Joe Cool at Junior Iditarod in Cantwell

March 1^st and the start of the Junior Iditarod was the kind of day that makes folks who are visiting Alaska want to stay for the rest of their lives. Crisp, sunny and windless with the temperatures eventually rising into the 20’s. The action for the Junior Iditarod began at 8:00 in the morning when breakfast including scrambled eggs, sausage patties and pancakes were served up in the school gymnasium. From there the mushers, family and friends headed east on the Denali Highway a short 3-miles to the parking area where the Junior start banner was erected. What an incredible day for the junior mushers to spend 65 miles and some camping time with their best friends. March 2^nd and the return trip promises to be much the same.

Jannelle Trowbridge waits for her countdown at the Junior Iditarod