DRYLAND BASICS: USING DRYLAND MUSHING AS CROSS-TRAINING
Since many parts of the US and the rest of the world are starting to think about springtime, that is often the advent of a whole range of dog & human recreational and competitive activities. We thought we would devote this issue of our dryland mushing column to cross-training and…
THE CANADIAN INUIT DOG
Entry in the author’s journal Resolute Bay, March 2, 2003I’m moved by the untamed, stark simplicity of the North while I listen to its sounds: the ever-present sough of the wind, the continual swish of sled runners over packed snow, and the panting of the dogs, bent into their harnesses….
LA GRANDE ODYSSEE 2010-MUSHERS CHALLENGE THE DANGEROUS TERRAIN OF THE FRENCH ALPS
As the years go by it seems that the number of possible winners of La Grande Odyssee Savoie Mont Blanc increases. This year for the first time ever two former champions and two former runner-ups were starting the race. Each of these “favorite four” had a real chance to be…
A BICYCLE ADVENTURE ACROSS EUROPE…WITH DOGS
As we pedal into town heads turn, eyebrows raise, conversations are interrupted, fingers are pointed, and often a series of chuckles can be heard. Some people look bemused, some people look ecstatic, some people look appalled, but regardless, people look. “You are crazy!”… “This is the best, this is the…
DENALI DOUBLES – THE FIRST OF ITS KIND
It almost always seems to be the case in this sport of ours that the same people show up for race after race, year after year. For many, it’s like a family reunion. Mushers come out of the woodwork to gather, to showcase their teams and to test their dog…
ALPEN TRAIL 2010
As my husband Erik and I are sitting at the airport in Madrid, Spain after taking the 7 hour flight from Boston, waiting to board our plan to Zürich, Switzerland the excitement sets in – we are only 24 hours away from watching the 2010 Alpen-Trail action. After following one…
ALASKA EXCURSIONS 120: BIG LAKE ALASKA
After the Sheep Mountain 150 was cancelled due to lack of snow, the Alaska Excursions 120 was the first mid-distance race of the season. The first running of that race attracted mushers from all over the state. For the two heats of almost 50 miles (why are most distance races…
IDITAROD TRAIL TO GOLD: A RICH HISTORY
Facebook LinkedIn X There is no doubt about it. The Iditarod has a certain mystique—one that is tied up in the bond between mushers and dogs, and the challenges that they together endure for 1,100 miles of wilderness competition. But the Iditarod is more than just a sled dog race.When…
SUPERDOGS: LANCE MACKEY
What can be said about Lance that hasn’t already been said? A second generation Iditarod racer, he has won the Yukon Quest 4-times in as many attempts, as we go to press, Lance just finished 2nd in the 2010 Yukon Quest. He has three successive Iditarod wins ‘07, ‘08, and…
FUR RONDY: STREEPER TAKES HISTORIC 5TH WIN!
Blayne Streeper takes historic 5th win of the Anchorage Fur Rondy! He was followed closely by Arleigh Reynolds and Jason Dunlap. Videos images, and race report to be uploaded soon!Pre-Race Interviews:Inbound – 4th Ave and Cordova Action. Video by John Gomes, akjohn.comFinish line action