Mushers, Dogs Line Up For Alaska’s Iditarod
The world’s most famous sled dog race kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Alaska’s largest city.Think of the short jaunt in Anchorage as the festival part of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. This is the time relaxed mushers will smile and pose for photos, waving at crowds…
Living the Dream: We Went Dogsledding
It’s weird to make actual plans for something that sounds more like a dream—to just pick a day and book it. But way up north in Minnesota, up at the Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge, a person really can go dogsledding. It’s even a website: dogsledding dot com.Read more here: http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/dogs/Living-the-Dream-We-Went-Dogsledding.html?192081021&utm_campaign=googlenews&utm_source=googlenews&utm_medium=xmlfeed
Addison Man Competes in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Even though Charley Bejna calls Addison home, he spends part of the year living in Alaska preparing for one of the most challenging dog sled races in the U.S., the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.Bejna is a 1991 alumnus from Addison Trail. It was in this same year that he…
Craig Morgan to Participate in Swedish Sled Dog Excursion
It’s no secret that singer and military veteran Craig Morgan loves the outdoors, as he hosts his own Outdoor Channel program, ‘Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors.’ Morgan is further demonstrating his love of nature on a global scale by heading to Sweden to participate in the sixth annual Fjällräven Polar,…
Armed with Technology, DeeDee Jonrowe Bids for Elusive Iditarod Win
Seeing a dog outlined in bright pinks and purples on a TV screen at the home of veteran dog driver DeeDee Jonrowe might not surprise anyone familiar with the racer.But Jonrowe, famous for her love of all things pink, was engrossed in the image — an infrared scan of one…
CU-Boulder Alum to Compete in Iditarod
University of Colorado-Boulder alumna Karin Hendrickson never planned on running sled dogs in Alaska.She graduated in 1991 with a degree in environmental conservation and a teaching certificate. After volunteering for her first Iditarod in 2002 to spend time with her mom, who is also a volunteer, Hendrickson said she couldn’t…
Entrepreneurs Who Keep the Iditarod Mushing
This month, more than 50 teams are set to compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, a 1,000-mile trek across Alaska. To gain entry, mushers must participate in three shorter qualifying races, including the Kuskokwim-300, a 300-mile competition that kicked off in southwest Alaska on January 18. Here are…
Iditarod Offers Challenges to Wykoff Musher
It’s been 40 years since the Iditarod dog sled race started, and it’s often been sprinkled with Minnesota mushers.Last year, Minnesota was well-represented by six mushers with roots in Minnesota, including 25-year-old winner, Dallas Seavey. Seavey’s father finished in fifth place and his grandfather, who raced in the first Iditarod,…
Laconia, NH: 84th World Championship Sled Dog Derby Back on Track
A weekend snow storm that dropped about eight inches of snow in the area with more snow expected for Wednesday night has put the 84th World Championship Sled Dog Derby back on track.”We’re good to go. The weekend snow definitely helped,” said Lakes Region Sled Dog Club President Jim Lyman.He…
Jennifer Freking Wins WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race
Musher Jennifer Freking of Finland won Sunday’s 10-dog, 60-mile WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race from Ely to Cook, crossing the finish line seven minutes ahead of runner-up Bill Wehseler of Tofte.Exact trail times were not available Sunday night. Mushers left Ely in a staggered start beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday,…