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The Last Great
Race on Earth
A Piece of A&M
In The Rainforest of Costa Rica
The Last Great
Race on Earth
You can’t compare it to any other
competitive event in the world! A race over
1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful
terrain Mother Nature has to offer. She
throws jagged mountain ranges, frozen river,
dense forest, desolate tundra and miles of
windswept coast at the mushers and their dog
teams. And you have the Iditarod. A
race extraordinaire, a race only possible in
Alaska.
From Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to
Nome on the western Bering Sea coast, each
team of 12 to 16 dogs and their musher cover
over 1150 miles in 10 to 17 days.
It has been called the “Last Great Race on
Earth” and it has won worldwide acclaim and
interest.
German, Spanish, British, Japanese and
American film crews have covered the event.
Journalists from outdoor magazines,
adventure magazines, newspapers and wire
services flock to Anchorage and Nome to
record the excitement. It’s not just a dog
sled race, it’s a race in which unique men
and woman compete. Mushers enter from all
walks of life. Fishermen, lawyers, doctors,
miners, artists, natives, Canadians, Swiss,
French and others; men and women each with
their own story, each with their own reasons
for going the distance.
It’s a race organized and run primarily by
volunteers, thousands of volunteers, men and
women, students and village residents. They
man headquarters at Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Juneau, Nome and Wasilla. They fly
volunteers, veterinarians, dog food and
supplies. They act as checkers,
coordinators, and family supporters of each
musher.
Meanwhile, at Inside Costa Rica "our team" of
Siberian Husky
sunbathe, maybe wishing that they could in
the race for which they are well known for.
From left (front), Cimbala, the grandmama,
poses with her daughter Mara (far right) and
Mara's two boys, Rosso (sitting up) and alpha
leader, Argento (lying down)
Click here to learn more on the Iditarod
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