Hello, and welcome back to my version of the Iditablog, 2008. We're going up a bit late this year...this coming Saturday. Much of the Iditarod will have been run by the front runners by that time, but we should get there in plenty of time to see the first musher pass beneath the burled arch in Nome.
This year there is a new development for couch potato mushing fans like myself. A company called Ion Earth is helping to bring the race excitement to your computer through the use of tracking devices (GPS transmitters) installed on approximately 19 of the top mushers' sleds. I have been watching this in use since Monday, and I really like it. Just click on the link at the Iditarod home page, be sure to use either the Firefox or Internet Exploder browser, and you're set. It allows you more of a detailed look at the race in between checkpoints, and if you're industrious you can figure out how to use it interactively in 3D as well. There have been a few apparent anomalies so far (like Lance Mackey magically transporting ahead of Jeff King a few minutes ago), but I am sure that as with any new technology, it will take a little while to get the bugs ironed out.
With that, I'd better hit the sack. Four more days until we're in Nome, and I can't wait! Stay tuned for more updates.
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