Iditarod Start Tomorrow

Birds-eye view of the start of Iditarod 38!

My new leader Carmak. He is leading for Emil Churchin in this Iditarod.

There's no place like NOME!

DeeDee and I hanging around in the hustle and bustle of downtown Anchorage.

Tomorrow, people will congregate on 4th Avenue in downtown Anchorage to cheer on 71 mushers who will be heading to Nome on Sunday. Tomorrow will also begin my one-year countdown until I will be running down 4th Avenue with my dogs - March 2011. There is still so much to do and plan before the year slips away. I want to wish all the 2010 mushers a safe and successful Iditarod adventure!
What a great day for the start! The temperature was warm and the fans were excited!

A Successful Discovery Center Talk and Spaghetti Dinner!!

Sharing information about dog mushing at the Southeast Discovery Center.

A LARGE THANK YOU to my kitchen helpers: Marjean, Jen, Jan, Valerie, Vicky! Thank you also to everyone else who helped make this dinner a success: Mom and Dad, Jan, Sarajustine, Cheyanne, Terrence, Jean, Shay, LoAnn, Patty, Beau, Gretchen, Norma, Melody, Pam, Eric, Brenda, Jackie, Dana, Courtney and Laura!

(If anyone was left out please know that you are still appreciated!)

I want to also thank everyone who bought a ticket and/or attended the dinner.

This dream would not become a reality without YOUR SUPPORT!

Serving up some tasty spaghetti, Caesar salad and garlic bread.

Protect a Paw, Buy a Bootie!

Some of the delicious desserts . . .

Half a Dog-Team and Spending My Summer in Skagway Running Dogs!

All in a days work - I made my decision of working for Alaska Excursions in Skagway, Alaska, running my future Iditarod team. I then went on to seal a deal and purchased half of my team for Iditarod. . . and they say teaching is tough!

Friday Night Insight - February 26th - 7pm and Spaghetti Feed Saturday, Febrary 27th - 5:00 - 7:30pm

Please come join me at the Southeast Discovery Center on Friday, February 26th @ 7pm to hear about my adventure to run in the 2011 Iditarod.

Then on Saturday . . .

Happy Valentine's Day!

Unconditional Love

By: Angie Taggart

You can define love in many ways. This was a deep love, unconditional and everlasting, through good and bad times. A bond this deep only happens to some in their lifetime. This is how this love began for me over eleven years ago . . .

She was cute, all right, but was she the one that I wanted to share my life with? She padded along behind me on feet too oversized for her body. I glanced back to encourage her to follow. She did so willingly. How could I not encourage her to follow me down the boardwalk to my home? I needed a companion, and she needed a safe haven. How could I have known that she would claim my heart as her own? We were made for one another.

Tundra was the one who could smile and turn even my worst day into a better one. That same smile touched the hearts of everyone she met. She always knew when I needed someone to talk to. She would listen to everything that I had to share. No matter how long I rambled on, she would always look at me as if she knew how I felt. She was a great travel companion and was always ready for a new adventure with me - from lengthy road trips, to hiking the mountains and trails around Ketchikan, to running alongside a sled pulled by Iditarod hopefuls.

Now, after all these years, I wonder if I was the one to choose her or if she was the one who chose me. Animals love without strings attached, the purest love that you can find on the earth. If this is so, then why can’t human love be as simple as loving your dog?

T-Shirt Prices

Dear Friends, here are the prices for my Iditarod 2011 t-shirts that I am selling. If you do not live in Ketchikan and would like to purchase a shirt please email me:

mushingadventures@yahoo.com
You can get the t-shirts either in black or white.
*Short-sleeve Adult $20
*Short-sleeve Woman's Cut $20
*Long-sleeve Adult $25
*Youth Short-sleeve $18

Thank you for your support!!

January Monthly Grind - January 16, 2010

I am so excited to be able to produce and host this months Grind. Mush on out there and buy your Monthly Grind tickets for this Saturday the 16th at 7pm. (You can get tickets at Soho Coho, TBC, and McPherson's - $5 per ticket) There is a great line-up for the evening. Hope to see you there!

The Grind was a BLAST! Thank you to all the perfomers and great audience - even though the audience was a "ruff" crowd when it came to my dog jokes!