HUMAN

Name: DANIELLE ESMAILKA & BRILEY JOHNSON
Age: 29 YEARS OLD & 8 MONTHS OLD.
Residence: DILLINGHAM, ALASKA
Occupation: STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER
Years involved with Iditarod: EVER SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD
Iditarod Role: SPECTATING
Current Location: KALTAG, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 9, 2019
Temperature: 31F / OUTDOORS

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

WE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM DILLINGHAM. AND WE JUST LIKE TO ENJOY WATCHING THE TEAMS COME IN. AND THE ATMOSPHERE IT BRINGS IN WITH THE COMMUNITY AND IT’S JUST EXCITING.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP HERE, WE USED TO HELP VOLUNTEER BRINGING, LIKE, TEAMS OUT FROM THE AIRPORT AND HELPING THE VOLUNTEERS WITH SNOW MACHINE RIDES TO THE AIRPORT. AND THEN WE USED TO HELP WITH THE DROP BAGS. AND JUST HELPING OUT IN ANY WAY WE COULD AND WATCHING THE TEAMS COME THROUGH. AND THEN ALSO GETTING TO KNOW THE MUSHERS.

What do you know for sure?:

THAT TOMORROW WILL HOPEFULLY BE SUNNY AND WE CAN ENJOY THE IDITAROD FOR MANY MORE YEARS.