
Bears, glaciers: Show pits man against Alaska
Dallas Seavey knows what it's like to mush across the wilds of Alaska. Now it remains to be seen how he survives being dropped off in the middle of ...

Iditarod won but Alaska town honors every finisher
The winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has come under the burled arch in this western Alaska outpost, but that's just the beginning for this ...

Is mushing limited by age? Only if you have 4 legs
Last year, the youngest musher ever to win Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race said his 25-year-old stamina gave him the advantage to get his dogs ...

53-year-old musher becomes oldest Iditarod champ
A 53-year-old former champion won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to become the oldest winner of Alaska's grueling test of endurance. Mitch Seavey ...

AP PHOTOS: Iditarod, 'The Last Great Race'
The world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, is approaching the finish line. The race consists of a grueling 1,000-mile trek through ...

Former champion reclaims lead in Iditarod
Alaska's famous 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has come down to a furiously contested sprint among veterans, with one seasoned musher ...

Woman who finished 2nd in 2012 takes Iditarod lead
An Alaska woman who finished second in last year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race grabbed the lead in the 1,000-mile race Saturday evening. Aliy Zirkle ...

Iditarod fatigue: Seeing elephants in the snow
There comes a time during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race when fatigue can turn Alaska's frozen landscape into an unlikely habitat for an elephant ...

Musher in 1st will get fancy dinner at checkpoint
After days of heating up meals in boiling water used to make gravy for the dogs and snacking on energy bars or chunks of meat, the first musher to ...
Menu served at checkpoint to 1st place musher
The lucky musher to collect the First to the Yukon award will be served the following meal prepared by Executive Chef Bobby Sidro. The meal would cost ...

Love of sport, not money, draws Iditarod mushers
No one who races sled dogs is going to get filthy rich any time soon, even if they win Alaska's 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The prize for ...
3 bodies found in wreckage along Iditarod route
The bodies of two adults and a 10-year-old girl were found in the wreckage of a small airplane that crashed Monday near the route of the Iditarod ...

Mushers welcome rest at Alaska wilderness villages
Imagine standing on a sled behind a team of 16 dogs, traveling mile after desolate mile in the Alaska wilderness without any sign of other human life.

Arduous Iditarod demands mushers' tactics, tricks
Here's one proven way to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Let others take the early lead in the 1,000-mile trek to Alaska's wind-scoured western ...

Sleds off as 41st Iditarod race begins in Alaska
Dogs aching to run bolted out of the chute Sunday to launch the 41st running of Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Now 65 teams will be making ...

Iditarod kicks off with festive ceremonial start
Mushers and their dogs took a leisurely jaunt through Anchorage on Saturday in the ceremonial start of Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

AP PHOTOS: A look at past Iditarod sled dog races
The world's most famous sled dog race, the Iditarod, kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Anchorage, Alaska's largest city. The race ...

Mushers, dogs line up for Alaska's Iditarod race
The world's most famous sled dog race kicks off Saturday with an 11-mile-long trot through Alaska's largest city. Think of the short jaunt in ...

Blind NH sled dog thrives with brother's help
When Gonzo started tripping over his food dish three years ago, no one could explain or stop the Alaskan husky's quickly advancing blindness. But a ...