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Post by Boyd Percy on Mar 11, 2017 19:17:08 GMT -5
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Post by GaryDan on Mar 11, 2017 21:23:02 GMT -5
Maybe I'm missing something here, but I would think that once the sled showed up without the musher that a search party would have been sent out right away.
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Post by Boyd Percy on Mar 12, 2017 2:05:35 GMT -5
It's hard to know who needs the other more: the dogs or the musher.
In Wes' original sled dog story, Busted Axle Road, the old musher, Jim Horton tells Mike and Mark a story of how his dogs saved his life when he was knocked off his sled and lay unconscious in the snow. Fortunately, the musher in Alaska woke up and was able to get to the checkpoint on foot.
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Post by Boyd Percy on Mar 14, 2017 21:26:08 GMT -5
I just read that Mitch Seavey, aged 57, won the 2017 Iditarod in record time.
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Post by GaryDan on Mar 15, 2017 8:08:35 GMT -5
Old Guys Rule - Thanks for proving it Mitch. His son, Dallas, the former record holder finished second. Awesome men, great trainers, awesome dogs!!! I was trying to find if Dallas's 2nd place win would have broken the speed record if his dad hadn't finished first. I couldn't find that info though.
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Post by Rob on Mar 16, 2017 20:49:23 GMT -5
Looking at the race results pages, Dallas' time this year is the second fastest time overall. Two other racers also beat last year's record
Since 2012, either Mitch or his son has won the Iditarod.
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Post by Boyd Percy on Mar 17, 2017 16:14:14 GMT -5
I've read that at least five dogs have died.
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Post by Knik Ken on Apr 12, 2017 1:53:27 GMT -5
With the number of dogs involved, statistics say that some dogs will die over two weeks whether running or not. Doesn't make it any easier for the musher's grief though.
Lin is a long-time musher and local character. I know his son well, starting when I helped sew up his thumb when he was about 14 using the vet's kit. We played soccer together for years.
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