Hot Dog in Cold Country-Good Luck #4- Iron Dog Race Irony



George uses sno-go only as a work
horse or to get to woods looking for logs. 1980s
Vernon (Katrina) after foot race July 2000.

 And now on the day of a race on snow across Alaska - we must wish son Vernon Albert and his race partner, Kyle Malamute, a smooth, fast safe trail and  'see ya when ya buzz thru Ruby.' But, heck-it ain't The Iditarod Trail Invitational (350  to 1,100 miles alone with no dogs or engines) They are Team # 4 on Polaris 'sno-gos' in The Iron Dog Snowmobile Race starting today from Anchorage to Nome to Fairbanks. Over 2,000 miles across tough terrain in the world's longest snowmobile race. What an endeavor to undertake and challenge yourself, the elements - and machine- flash freezing in the middle of below zero temperatures of Alaska during any February! Not for couch potatoes. What a way to celebrate turning thirty. Have a speedy and safe return.

Vernon flying like the wind on his snowshoes 1992. On runners of dad's sled dreaming of the Iditarod since his Uncle Howard and Aunt Rose were also finishers of this across Alaska dog race.