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the sled dog rodeo and musher Dallas Seavey
A dinner/show with very good food (New York strips seasoned with house made spices, baked chicken breast seasoned with fresh herbs, Alaskan grown potatoes, fresh vegetables, sourdough rolls and cheesecake) plus a chance to talk one-on-one with Iditarod participants and winners. Hosted by Dallas Seavey, the youngest member ever to run the Iditarod - and he placed 6th this year.
sign on fence - Wild Ride Sled Dog Rodeo sign on fence - Wild Ride Sled Dog Rodeo
Dallas entered the Iditarod for the third time and placed 6th this year. His grandfather was in the very first Iditarod race, his father has raced, as has his brothers. His wife entered this year for the first time and placed. Just finishing this race is quite an accomplishment.
2 iditorod winners 2 iditorod winners
You just have to love these signs - which were the "theme" for the show - a dog sled race woman vs man.
sign - Alaska where men are men and women with the Iditarod sign - Alaska where men are still men
scenery for the show sled and dogs
In this show you get to see how much weight one dog can pull, a live sled dog race - man vs woman, a 16-dog Iditarod team pull a 10,000 pound truck, and after the show you get to cuddle adorable husky puppies.
husky husky
husky husky driving the sled
husky driving the sled husky driving the sled
sled dog weighing 50 pounds pulling 600 pounds
now the dog pulls 800 pounds
sled dog weighing 50 pounds pulling 600 pounds now the dog pulls 800 pounds
   
husky husky
husky  husky
Dallas with his best lead dog
 team of 16 sled dogs pulling a truck weighing over 1,000 pounds
Dallas with his best lead dog dogs pulling a truck
After the show ........
huskey Karen Duquette and the husky
   
Karen Duquette and a future sled dog Karen Duquette and a future sled dog
Karen Duquette and a future sled dog Karen Duquette and a future sled dog
the puppy falls asleep
 
Dallas Seavey and Karen Duquette
Karen Duquette and Dallas Dallas Seavey
Seward, AK, USA
Bib Number: 62
Final Position: 6
Checkpoint: Nome
Time In: Thu, March 19, 2009 04:49:45
Dogs In: 9
Finishing Time-10 Days 14 Hrs 49 Min. 45 Seconds
Average Speed: 4.15 MPH

 
Dallas Seavey, 21, was born in Virginia and his family moved to Seward when he was five. He is a third generation musher who grew up helping his dad, Mitch, the 2004 Iditarod champion, train his racing teams. In 2005 Dallas became the youngest musher in history to run the Iditarod. He also wrestled for Sky View High School and spent one year training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. He is a High School State Champion, a Jr. National Champion, and was on the 2005 Jr. World team. This will be his third Iditarod and the first time he has raced with his own dogs. He is part owner/manager of WildRide Sled Dog Rodeo in Anchorage. Dallas and Jen Podzemny, who is also running the 2009 Iditarod, were married in April of this year. Dallas says that he enjoys wrestling, hunting, fishing and training his lead dogs.
 
The two RV Gypsies highly recommend this dinner/show and a the chance to meet amazing people who have braved the elements by racing in the Iditarod. Talking one-on-one with them over dinner was a rare opportunity to learn more about the Iditarod and winters in Alaska. They deserve a lot of respect, and one day soon, Dallas may be a first place winner in the Iditarod. He placed 6th this year, which is fantastic. Anyone who enters deserves a lot of respect, whether they finish, place, or just give it a try. The two RV Gypsies salute them.
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