Iditarod


Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod
Race Across Alaska
Woodsong
Four Thousand Paws: Caring for the Dogs of the Iditarod: A Veterinarian's Story
Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail
Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod
Togo
Iditarod Dreams: A Year in the Life of Alaskan Sled Dog Racer Deedee Jonrowe
This Much Country
Bravest Dog Ever: Story of Balto
Beyond Ophir: Confessions of an Iditarod Musher, An Alaska Odyssey
Adventures of the Iditarod Air Force: True Stories About the Pilots Who Fly for Alaska's Famous Sled Dog Race
Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to Win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Father of the Iditarod: The Joe Redington Story
Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail
I had never thought much about being the first woman to win the race. I thought of myself as just a sled dog racer, not a woman sled dog racer. But there was no denying that if my winning encouraged other women not to underestimate themselves, then I was happy to have helped.
Libby Riddles, Race Across Alaska

People have asked me about the loneliness out on the race. But the race is when you finally have some social contact after a long winter of training alone on mostly empty trails. On the race you meet people at checkpoints, and you mix it up with other drivers, people from all walks of life who are bound together once a year by their miseries on the Iditarod Trail.
Libby Riddles, Race Across Alaska

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