I am not marrying my soulmate in September. I am marrying the man i want to continue discovering the future with, I can not imagine it otherwise. We have been through a lot together: two deployments to iraq, ups and downs, love and death, inspiration and funks, near and far, change and consistency, secrets and truths, quite moments and loud graces, the new and the old, frustration and clarity, long drives and quick kisses, privacy and public display. There has been much and yet there is a life time more.

February 7, 2010

Yukon Quest (A happy 8 degrees ABOVE 0)

Yesterday we went to the Yukon Quest. We were so excited that it was back up here, headed toward Whitehorse this year!

Lance Mackey has been the first across the Yukon Quest finish line 4 times in his career and first to finish the Iditarod 3 times. He has struggled with addiction and won while battling cancer. In 2007 he won both races in the same year.

This is Lance at the start line of this years Quest, he was the 11th to be cheered down the tunnel of people sending off all the racers on Chena River in down town Fairbanks.

These are his excited puppies amped to run the 1,000 miles to the finish line.

These are more send teams read for the long haul. I love their matching team jackets and booties!