Little recap as all the musher are on the trail: 4:40 EST

#46 DALLAS SEAVEY: Shaking hands with all the handlers. Everyone does that as they are an integral part of your team. You won't see them again till Nome. Dallas is one of the favorites.
#47 BECCA MOORE: Ramey Smith's wife--her turn this year--Ramey is a well known musher. I had my picture taken with him. He does very well with his team, lets see how his wife does this year.
She is a rookie.
#52 RICK CASIO: He works with wounded warriors. He has neon booties on his dogs. Good call as you certainly could see if any fall off.
#53 MONICA ZAPPA: She sure is colorful--her parka and pants, a myriad of colors, and her dogs booties are as well. She always seems to be smiling.
#57 ALLEN MOORE: He is Aliy Zirkle's husband. Never done as well as Aliy but you never know.
#66 STEVE WATKINS: He has climbed Denali and wants to climb Everest!! He was injured in combat but keeps enjoying adventure.
#76 HEIDI SUTTER:  Here's our girl. She has a GoPro on her lead dog!!! Love it. Also one of the lead dogs is wearing ankle to hip socks safari style. Fun!! and warm!
#78 JOHN BAKER: He won one of the years I was in Nome. Very humble guy. He has run 19 Iditarods.
#79 ZOYA DENURE: The google cam followed her down the chute and WHAT she fell off her sled, so did one of the handlers. In no time all was righted and she was on her way. Start off with a BANG!!
LAST SLED WAS THE GOOGLE CAM:
Now its official--the Iditarod 2015 is on its way:  Good luck to all the dogs and mushers.