Dog Mushing - Alaska's State Sport
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Travellers try their hand at mushing
Visitors travel from around the world to witness one of Alaska's famous sled dog races, including the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, sprint races held during winter festivals, the Kuskokwim 300 and the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Thousands of spectators gather to watch the excited sled dog teams race down the trail.
If you would like to experience dog mushing for yourself, you can take tours ranging from half-hour rides to week-long excursions into remote areas. The ultimate mushing experience is the "Iditarider" program. Winning bidders in a telephone auction get to ride in a musher's sled for the first 8-9 miles of the Iditarod.
More and more operators are offering glacier dog sled summer excursions in which you fly by small plane of helicopter to a nearby glacier and run with the dogs. Many sled dog kennels offer summer tours.
Click here for a list of Sled Dog Kennel Tours & Ride operators.
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