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complete with a wood-burning stove inside, an aluminize layer ated silence that brought tears to my eyes, that I understood
of bubble wrap on the bottom to reflect the heat, with a heavy why the Moderows would choose this lifestyle. We each forge
tarp on top of that, and mats on top of the tarp. The stove our own path, beautiful in its uniqueness. For me, I will happily
was set on the snow, separated by a layer of black spruce return to my temperate San Diego, but with a newfound awe
branches, which protects the snow from melting underneath and profound respect for the Iditarod lifestyle and those who
in a mushy mess. choose it. 1

When it was my turn to ride the sled, it quickly became ap- IF YOU GO
parent why the Moderows love it so. The feeling of racing in
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was other-worldly. I can only imagine it must be like flying,
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It was at this moment, as I watched these magnificent dogs,
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snowy terrain, up and down hills, and through an unadulter- McBeth at www.adventuresbythebook.com.

Team 38 on the trail cheered
on by bundled-up fans. Op-
posite: Mark serves up some
cold beer.

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