Dod Sled Races

This morning we went to the IPSSSDR Dog Sled race that had a stop in Pinedale. It is the largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states and it stopped in
our little town! We went out early so that the kids could go and look at the dogs and sleds before the race started. It was a really fun thing for the kids to see up close. Some of the sled teams were even nice enough to let the kids pet their dogs that were waiting to race. We also got to see the trucks that the dogs traveled in. Once the race started, they let the dog teams go one at a time ever two minutes, starting with the slowest team. Each time the announcer would count down the last 15 seconds before a team would leave the kids(and dogs) would go crazy. Counting backwards is a signal to the dogs to prepare to race. The kids could not believe that they were that close to the action. After sitting out in the cold, we went into the local coffee shop to get a hot chocolate and all that the kids wanted was ice cream! Go figure! We took some time after that to walk the track and head home to warm up.