13 x 13 x 13! Thirteen young mushers left the start line for the 2013 Junior Iditarod while the temperature with wind chill was at 13 degrees above. The start from Knik Lake went off without a hitch as teams left the starting line in two-minute intervals. The one hundred fifty mile trail was marked with the typical lathe markers well before the teens took off. The trail was in excellent condition for the outbound leg of the race to Yentna Station Roadhouse and with the small amount of snow that fell over night, the inbound run should be premier also.

This is Piglet. She belongs to Junior musher, Joshua Klejka. Piglet is 6 years old and has run the Junior several times with older Klejka siblings. She loves to run and shows it waiting for the Junior count down.  Click on the image to see the intense expression on her face.  Everybody loves Piglet!

Born to Run,

Sanka