Iditarod?
Well maybe not the one you're thinking of, but in this part of the
country, dog sledding and races are quite popular. In the past,
visitors from 11 U.S. states and Canada participate. Polebridge is
the site for dog sled races and in March of 2006, my wife and I joined the
festivities. The picture at right is my bride mushing a (small) team
of Huskies across the frozen tundra. Below are other pictures from
the March races.
NOTE: The "Alaskan"
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a 1,150 mile trek involving some of
the most extreme and picturesque terrain known to man. Dogs and
their musher cross mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate
tundra and windswept coastline to participate.
The
Root Beer Classic dog sled race is usually held on the weekend closest
to New Year's Day.
Related links
- Montana Mountain
Mushers is a non-profit Montana organization which supports and
promotes the informed and humane use of sled dog teams for work,
transportation, pleasure, and sport. The organization provides
information about running dogs and aspects associated with dog mushing
to mushers and the general public.
- The town of
Iditarod in Alaska was named after the Iditarod River. Iditarod
comes from the Athabascan word Haiditarod. Iditarod was the site of an
Athabascan village or part-time camp before 1900. The Iditarod Trail
supply route and the Iditarod dogsled race were named after the Iditarod
mining district. Iditarod is now a ghost town.
Read more from
Wikipedia!
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