Each year in March, dogs and mushers assemble in Alaska for one of the most grueling and challenging races any sport has to offer. The 2024 Iditarod, also known as "The Last Great Race on Earth ...

A major Alaskan tradition has arrived for its 2024 installment, as Dallas Seavey won the Iditarod sled dog race on March 12 for a record sixth time. However, the dog musher's victory was ...

The route is 1,049 miles long, to honor Alaska as the 49th state. The dogs and the humans who drive the sleds, known as mushers, battle steep mountains, freezing streams, treacherous snowdrifts and ...

He grew up in Alaska, where dog sledding is the state ... Then, Rohn was taking a step back from the dog mushing lifestyle. After Alyssa checks that the visitors are properly outfitted — in ...

Dog mushing is a sport commonly encountered in the state of Alaska (figure 1). For some, it is a quick but thrilling excursion, riding through a forest being pulled by a team of dogs. For others, the ...

Scores of professional mushers on Monday demanded that organizers of Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race identify a top competitor who had several dogs test positive for a banned opioid pain ...

Alaskan mushers sacrifice everything for their beloved dogs as they prepare for races and deal with the realities of off-grid living.