HUMAN

Name: Roxanne Bowell

Age: 76
Residence: Palmer, Alaska

Occupation: Caregiver

Years involved with Iditarod: Too many to count. From ’75, at least.

Past Iditarod Roles: The only thing that I did was work behind the desk.

Current Location: Settler’s Bay Lodge in Wasilla, Alaska
Date of Photo: March 1, 2022

Temperature: 68 F Indoors

What, who or how and when did you first get involved with the Iditarod?

I first got involved with the Iditarod in 1975 by Julie Farley.

What does the 50th running of the Iditarod mean to you?

Knowing this is the 50th Iditarod makes me feel old.

What do you know for sure?:

What I know for sure in life is I’m going to heaven.