Iditarod 2022 Sign Ups!

After much deliberation, we decided to sign up for the 2022 Iditarod! And we’re PUMPED!

Friday night, my mom and I drove down to Cantwell, car camped, then hopped in with the Squid Acres crew and drove down to the Iditarod picnic. It was great to see mushers and volunteers all fired up about the 2022 Iditarod. The Iditarod holds several incentive drawings during the picnic, with the biggest prize being two Iditarod entry fees! The entry fee for the Iditarod is four thousand dollars, so needless to say, the free entry fee is a pretty coveted prize! With about 30-35 mushers at the picnic, my odds were good (2 out of 35); however, I wanted to hedge my bets. I asked Riley Dyche (a good friend, former handler, and owner of Dark Horse Racing) if he’d like to hedge our bets. Meaning if I win, I give him $2,000 or half of the winnings, and if he wins, he gives me half of his winnings. Well…. Riley won! Woohoo!!! Riley could have wished that he hadn’t made the deal, but instead he said that he was glad he did, figuring that it was our combined good luck that influenced the win! What a nice guy! We left the Iditarod picnic with big smiles and excitement for the upcoming season. Thank you to the Iditarod headquarters and volunteers for hosting the picnic!

And who else did we see there but Bridgett! We can’t wait to share the trail with you in March!