The Restart in Willow

After the mushers complete the 12 mile track in Anchorage, they pack up their sleds and load up their dogs and head to Willow. Willow is West of Wasilla. The race used to run from Anchorage the entire way to Nome, but because of increased traffic on the Glenn Hwy (they'd have to mush on the hwy in some areas), they've changed it up from years past.

So, at 2 pm on Sunday March 3rd, they started out again across Willow Lake. We were on a lake, people! Frozen solid. B-man had to go into work and wasn't able to join us, but I decided to brave it with the little ones alone. They did pretty good. Boo was a great helper. Bit was quite insistent that she pull her sled instead of ride in it all the way from the parking lot, and all over the start area, and back. She REFUSED to ride. Oh brother. It was the ONLY thing she wanted to do...to pull Kiska in the sled. I told her she had it backwards...Kiska was supposed to pull her, but she wasn't buying it. Lol.

It was a beautiful sunny day and it was a fun event.

She's a determined Lil Bit.

It was hard for us to see, but the first musher is headed down the start. He's the one looking to the left, above Boo's head.

Mt McKinley/Denali in the background.

My dates for the party!

Still in charge!