was an absolute dream. And I got along fantastic with my team's owner, I did everything including running the team up hills. I had such a blast, I don't know why, but i was thrilled and had a frickin BLAST.
Salmon. Mm. Just camping and walking down to the edge of the bay, casting your line in and walking home with dinner, cutting through clearings filled with tall pink fireweed, have a crisp beer as you cook your meal over an open fire, maybe add some veggies to roast in foil, watch the stars come out... mmmmmmmm.... Oh yah.
I don't like salmon sushi. Its never very well done. I'd prefer that expensive tuna which is the sweetest cut from the belly. THAT is amazing. I do love sourdough. Its my favorite by far of breads. You should get some from Boudin next time you're in Cali... OH! Hey, look for it at the local mall when you're in LA! Its absolutely the best sourdough anywhere imo. You'll want to take a bunch home to freeze.
Ah....NOW I see your big retirement plan! Very clever. Very clever. Well done.
As for the bash, doesn't their website have that thing about eating food off of naked body parts or somethinG? Sounds.... amusing. I suppose. :)