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Dogs and Mushers

Paws Along the Trail with Dog Stories Marcelle Fressineau was mushing down the trail yesterday when a wood bison meandered in front of her dogs.

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Drop Bags Galore!

Paws Along the Trail with Drop Bags Weeks before the start of the Iditarod, mushers are busily planning and packing drop bags.  A maximum of

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And They’re Off!

Paws Along the Trail with some Math Try to solve the math questions throughout this article! The Iditarod Restart began on Willow Lake which is

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The View From Behind

Paws Along the Trail, Riding With the Team What an exciting day!  The streets of Anchorage, Alaska, were filled with graded snow, dog trucks, sleds,

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It Takes A Lot of Work

Paws Along the Trail with Workers The Iditarod is a dog-powered race, but beyond the dogs and mushers, there’s an army  that makes it happen! 

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Packing the Sled

Paws Along the Trail with a Dog Sled Sleds are being carefully packed and checked this week.  Iditarod rules 15 and 16 concern mandatory gear

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Calendar

Paws Along the Trail with the Countdown The Iditarod.com countdown shows we’re getting close to the first Saturday in March, the start!  I have included

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Working Dogs

Paws Along the Trail with Working Dogs “When you give a dog a purpose, when you give a dog a meaning, he finds happiness in

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Photos Tell the Story

“You learn that you can, because you must.”   Cim Smyth, Race Marshall The 2018 Junior Iditarod ended on Sunday afternoon with the eleven brave

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Junior Iditarod

Paws Along the Junior Iditarod Trail Eleven junior mushers arrived at the Yentna Station checkpoint last night after a 75 mile run.  Coming off the

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