Libby Here!

When I woke up this morning I got to thinking about the start of the race!  Suddenly, I found myself spinning and spinning and spinning around so fast that it looked like I would catch my tail!  I was spinning fast because I got to thinking about the race starting soon!  I can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait to follow the mushers and their dogs.  I just kept spinning until I thought I should probably take a nap because I was tired!

But, instead of taking a nap, I got to thinking about how much fun it is to go to the Internet and follow the mushers using the GPS Tracker.  Now boys and girls, I do  know that not all of you can watch the race using the GPS Tracker because that is something people have to pay to use.  The GPS Tracker is a special way to follow the mushers during the race by watching little markers on a map.

Each musher has a GPS Tracker that is put on the musher’s sled.  Once the race begins, the GPS Trackers send  messages to the sky.  The messages or signals are picked up by satellite. The signal is recorded on a map that is at the Iditarod GPS Tracker section of the website. The blip on the map tells exactly where each musher is and what the trail conditions are at that part of the trail. Following mushers on GPS Trackers are fun! 

The GPS Tracker in the picture on the left belongs to Greg Heister, from the Insider Video Team.  You can see the size when you compare it with Greg’s sandwich.  The production team each have a GPS Tracker, too.  Their trackers are carried in their backpack.  A musher’s tracker is attached to the sled.

Just spinning some De’tails’!

Libby