MUSH!

At the RV park in Tok, we had the opportunity to go hear two young people speak about dog mushing.  Jeff and Nicole, from Howling Raven Kennels in Tok, were the speakers.  They brought several dogs with them, a sled, and a lot of information.

Jeff has run in the Iditarod once, and his description of the grueling experience was enthralling. After he and Nicole had told us about the care of the dogs (they eat 10,000 calories a day in the winter when they are training and running, for example), we knew a lot more about dog mushing than we had expected.

At the end, they pulled a number to see who would get to take a ride in the dog sled.  Guess who won?  Yes, Diana.  

They hitched up the dogs, put Di in the sled, covered her with a blanket, and took her around the parking lot.  Although it was pouring rain, she didn't seem to mind!