Lance Mackey is going to win the Iditarod.

[roguevalley]

On the telly now. :) Those dogs are phenomenal.

[northofdenali]

1. He Ididididit!!

Repeat after me: LANCE, LANCE, LANCE, LANCE, LANCE, LANCE, LANCE!!!

Aren't his pups amazing? Saw him at the Quest finish & they were prancin' and a dancin'. I was in a local nice restaurant when he went thru the Burl and I thought they were gonna toss me out........

Yelled, screamed, cried, jumped up and down, not the way an Old Lady should act, eh?

Local Fairbanks boy makes good!! :applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

Didja see Blue's photos on her site? Amazing!

Gawd, I'm almost catatonic with joy. I wanted this SO MUCH. The Quest and the 'Rod in the same year, wearing the same number as his daddy and his brother.

Only in Alaska, rogue, only in Alaska! :hug::hug:

[janx]

12. Check out the two-page spread about Lance's dogs in the latest

issue of Mushing Magazine--it's GREAT!

Where is Blue's site so that I can see the pics?

:hi:

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Your wish is my command.

:) Here you go.

http://northernvisions.smugmug.com/gallery/2562796#134838653

You can check out my other galleries at http://northernvisions.smugmug.com if you want to see some more stuff. (Shameless plug.)

[janx]

14. These are gorgeous!

They are just beautiful! I have hundreds of dog mushing pics on my computer (from my son&friends and a trip I took to the Denver glacier outside of Skagway), but damn!

I love looking at these. Thank you so much.

P.S. You *should* submit your pics to Mushing Magazine just after you take them (if you haven't already). The magazine is clearly interested in high quality photos. The last issue had some killer ones--it was the best issue yet, the first four-color issue, and the fattest issue to date.

Submit them! :hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

15. I guess it's probably a little late now

although you are the second person who has suggested it to me. Maybe next year. I'm really glad you liked the shots...I had a lot of fun taking them.

[janx]

16. Do it next year! (Or this year, next winter.)

Please check your DU mail!

[northofdenali]

2. BTW, just posted in GD - I'll take the flame wars this time....

:P :hug: :P

[roguevalley]

3. Did I ever tell you that you are one swell soul?

:hug: I will go there and check it out. :)

[northofdenali]

6. It didn't get flamed!!!! And I don't even have anyone on ignore!!!

Whew!

[Blue_In_AK]

7. You got lucky. :-)

I still can't believe the flame fest I started with my first dog photos. That was just crazy.

[northofdenali]

8. No crap. That was way beyond ridiculous.

Really look abused, don't they?

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Congratulations, Lance and puppies

What an amazing, amazing race! I just love this guy, and I don't even know him. :)

[northofdenali]

5. I've only just met him (a Quest thing) but -

I can tell you he is just as friendly, just as in love with his wife and his dogs, as he appears in photos. BTW, have you seen the 3/14 ADN photos of Nome yet? They're really good, but you would have done better! :pals:

[janx]

9. Hey, Alaskans...

I'm rejoicing with you from here in New Mexico! Can't wait to see the Irod 2007 via Versus on Sunday.

:hi:

[northofdenali]

10. Don't forget to brag in this forum about your terrific son!!

:hi::pals:hi:

[northofdenali]

11. Has everybody seen today's ADN story about Zorro?

http://www.adn.com/iditarod/race_2007/features/story/8709539p-8611825c.html

Great photo of a great dog and a great musher, too.