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My husband and I left Norway to experience the real mushing in Alaska. Not that we couldn’t have done that in Norway, but after having read about the pioneers and gold miners, the word Yukon is something really special.Flying in to Eagle on a sunny day, seeing the vast areas…

We had envisioned running dogs across pristine spring crusts for several years, but it wasn’t until last year’s arctic experience that we decided on something more ambitious. I typically reserve the word “epic” to describe extended wilderness forays, but in this case, the towering Brooks Range peaks, thousands of caribou,…

Being a rookie isn’t easy in the Yukon Quest. If you don’t live in Alaska or the Yukon, it just got significantly harder. If you’ve never seen any part of the trail or haven’t even mushed your team in Alaska in the depth of winter, well, now the odds are…

Each year veteran Iditarod racer Ken Anderson compiles a well written journal of his Iditarod race, which he makes available on his website- windycreekkennel.com. This year is the first year that he has run the Quest, making him one of the few mushers to run both marathons in the same…

You hear dog mushers frequently say, “It’s all about the dogs,” or maybe you say it yourself. But Martin Buser has lived that motto during a storied career that spans more than 20 Iditarods.And that’s why the title of a new hour-long DVD, “Martin Buser: For the Love of Dogs,”…

Back behind the large crowds and sleek sprint dogs gathered for the 2008 Open North American Championships, a group of much larger canines with more fur were waiting for their own start time. The IFDA was hosting one of its many winter events. We had a chance to talk with…

In the world of sled dog racing a few elite, professional, racing teams seem to always rise to the top. The teams and kennel run by the multi-generational Seavey family are one of them. Mitch won the Iditarod in 2004, and the Seavey kennel has entered over 30 Iditarod teams…

I thought it was about time, given our editor’s interest in the ancient history of dog mushing, that we brought all of our avid readers up to speed in the new millennium. I had a conversation with a young musher who was amazed that I had recollection of mushing events…

Waking up early, and going out into the minus 20ºF cold, dark morning of a late January Alaska winter is not everybody’s idea of fun…But mushers, especially junior mushers, have a totally different concept of fun than the average “text me while I’m 3 in line behind you at the…

Featured in the July/Aug 2008 Issue: I am Doug Frank. I am 16 years old and I live in Lodi, Ohio with my family. My sister, Courtney Frank (17), our parents and I traveled to Alaska to race this past racing season. This is our story.Our family has been racing…