Photo: Pangas and Nets at Playa la Madera, Zihuatanejo, Guerra.
"The town must eat," said Guerra, "and we have many guests!" (Pangas, 326, 2011)
Photo: Karis-the-Quick (grand-mama) and Arabel (youngest of 3 granddaughters) at the city park in Morelia, Michoacan. We are visiting folks with kids in the nearby Children's Civic Hospital.
"A world without love is no world at all." (Essential Purpose, 0305, 2011)
Photo: These are the fine folks at the Ollokot Checkpoint in the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race. There are many more volunteers, and they all worked their butts off - literally! I just discovered I lost 5 lbs in three days.
"A fine performance is never a one-man show," explained Raider. (World-Class Checkpoints, 0110, 2011)
Photo: Steve Madsen of Cougar, Washington, won the 200 mile Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race, but not without a few casualties. When Steve slid into Ollokot he had "one-in-the-basket."
"We take care of wounded soldiers," explained Raider. (Right Thinking, 0113, 2011)
Photo: Checkpoint Ollokot is a tight-knit community during the ECX, and a remarkably friendly place to hang out. It runs 24 hours a day for the duration of the race and enjoys the music of the mostly frozen Imnaha River.
"Never underestimate the importance of hospitality." (Ollokot Hilton, 0112, 2011)
Photo: These huskies are in Richard Todd's 200 mile 12-dog sled team from Perryvale, Alberta. He took 2nd place in an extremely close finish, edging out the legendary Karen Ramstead, also from Alberta. Karen is a nine-time musher of the Iditarod, winning "Best Kept Dogs" for this ECX race category. Losing by mere inches, Karen graciously disagreed with judges, demonstrating true professionalism for everyone serious about sports.
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it." (Obstacles, Mary Engelbreit, 0111, 2011)
Photo: I am near the Twin Lakes checkpoint (Jan 6th) for the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race. It is about 6:00 AM, and I've been up all night running ham radio communications for the 200 mile teams at a remote location some 100 miles into the race.
"I've been smiling for three days, and no wonder! Clearly -- clearly -- a great Invisible Hand is directing my way." (Journal, 0109, 2011)
