In her biography on the Yukon Quest Web site, Wasilla veteran Kelley Griffin listed “game-show contestant” as her occupation. Kelley was sitting at my table during the Start Banquet, so I asked her about it.
It’s true.
Last fall, Kelley appeared on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” She flew to New York, at her own expense […]
Whoo hoo! I got a new rake!
While this may seem like a weird thing to get excited about, it’s the first time I’ve ever gotten anything, besides little abuse and a smattering of gratitude for being a handler on a sled dog race. Even more so, because I can recall trying to clean up a […]
We’re running the Quest again.
Although Rod and 14 of our dogs will actually be running the 1,000 mile trail from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, I say “we” because I am going on the trail as his handler. In the Quest, more than any other mid- or long-distance sled dog race, the handler plays an important […]