Monster Essays - The Idatarod
The Idatarod
Picture this: You are going to travel over one thousand
miles across Alaska---by car?
by train? by plane? NO!! You are travelling by dogsled -
your only companions on this journey will be eleven to
fourteen of the most honest, loyal and strong dogs that you
can find. For over six grueling months, you and your
carefully selected dogs have been training, and now it is up
to you and your canine companions.
For sledders (or "mushers") this is a dream come true
because they are about to start the Iditarod - a name
possibly derived from the In....
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