To the Sudents at Cherry Valley School

Our Christmas Window
 

Well, today I had a wonderful surprise.  When I went to the post office to pick up our mail I had a large mailing envelope from Julie E. and when I opened it, it was full of wonderful cards from the Cherry Valley students.  It really brightened my day.  I would like to thank Sam, Gracie, Dafne, Ikaika, Valeria, Katie, Alex, Alexi, Nathan, Terry, Melani, Brennan, Bruce, Julie and Alyssa for the wonderful cards and artwork.  I put them all in our Christmas window.  

I am glad that you are all excited about learning about the Iditarod.  There are many fun books to read.  I am looking forward to you sharing with me, your journey into the Iditarod.  We can't wait to visit you this spring.   Bob is looking forward to meeting you all. 

I will answer some of the questions that you asked in your cards...

Yes, it has been really cold here in Willow...temperatures have been between -20 and -34 degrees.    But this week it finally warmed up a bit.  Right now it is about 10 degrees out. 

My dogs are Arnie, Daisy, Ursa, Magic, Jack, Krakatoa, Red, Nugget, Jimmy, Petunia, LaBlanc, Tyson, Spot, Roan, Chad, Otter, Floppy, Amber, Kevin and Circus. 

Two Iditarods...My first Iditarod was 2012 and the route was the northern route.  This year it is 2013 and the route is the southern route.  You can see the two routes on the map below.  We have a ceremonial start in Downtown Anchorage and then restart in Willow and head for Nome.  Over a thousand miles. 

 

 

 

We had a very Merry Christmas and we are training hard.  Looking forward to a Happy New Year.  There is so much to do to get ready for Iditarod so we are so very busy.  Our days are quite long. 

Dogs send their love and so do we!   Jan and Bob