Iditarider has Iditarode
The ceremonial start is done. We need to get with friends and family to get all the photos of us, since we were doing so much and not really taking many photos, but with this post we thought it would be nice to focus on our Iditarider: Susan McCrae of Nevada.
The Iditarod has a unique program in that it offers for bid a rider with the professional mushers. It would be great if the money from the auction went to the mushers or into the race purse at the very least, but that is not the case. Still, the program offered us the opportunity to share our dogs and a once in a lifetime experience with Susan.
She was really great, always smiling and completely into the dogs. She even made Cole a great bag with the kennel name on it so she can look a little more professional when carrying her notes and gear to pre-race meetings.
Thanks a bunch Susan. It was great to meet you and we hope you had as much fun as we did. O.K. check back later and look for more photos and a recap of how the dogs did from the Ceremonial start.