The ceremonial start of the iditarod was Saturday. We bundled up and went to one of the view points. It was a great spot. There was a small hill for the girls to sled down. There were 67 entries and we stayed to watch 25 or so.
We found a nice place by a sharp bend. We had a great view as the sled dog teams came by. We only saw one sled tip over. It was kind of cool. After each team passed Lydia would say more, more.
Ella had fun playing in the snow and would stop just long enough to see each team pass by. Later we had a snowball fight at a park.
Renee felt the wind from this sled as it passed. That was a closer call than she would have liked. After all the fun we went down to the old railyard and looked at snow sculptures. Here are a few of our favorites.
This is the second place finisher. It reminds us of grandma and grandpa moose.
