Once again the crew at Happy Trails and some "I'm sure would rather have been out enjoying the beautiful Saturday" volunteers made light work of 2010 Food Drops for me and Martin. Many, many thanks to Sean, Magnus and Martin for all the behind the scenes work getting ready for this day: powdering and packing 4,000 booties, cutting and bagging a few tons of meat, bagging dry food, rolling runner plastic, and the million other things.
Thank you volunteer packing crew....Rich, Craig, Matt, Ellen, Peter, Kevin, Caleb, Sean, Magnus, Martin. Special thanks to Kathy for the delicious salmon soup lunch for us all!
Things couldn't have gone more smoothly. We had just put the last bag in the freezer when the sun really started to heat up the day. Perfect timing! Icing on the cake.....I brought home another 12 trail hardened dogs to add to my pool of dogs for Iditarod. These are all young dogs that Sean and Magnus have trained all year. Most have raced and completed the Copper Basin 300 and the Yukon Quest 300. These are 2 of the toughest races, with the toughest conditions and trails, so I think these dogs have resumes worthy of an Iditarod run. I am either the most blessed musher in the world or the luckiest.
Tuesday food drop is due in Anchorage and I'll be taking 24 dogs to get ECGs and blood work done late Tuesday afternoon. I now have 3 weeks to narrow this group down to my final 16. That may be my toughest challenge of the season so far! What a great dilemma to have! Thank you Martin, Sean, and Magnus!!!
Hi Mrs. Allen I am a 5th grade student and I'm following the iditarod and I choose you to win. Is it okay if may please give me your e-mail please ? Thankyou. P.S. your dog Otter is cute.
Hello Mrs. Allen,
My name is Sarah. I am a First Grade student at Cedar Lane Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia.
I am doing a project in my school and I chose you to be the winner.
I hope you have a great race! I really liked Abigail and her snow shoes.
I wouldn't eat the moose stew if I were you!
Good luck Sue Allen!
Sarah K.