Dog Sled Races: Part THREE

If you missed Part One and Part Two

of my U.P. 200 Dog Sled Race in Marquette, Michigan,

just drop down below this blog post to read the other two!

So.

The time FINALLY came for the first dog sled team to line up

ready for the race.

The dogs' yelps got even louder, they were SO EXCITED!!!

Here are all the dog handlers getting the first team lined up at the starting line.

The start is BEHIND the dogs, where the dog sledder is inside his sleigh, attached to the team:

The handlers check all the dog lines to make sure none are all tangled up and that they are lined up

correctly and ready to GO!:

Just LOOK at those dogs straining at the ropes, anxious to GO!:

My camera's batteries did NOT like the cold

in that

when I wanted to use the fast shutter to "freeze frame"

action shots....

Well, let's just say

it PROTESTED.

A.

LOT.

NO way!, it said.

(They have always been on the bratty side).

So, I just took regular shots and they blurred.

Sometimes though, in a way, they are kind of cool to "blur the action" to capture action movement.

(That is my story, and I'm sticking to it!):

(see their little booties?)

HERE

COMES

THE

COUNTDOWN!!!

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1......

GO-OOOOOOO!:

(What do you MEAN, you didn't see them run by?  What is wrong with you???)

O.K.

I'll run it by you ONE MORE TIME!

But, this time: PAY ATTENTION!!

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.....

GO-OOOOOOOOOO!:

Wasn't that MUSHER hawt?????

WHAT???

Not AGAIN!!

You didn't see the MUSHER???

Because I am a patient woman, I will do it ONE LAST TIME.

Gheesh.

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.....

GO!!!!:

You know. I just won't be able to bring you along to any more dog sled races if you can't

keep up.

Next year, make sure you bring your fast-speed eyes with you, okay?

Oh.

And remember to bring your favorite fur HAT.

Because we are going to have such FUN!