Getting Ready For Red River Sled Dog Derby 2010

Getting Ready For Red River Sled Dog Derby 2010
Feb 26th 2010
wolfmoonsleddog
Midwest
Location: Fargo, ND
Time - 10:02pm Central Standard Time
Temperature: 22 degrees F (-6 C)
Conditions: Mostly cloudy
Forecast: Mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy tomorrow. Lows in the single digits, highs in the twenties.

Sorry, no pictures for today. I took some good ones today as Jen, Sarah and I made the roadtrip over to Fargo with my Red River dog team but I am currently using someone else’s computer because mine doesn’t have an internet connection at this particular location.

I am actually not sure of our exact location right now. We are a little ways north of Fargo, staying with friends in a quiet place out in the country. It’s soooo much nicer than staying at a motel would have been, especially for the dogs. They are MUCH more relaxed here than they were at the motel parking lot where we had the Red River vet check today.

The terrain over here is very flat and open, broken by a few patches of trees. Just after dusk, as we were driving, it felt strangely like driving along the Florida panhandle coast. The snow-covered fields became bays and the dark patches of trees barrier islands. Just a strange thought that occurred to me this evening.

But getting back to the race that I am here for, I drew the number 8 starting position. There are 10 teams all together. Jen has been teasing me that I will definitely finish in the top ten (come to think of it, Jen has been teasing me ALL DAY). Sarah is here with us too and we are glad of her help, as always.

My Red River Sled Dog Derby team is very different from my Beargrease 150 team. With the exception of Hjordis and Mattie, and a couple of dogs that didn’t make Blake’s Iditarod team, all of these dogs were running on Phil’s team this year. But since Phil is currently in Alaska with Blake, I have been working with his crew as well.

My Red River team is as follows:

Trekkie Slug
Gonzo Frog
Champaign Mattie
Kyat Hjordis
Woody Doc
Jazz Racket

You can follow the Red River Sled Dog Derby on http://www.redriversleddogderby.com/

I’ll write again after the race…!