HUMAN

Name: KRISTIE LENT
Age: 41
Residence: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Occupation: PHOTOGRAPHER
Years involved with Iditarod: SINCE ABOUT 2010
Iditarod Role: I HAVE VARIOUS ROLES THIS YEAR. I AM WORKING IN THE FILM ROOM AS WELL AS IN THE COMM CENTER. AND I AM ALSO WORKING AT THE BANQUET THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE BANQUET.
Current Location: DENA’INA CONVENTION CENTER – ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Date of Photo: FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Temperature: 62F / INDOORS

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

I LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE AND I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE BETWEEN ALL OF THE MUSHERS AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND I LOVE THAT IT PORTRAYS THE SPIRIT OF ALASKA.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

MY MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCE ON IDITAROD WAS IN 2016 WHEN I GOT TO HELP JEFF SCHULTZ, ACTUALLY. AND MY SECOND HIGHLIGHT WAS RIGHT BEFORE IDITAROD 2013 WHEN JODI BAILEY AND HER HUSBAND DAN TOOK ME OUT FOR A DOG SLED RIDE RIGHT BEFORE IDITAROD.

What do you know for sure?:

IN LIFE, I KNOW THAT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE; ONLY IMPROBABLE. AND THAT’S ONLY IF YOU LET IT BE.