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Liz finished 77th of 95 mushers if the
2008 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She didn't race
in 2009.
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2008 Rookie
Liz Parrish, 49, is an inkeeper who along with her
partner Peggy, own and operate Crystalwood Lodge, a
destination pet-friendly resort in the Southern
Oregon Cascades. She also owns and operates Briar's
Patch Sled Dogs, which currently has 28 canine
members and Liz who is the musher and chief pooper
scooper. From an enthusiastic and naive beginning
with the "Motley Crew" team (an Aussie, Norweigian
Elkhound, and Beagle Mix), Briar's Patch has
developed into a small kennel of Alaskan Huskies,
whose duel missions are to train for and race in
distance sled dog events and provide opportunities
for the public and individuals to learn more about
sled dogs and sled dog sports. Liz's goal hs been
to train her own distance racing team and to learn
how to competently travel through the wilderness by
dog team. Why Iditarod? Well, how do you know if
you have those skills if you don't try? Liz started
her mushing career through several trips with
Wintergreen Lodge and subsequently through training
her own dogs via Mushing Boot Camp and the many
friends she and Peggy met there. She began
acquiring Alaskans (starting with Briar) through
her mentor Jamie Nelson and Briar's Patch was born,
along with the dream of doing the Iditarod for her
50th birthday. Her recent races include Red Lantern
and Best Rookie finish at 2005 Shasta 135, a 4th
place finish at 2007 Shasta 135; a 4th place finish
at the 2006 Eagle Cap 200 and a 2nd place finish at
the 2007 Eagle Cap 200; and the Red Lantern finish
of the 2006 Race to the Sky as well as 11th place
at the 2007 Race to the Sky. She is having a blast
training and learning with her young team and is
looking forward to continuing to enjoy the
ride.
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