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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

This last weekend David and I went out with Donna, Jeff and Ellen to Eagle Song Lodge 48 miles along the Junior Iditarod Trail. It was a training run for Ellen, so some of us were on snow machines.(I'm sorry, but I just don't get why some people would prefer a machine over a dog team!)

The dogs were on fire - Ellen was a-racin - the weather was wonderfully warm, the day long. Donna and I shared a snow machine and pulled a heavy freight sled - something neither of us would normally agree to do.

But we did. And there was a freak accident. Going something like 5 miles an hour a twist of fate made the freight sled lift jam and then slam into me. I slammed into Donna (but she had a helmet on) Alas, I split my head open and feared a broken something important in my back..... (I got flown off the trail to Anchorage)(13 stitches and glue but good xrays...)

But all is fine enough. Not great, a little painful, but when I look around I realize how I remain one of the luckiest. Though my current fashion is "Frankenstein meets Rocky" - I just can't complain....from my couch as I do a bit of recovering....


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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Iditarod 2009 is almost here!
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 it isn't all pretty
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 If you could see him now!
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Thursday, July 06, 2006 If You Need to Contact Me
Friday, June 16, 2006 Salem was near trompled!
Monday, June 05, 2006 Lassen, Aztec and Salem
Monday, April 24, 2006 Salem is enjoying his celebrity!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 A baby is named!
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