HUMAN

Name: SANDY HALSTEAD
Age: 55
Residence: EAGLE RIVER, ALASKA
Occupation: I’M A SCIENTIST FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Years involved with Iditarod: SINCE 2011, SO THAT MAKES 8
Iditarod Role: I’M TRAIL CREW.
Current Location: FINGER LAKE, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 4, 2019
Temperature: 10F / OUTDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

I LOVE DOGS. I LOVE WINTER. AND FINGER LAKE IN PARTICULAR IS VERY ENTICING BECAUSE IT IS A WILDERNESS CAMPING SETTING.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

2011, I WAS WORKING IN NOME MONITORING RADIATION FROM FUKUSHIMA. AND I GOT TO SEE THE WHOLE RACE AND SEE JOHN BAKER COME ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, AND ALL THE OTHER MUSHERS. AND THEN GOT TO STAY IN NOME ANOTHER THREE WEEKS.

What do you know for sure?:

KNOW THIS IS THE GREATEST LAST RACE ON EARTH.