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Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, annual competition held in March, in which mushers (dogsled drivers) race teams of up to 16 dogs on a grueling course between the Alaskan cities of Anchorage and Nome. The dogsledding event, which covers about 1850 km (1150 mi), is called “The Last Great Race on Earth” and demands strength, endurance, and courage from mushers and their dogs. The difficult and challenging conditions of Alaska’s winter wilderness can include deep snow, unpredictable weather, and encounters with wild animals.

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Alaskan Musher [more]
Training notes and photographs from life on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska by Iditarod Veteran G. B. Jones.
http://www.alaskanmusher.com

Anchorage Daily News: Iditarod [more]
Headline news and feature stories. [RSS]
http://www.adn.com/iditarod/index.xml

Cool Dreams [more]
Bill Borden lives in an unusual place for a musher, in Atlanta, Georgia. Follow his quest to qualify for and run Iditarod 2002.
http://www.cooldreams.net/

Guide to the Iditarod Sled Dog Race [more]
Offers extensive links to race history, the official race site, media coverage, winning mushers and dogs, trail maps, training, and equipment.
http://www.workingdogweb.com/Iditarod.htm

Guide to the Yukon Quest Sled Dog Race [more]
Offers links to Quest race history, the official Yukon Quest web site, top Quest mushers, Quest and Iditarod dogs and mushers, and Quest and Iditarod in the classroom.
http://www.workingdogweb.com/Quest.htm

Iditarod Team of Anadyr Siberians [more]
Follow a musher as they prepares for the Iditarod with Siberian Huskies from the world famous kennel of Earl and Natalie Norris in Alaska.
http://www.workingdogweb.com/RSH-1998-1.htm

MSN Encarta: Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race [more]
Encyclopedia article with history, rules, and pictures.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761568687

North Wapiti Kennels Siberian Huskies [more]
Although essentially a kennel, like many, North Wapita uses its site to share its own insight and info on the Iditarod. Karen Ramstead, kennel owner, will be a rookie driver in Iditarod 2000 and her journal is an important element of this site. Follow her as she prepares her pur
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2649/index.html

Ramy Brooks [more]
Professional Alaskan dog musher. 2007 Iditarod rule infraction notice and disqualification.
http://www.ramybrooks.com/

Seward Trailblazers Alaska [more]
Describes the beginning of the historical Iditarod trail which runs from tidewater at Seward to Nome.
http://www.geocities.com/sewardtrailblazers/

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