One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others.

[jackwabbit]

Jamaican Newton Marshall is still in the Iditarod. He's in 48th position (out of 57 mushers) currently. Defending champion Lance Mackey is in the lead, but it looks to be a true race to the finish this year, with Hans Gatt and Jeff King right on his tail! The three leaders are out of White Mountain, which means there's only a quick breeze through Safety before it's on to Nome! Lance is two hours ahead at last update, but King and Gatt's teams are running a bit faster. Eep! Even though I don't think anyone can catch Lance, it ain't over 'til it's over, and this one's a nail biter! (Though I must confess that as long as Marshall and Jonrowe finish, I'm good. I'm also rooting for Blake Freking to finish, since his wife is a real sweetheart and a colleague. Some of you may remember her from this entry last year.) Head over here for more updates, and for a new fun video staring Newton, head on over to Margaritavision here!

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[jackwabbit.livejournal.com]

You're welcome and yeah, I thought that was cool, too.

The dark blue flag appears to be the Alaskan state flag, which is flown as a national flag in these types of things to represent Alaskan natives.

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ak_flag.htm

And I didn't take the pic. It's just from the vid.