HUMAN

Name: DENISE PERRINS, THE OWNER OF RAINY PASS LODGE
Age: 61
Residence: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Occupation: OWNER AND OPERATOR OF RAINY PASS LODGE
Years involved with Iditarod: 16 YEARS
Iditarod Role: TO JUST FEED ALL THE PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE THE CHECKPOINT IS READY WHEN THEY COME TO RAINY PASS.
Current Location: RAINY PASS CHECKPOINT, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 5, 2019
Temperature: 19F / OUTDOORS

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

WHAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK TO IDITAROD IS ALL THE PEOPLE AND THE FRIENDS WE’VE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND IT’S JUST A LOT OF FUN.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

MY MOST MEMORABLE AND REWARDING WAS THE YEAR THAT 90 PEOPLE GOT WEATHERED IN. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND THEY WERE STUCK HERE FOR THREE DAYS. AND WE JUST HAD TO ENTERTAIN THEM AND FEED THEM AND GET TO KNOW THEM. AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN.

What do you know for sure?:

THE ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE IN LIFE IS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS MY SAVIOR AND MY LORD.