one more note for MARCH 16th

continued from MARCH 16th:





MONICA ZAPPA ARRIVES IN NOME: CAN'T MISS HER ON THE TRAIL

THIS IS STEVE WATKINS, 41 years old, went to West Point and excelled in engineering, student gov't and football. He is an Airborne Ranger and was stationed in ALASKA in 2000. This is when he ran his 1st dog sled. He has been to Afghanistan, Pakistan border and Khout defending our country. He climbed Mt Everest and was up to 19,200 feet when a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal. 22 people died on Everest that day 6 were members of his team. He has advanced degrees from West Point, MIT and Harvard. He is running for US Congrees in 2018 in the state of Kansas. WOW--some musher!!!

There are so many great stories and so much history here when you dig a little.