Heat Causes Issues during Alaska's Famous Iditarod Race
Teams in this year’s Iditarod dog race in Alaska are dealing with unusually high temperatures causing poor conditions along the 1,609-kilometer race across Alaska.
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Teams in this year’s Iditarod dog race in Alaska are dealing with unusually high temperatures causing poor conditions along the 1,609-kilometer race across Alaska.
Milan native Gregg Vitello ended his Iditarod run, but his son is still in the race.
Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in the Alaska wilderness. An unexpected one this year has been heat that is taking a toll in a sport better suited for temperatures well below zero. Jason Mackey said a thermometer hanging from the back of his sled hit…
They will travel nearly a thousand miles over the unforgiving Alaska winterscape.
Largest sled dog race in the world covers roughly 1,000 miles through Alaska's wilderness