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April 16, 2010 |
| Gear Guide: Monster Sled of Jeff King 2008 |
| By Greg Sellentin |
Monster: n 1 a: of abnormal form or structure, b: deviates from the norm, 2 a: a threatening force
As we did in 2005 & 2006, we took another look at what Jeff King was up to ... |
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April 16, 2010 |
| Gear Guide: Tech, GPS, PLB, Satellite Messenger |
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| SPOT Satellite Messenger, weighing just over seven ounces and sold at U.S. $149.95 SRP, enables users to send their location and message to friends, family, or emergency responders, and to visually ... |
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January 15, 2009 |
| Studying the Human-Sled Dog Relationship |
| By Gail Kuhl |
“The relationship you have with the dogs, individually and as a team, is far away the most critical element to everything about the whole dog sledding experience.”
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January 15, 2009 |
| Moody Dog Sleds: Traditionalist Appeal |
| By Julia Bayly |
In these days of precision tooled and machined sleds, the hand crafted dog sleds by legendary Edward Moody have not only stood the test of time but are still sought out by mushers looking for ... |
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January 15, 2009 |
| The Real Cost of Running the Iditarod and Yukon Quest |
| By John Scandelmeier |
I am told that it costs $20,000 plus to run the Iditarod, and 10-$12,000 to run the Yukon Quest. What are the real costs of the Quest and the Iditarod and where do we spend it? Here they are; ... |
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January 15, 2009 |
| Schedules: Running and Resting During Long Distance Racing. |
| By John Schandelmeier |
Schedules. Everybody has them. We get up, we eat breakfast, we go to work. No. Wait. Not when you are running the Iditarod. There you will likely miss breakfast and are already up… Still, we ... |
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November 16, 2008 |
| Dog Trailers: Are they the best way to travel with your sled dogs? |
| By Shannon Miller, Images by Amanda Byrd |
While driving on a four-lane highway in Canada on their way to the Iditarod last February, Tom and Brenda Roig of Valley Road Outfitters hit a patch of black ice outside of Winnepeg, ... |
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September 16, 2008 |
| Exporting Dogs: The Basics |
| Melissa Rouge DVM |
Preparing to export a dog can be very time consuming and frustrating but with a little research and attention to detail the dog can be under way without a hitch. The most basic international ... |
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September 16, 2008 |
| Gear Guide: Workhorse Snowmachines |
| By Eric Anderson of ABR Ski Trails |
This is a review of the top utility snowmobiles on the market as of March 2007. There has been a huge void in the utility snowmobile market since 1995 when the Ski-doo dual-track Alpine was ... |
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September 16, 2008 |
| Trying out the Fan Hitch |
| Story and Photos by Miriam Korner |
Any dog team can run in a fan hitch—or so they say. Having admired the fluid movement of a team running in an evenly spread out fan more than once we finally decided it’s time to try it for ... |
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