How Far Is It?

But at 10 MPH, COLD temps, howling wind, and over a mountain range!

February 11th 2018
I have been thinking a lot about the race, and how hard it is to imagine what the teams go through. Saying, "The Iditarod is a thousand miles," is quite different from picturing the distance in more concrete terms. For example, the distance is about equivalent to the distance between Minneapolis, MN, and Bozeman, MT...imagine doing that at 5-10 miles per hour, with temperatures 20-50 degrees below ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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secondwynd

I have spent most of my life in Northeast Ohio, having grown up, returned after college, and raised my son in a southwest community outside the city. I retired from a large regional bank in 2016, shortly after my father died, and around my 65th birthday. I don't have a bucket list, but I try to snag opportunities as they present themselves. For example, I decided at the last minute to accompany a friend on a drive back to northern Minnesota in January 2017, allowing us to catch up on about 30 years of our lives. It also turned into an opportunity to see her beautiful house on Lake Shagawa,... full info

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