We went to Alaska to support our son 'n law and his family as they struck out on one of the last great adventures that we as humans can accomplish in this modern world. It was outstanding and the restart in Willow, Ak. was like the super bowl. Autograph seekers, tailgate parties and all of the build-up without the interference of the network media.
The locker room for this event is not in the bowels of some stadium, but right out there on the snow and ice of Willow Lake. These athletes do not need to get pumped up for the event they are ready to go as soon as they get the harness on. They almost all have zero fat and are dependent upon the musher, in this case Rick to make sure they get plenty of carbs and fat to sustain them over their journey.
When the time came to lead them to the starting line, it is a struggle to hold them back. I can tell you first hand that these 65 yr old joints are hurting from the power that these "little" doggies have.
I will also put forth that if you decide to do it again next year I will be there to help in any way I can.
Well we had a little wine tasting adventure today. We wanted to check out the Des Voigne Cellars new release of a Columbia Valley Red Table Wine. Big surprise!!! we had a case of wine that we had purchased a year ago and needed to pick up.
Our next stop was to Cuillin Hills Winery, they had a new sangiovese (the primary grape for the popular Chianti) that was being released.
Next stop we had some 6 bottles of Arlington Road "Monolith" that we had bought as futures some 12 months ago. This is a very big Cabernet based wine that will require it to be laid down for a couple of years.
We then headed for J&M to pick up some wine that we were owed from the wine club. Three bottle of 2005 Cuvee and 3 bottles of Tre Facelli. These are both excellent wines. They will both require some aging if you have the patience you will be rewarded with fantastic nose and flavor.
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