Bridgett Watkins's guest appearances

Bridgett Watkins

Iditapod

Husky Talk

OwlTail

**Warning: This extended interview discusses a violent encounter with a moose and might not be suitable for all listeners. Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen gets all the details of rookie Iditarod musher Bridgett Watkins' run-in with a moose while on a training run near Salcha, in Interior Alaska, in early February.

**Warning: This extended interview discusses a violent encounter with a moose and might not be suitable for all listeners. <p>Alaska Public Media's Lex Treinen gets all the details of rookie Iditarod musher Bridgett Watkins' run-in with a moose while on a training run near Salcha, in Interior Alaska, in early February.</p>

Bridgett Watkins interview with Lex Treinen

Our guest on this episode moved to Alaska at the age of 5 and got her first sled dog. She competed in sprint mushing throughout her childhood. Her father and stepmother are some of the greatest mushers of all time, Allen Moore and Aliy Zirkle. It was them who introduced her to long distance mushing. She’s an ER nurse and lives in Fairbanks with her husband and 2 sons. Please enjoy this episode with Bridgett Watkins.