The Iditarod: 1,000-mile race tests endurance and honors Alaskan history
November 28, 2024
When the 30-plus sled drivers, or mushers, as they are commonly called, and several hundred sled dogs set off at the start of the 53rd Iditarod on March 1, 2025, they face a trail of approximately 1,000 miles of rugged wilderness with the possibility of bone-chilling temperatures, raging blizzards, and serious threats from moose and other wildlife.
