As always, we have to get a photo infront of the largest gold pan in the world (though this is a contested fact). Until it's proven otherwise, we'll just claim that it's one of the world's largest. Since we forgot Kylie's big snowsuit, Traci started packing Kylie around Alaskan Style in the back of her parka.
Here we are under the Burled Arch. This where the mushers finish their 1049 mile journey. The Iditarod is known as one of the toughest races. You can go to the official site http://www.iditarod.com for more history and background on the race.
It doesn't quite get old watching the mushers come in. It's always fun to go run down to the ice and cheer them on as they enter Nome.
Sorry for the bad photo, but this is Lance Mackey, 2007 Iditarod and Yukon Quest champion (first person to win both). Now he's also the 2007 Middle-weight arm-wrestling champion too. A lot of these guys look like they should be Truckers... or in a Lance's case a strung-out heroin junky. However, that doesn't do him justice. He's actually a throat cancer survivor and has had part of his throat removed, which also took out some or all of his salivary glands. He also comes from a family of Iditarod Champions. Both his father and brother won the race on their 6th attempt wearing the number 13. Lance has now done the same, 6th attempt wearing lucky number 13. Pretty impressive?
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