HUMAN

Name: MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Age: 50
Residence: TEN MILE, YUKON
Occupation: DOG MUSHER
Years involved with Iditarod: THIS IS MY 10TH YEAR
Iditarod Role: THIS YEAR I VOLUNTEERED TO BE TRAIL CREW OUT ON THE TRAIL SO I COULD SEE BEHIND THE SCENES AND ALSO WATCH THE RACE AND LEARN A BIT MORE.
Current Location: TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 8, 2019
Temperature: 28F / OUTDOORS

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

LOVE THE PEOPLE OF THE IDITAROD. I LIKE SEEING MY FRIENDS OUT ON THE TRAIL. I WANTED TO SEE MY HUSBAND AND MY DOG TEAM; AND JUST THE WHOLE SPIRIT OF THE IDITAROD. THE TRAIL ITSELF IS SUPER BEAUTIFUL; AND OF COURSE THE DOGS.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

I CAN’T JUST CAPTURE ONE. THERE ARE SO MANY. SO MANY UPS AND DOWNS. THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND; THE FEELING OF DRIVING SUCH A GROUP OF DOGS; BEING PART OF A TEAM; AND JUST THE LOVE YOU FEEL FROM EVERYONE, AND WELCOME.

What do you know for sure?:

I KNOW FOR SURE THAT LIFE IS FOREVER CHANGING.