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March 9, 2009 |
Dog sledding
As winter begins to wind down, we are still in the middle of sled dog racing season. The Iditarod in Alaska had its ceremonial start in Anchorage last Saturday (the 7th), the Yukon Quest race from Canada's Yukon Territory to Alaska took place back in mid-February, and the Can-Am Crown races were held in Maine only a couple of weeks ago. The most well-known of the races, the Iditarod Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, covers 1,868 km (1,161 mi), and takes anywhere from 8 to 12 days for mushers and their teams of 16 dogs to complete. Collected here are several photos from recent sled dog races and training sessions around the Northern Hemisphere. (28 photos total)

The two-time defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Lance Mackey sits with his lead dog Larry at the Iditarod headquarters in Wasilla, Alaska, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Mackey, who the won Iditarod and Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race twice in a row in 2007 and 2008, is the only musher to win both of the long distance sled dog races in the same year. (AP Photo/Al Grillo) #

Jeff Holt's team heads down the trail during the official restart of the Iditarod Race in Willow Alaska March 8, 2009. Under sunny skies, teams of mushers and their dogs, mostly Alaskan huskies, lined up with start times every two minutes, then rode through downtown streets to the cheering of dog-sled fans. (REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder) #

Race veteran Wayne Hall, of Eagle, Alaska, leans into a turn on the trail while driving his dog team along the Takhini River after the start of the 2009 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, in Whitehorse, Yukon. This year marked the 26th running of the 1,000-mile race between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, Alaska. (AP Photo/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Eric Engman) #
More links and information
Maine's extremes test mush teams' mettle - Boston Globe 03/04/09 (video & more photos)
The Iditarod - Official site
Yukon Quest - Official site
Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Race - Official site