LEW FREEDMAN Adventures on the Iditarod Trail: Fast Dogs, Freezing Mushers and

Each time a musher sets out from Anchorage, pointed towards Nome in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, he or she writes a new story. ~Lew Freedman, from the IntroductionAdventures on the Iditarod Trail Fast Dogs, Freezing Mushers and the Alaska Wild, by Lew Freedman, features engaging interviews with mushers from several decades of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. In his introduction, Lew Freedman writes, "March in Alaska belongs to the Iditarod. The throwback nature of the event in a hurryup world, the romance of the wilderness, the challenge of conquering the elements, all figure into why the Iditarod is so popular."This book is about the mushers who accepted the challenge. Theres the Old Guard who ran in the 70s Dick Mackey, Rod Perry, Raymie Redington, Bob Chlupach, Sonny Lindner, and Richard Burmeister. The first three were mushing pioneers in the inaugural race in 1973, when no one was even certain if they could make it to Nome over the old gold rush freighting trail. There are the Champions and Respected Veterans who came after them in the 80s Libby Riddles, Martin Buser, Jeff King, Burt Bomhoff, Vern Halter, Dave Monson, and Frank Teasley. These early racers tell riveting stories about how they came to Alaska, when they began running dogs, why they entered the Last Great Race, and what happened on the trail to Nome. They tell what it was like to stay with the villagers, to travel minimallygroomed trails, and to brave the fiercest storms with oldschool equipment,... | LEW FREEDMAN Adventures on the Iditarod Trail: Fast Dogs, Freezing Mushers and