Iditarod, a dog sled race over the most beautiful Alaskian tundra and mountains…

Iditarod Last Great Sled Race on Earth – edition 2014 will take place as each year in the beautiful wild nature surroundings of Anchorage and Nome in US state of Alaska. The 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with its 70 mushers signed up to run the 1.000 mile race to Nome will set off from Willow, Alaska on March 2, 2014. 

 

 

“… You can’t compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen river, dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of windswept coast at the mushers and their dog teams. Add to that temperatures far below zero, winds that can cause a complete loss of visibility, the hazards of overflow, long hours of darkness and treacherous climbs and side hills, and you have the Iditarod. A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska… further info >> “

 

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