Iditarod Mushers Welcome Rest in Villages
ROHN, Alaska – Imagine standing on a sled behind a team of 16 dogs, traveling mile after desolate mile in the Alaska wilderness without any sign of other human life. All of a sudden, lights shine off...
View ArticleMessage to PETA: Stay the Hell Out of Alaska
From grieving the “enormous suffering” of dead fish to demanding that Honey Boo Boo rename Nugget, her pet chicken, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) seems to be pursuing an...
View ArticleDallas Seavey Pushes Through Windstorm to Win Iditarod (+video)
Photo Credit: AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen NOME — Dallas Seavey came from behind to capture his second Iditarod championship in three years early Tuesday morning, mushing his team...
View ArticleWarm Weather Forces Iditarod Race Farther North [+video]
By Mark Thiessen. Much of the start of the world’s most famous sled dog race is covered in barren gravel, forcing Iditarod organizers to move the start farther north where there is snow and ice. A...
View ArticleVeteran Alaska Musher First to Reach Iditarod Halfway Point
A veteran Alaskan musher looking for his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race victory became the first to reach the official halfway point late on Thursday, pulling into the trail’s northern most...
View ArticleIditarod Mushers Welcome Rest in Villages
Mushers are required to take three mandatory rest periods during the race. They take one 24-hour layover any time during the race. They must take one eight-hour rest at a checkpoint along the Yukon...
View ArticleMessage to PETA: Stay the Hell Out of Alaska
One of PETA's latest campaigns is focused on Alaska's Iditarod … again. This one is marked by unbelievable hypocrisy.
View ArticleDallas Seavey Pushes Through Windstorm to Win Iditarod (+video)
Dallas Seavey came from behind to capture his second Iditarod championship in three years early Tuesday morning, mushing his team of seven dogs through a windstorm that knocked Jeff King out of the...
View ArticleWarm Weather Forces Iditarod Race Farther North [+video]
The unseasonably warm weather in Alaska is pushing the Iditarod race farther north.
View ArticleVeteran Alaska Musher First to Reach Iditarod Halfway Point
A veteran Alaska dog musher has been the first to reach the halfway point (Huslia) on the alternate northern route in the 2015 Iditarod. It was a first for the native town. . .
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