HUMAN

Name: Albert Marquez
Age: 62
Residence: Anchorage, Alaska.
Occupation: I am a tour guide.
Iditarod Role: I guess I would say I’m in the tourism business, guiding people.

Current Location: Puntilla Lake, Rainy Pass Checkpoint

Date of Photo: March 9, 2020
Temperature: 12F/Outdoors

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

I got involved with the Iditarod in 1996, wanted to come to Alaska and see what the Iditarod was about.

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

I am here today and involved with the Iditarod because I am guiding a group of 20 people from all over the world.

Tell me about just one of your most memorable Iditarod experiences?

One of my most memorable Iditarod experiences was going to Nome and watching the finish of the race.

What do you know for sure?:

What I know for sure in life is that I have to live it to the fullest every day.