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Earthquakes and Sled Dogs

Paws Along the Trail with an Earthquake While in Alaska last winter as a Teacher on the Trail™ finalist, we gathered on the top floor

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The Finisher’s Belt Buckle

Paws Along the Trail with the Finisher’s Belt Buckle As the biggest football game of the year approaches, it brings to mind the prize the

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Choosing the Team

Paws Along the Trail with Team Captains How do mushers who use dogs from the same kennel choose their Iditarod dog teams? Matthew Failor says they

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Learn From the Dogs

Paws Along the Trail with Life Lessons     You can learn a lot from a bunch of dogs!  Exxon Mobile, a major sponsor of

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Quote for a New Year

Paws Along the Trail with a Friend “As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better

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2019 Videos from Applicants

Click Here to View the Application Video by Mr. Hickox   View the Application Video by Mr. Braymer below.   View the Application Video by

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Iditarod and Winter Solstice

Paws Along the Trail with Daylight Hours One of my students once asked, “Why isn’t the Iditarod run in January when there is  more snow?”

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Light and Arctic Fur

Paws Along the Trail with Light What arctic animal might a sled dog team encounter along the Iditarod Trail?  Moose?  Bison?  Likely.   Polar Bears?

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