I shot this through glass, and from a great distance (I was even quite a distance from the glass), so the quality isn't the best. But isn't he a flashy guy?

The morning of the ceremonial start of the 2009 Iditarod. The dogs have been let out of the truck. The sleds will be next. The ceremonial race is only 11 miles long and starts on 4th Ave. downtown Anchorage, AK. The musher has an Iditarider (someone who has paid for the privilege of riding in a sled which is not the sled used in the official race) for the 11 miles to Eagle River. The musher usually has a second sled and person with him just to slow down the 16 member dog team. Iditariders can win a seat on a sled in an auction or pay $7,500 outright to sit with their favorite musher. I have an interesting story regarding an Iditarider I met at the mushers' banquet but that will have to wait until for another time, I have to head into the office now. Jodi-

Me, standing in front of the Wasilla, AK visitor center holding our local newsletter, the Woodbridge Reflections. People take pictures of themselves holding it wherever they travel and it gets published in the newsletter. I usually have a photo taken with and without it but for some reason this time I didn't. Jodi-

Great shots today! Casey - THAT should be on the front of a movie dvd case! Photoshop George Clooney in there and it could be! lol Here is an old picture from Las Vegas. We didn't do this, but it looked like fun.