Iditarod - "The Last Great Race on Earth"
Tomorrow (March 3, 2007) is the big day! Early in the morning all 83 mushers will be ready and waiting to start the Iditarod on
Hailed as "The Last Great Race on Earth", the Iditarod has become an iconic event, with epic tales of adventure and survival on the trail. The Mushers are household names in
At the Ceremonial start on Saturday morning,
Mushers leave downtown
At 10 am, the first musher will leave the start line. This year the first musher to leave the start will be an honorary musher dedicated to Iditarod Legend Susan Butcher, who pasted away last year of Leukemia.
The annual dog sled race from
How would you like to be in a race that is more than 1,000 miles long, involves treacherous climbs, and lasts for nine to 20 days in sub-zero temperatures, much of it in darkness and blinding winds? Sounds incredible? Well, that is what some people do every year in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in
The journey takes the mushers over mountains, through dense forests, and across frozen rivers and tundra. This year 83 mushers leave the starting gate, and for many of them their main goal is just to complete the race. The Iditarod is the ultimate test of humans and animals against nature.
Good Luck everyone as we wish the competitors a safe and exciting adventure in “The Last Great Race on Earth”
Happy Trails to you!
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