HUMAN

Name: CHIP FLAHERTY
Age: 49
Residence: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Occupation: I AM A CALIFORNIA DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
Years involved with Iditarod: THIS IS MY SECOND
Iditarod Role: I AM A DOG HANDLER
Current Location: LAKEFRONT ANCHORAGE HOTEL – ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Date of Photo: FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Temperature: 65F / INDOORS

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

TO BE A SMALL PART OF A GREAT EVENT. HOW IS IT A GREAT EVENT? TELL ME WHAT A GREAT EVENT IT IS. IT HAS WONDERFUL HISTORY AND, IN MY LIMITED EXPERIENCES, GREAT PEOPLE. AND IT’S JUST A REALLY AWESOME CHALLENGE THAT THESE ATHLETES – BOTH DOGS AND HUMANS – UNDERTAKE.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

THE PEOPLE. JUST MEETING SUCH A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, MANY OF THEM ARE FROM ALASKA, AND JUST HEARING THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES.

What do you know for sure?:

I’M ONLY GOING TO BE HERE ONCE AND I BETTER MAKE USE OF IT.