Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod March 2, 2019

Iditarod Report March 2, 2019

Unlike some past years

There is no fear in Anchorage of a lack of snow

The 11 mile start to the Campbell airstrip starts this awesome show

52 mushers with their dogs 

Out of Willow the third begin their above 900 mile slog

The Last Great Race on Earth

Where dogs and humans against the elements prove their worth

To commemorate the dog sleds with serum racing to Nome

Where a diphtheria epidemic had just called its new home

Miles upon miles of loneliness, cold, ice and snow

Blasted by gusty winds that will tip over a sled when they blow

Updates will start on the morrow and will continue until last Musher enters Nome

Check this blog for progress of the mushers as across the barren Alaskan wilderness they roam 

© March 2, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet