Not many folks visit Nome, Alaska. If you live here, you are one hardy individual.
Found some....
...saw a herd of wild musk ox(remember those beasts that grow the wool that becomes qiviut?)….
...Had a fabulous presentation about the area at the National Park Service (which apparently doubles as the Public Defenders office)...
...and had a meet and greet with some pretty amazing Iditarod sled dogs (thank you, Nils Hahn and Dianne Haecker of Arctic Sky Kennels!)
Meet T-Bone. He’s a 4-year old Alaskan Huskie.
Love those floppy ears.
Bruce is the oldest at 8 (I think).
He has run in several Iditarods. Oh, those ice blue eyes!
Sparky is the heart of the team.
She seems so tiny, but is the leader- and mom to many of the other dogs.
Watching these dogs work was something else. The way they go from laid-back chillin' to absolute over-the-moon excitement just being harnessed up- these dogs are born to run and they love it more than anything.
If you ever finish the Iditarod, you can have a license plate to let the world know.
Every March, the Iditarod makes the news- at least the beginning and end. Now, I have a team to cheer on in 2019, when these young dogs will be fully prepared to take on the difficult 1049 mile course.
Is this the picture of a happy pup or what?????
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