Comments on: Iditarod 2008 photos

By: Ron Niebrugge

Ron Niebrugge — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:24:23 +0000

Cool Carl!

Unless you have been there, it is hard to describe the energy level at that start. It is amazing, and those dogs just can’t wait to get running!

I think the restart has been permanently moved to Willow.

Ron

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:21:44 +0000

Hey Ron,

That sounds like your way of saying “Carl, you dumba**, the start has been moved to Willow”!

I agree about the energy level at the start .. absolutely an amazing experience.

Cheers

Carl

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:42:52 +0000

I would like to see this someday, looks like a blast.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:13:58 +0000

Great post on the iditarod! It sure is a fun event to watch, even online…

I’m a former resident of Nome and can’t get enough of the race….Check out our coverage of Iditarod 2008 on iditablog.com.

I’d love to use some of your photos on our website, shoot me an email and we’ll talk!

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:49:04 +0000

Hey Mark,

You should definitely check it out sometime - it’s awesome.

Hey Josh,

Perhaps we can work something out. Shoot me an email if you’d like.

Cheers

Carl

By: Ron Niebrugge

Ron Niebrugge — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:24:18 +0000

LOL!

By: Beth Lunsford

Beth Lunsford — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:37:42 +0000

Well, I’m way down here in Atlanta. But I always follow the Iditarod race. I think it’s a great test of animal and human endurance. Great adventure! That’s a great shot, Carl. I always have this PULL to be out west. I was born & lived in California for many years. My whole family moved back to Ga. & I absolutely hate it! Now that my parents have passed on, I hope to move out west again.There’s just not a whole lot of adventurous things on the east coast, unless you want to go to New York & duck the muggers!! I much prefer the great outdoors. Big cities are not for me. P.S. Please, no California jokes!! I’m NOT a valley girl, even though I was born in Santa Monica. Ciao!!

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:03:08 +0000

Hey Beth,

I hear ya, there’s nothing like the West. The east has its treasures, and there are some really nice places, etc, but once you visit the West the perspective becomes SO different. And then once you visit AK, it changes all over again. Good luck with your plans.

Cheers

Carl

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:04:35 +0000

Great shot - I’m not so sure this dog is happy. Lot’s of teeth showing. He looks like pure business.

By: Carl Donohue

Carl Donohue — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:41:42 +0000

Hey Rick

Thanks for the post. Actually, I think it’s just the flapping jowls of a dog racing down the trail - it’s funny how many images, when frozen with a camera and lens, seem to make the dogs look very different to what they did in motion.

Thanks.

Cheers

Carl